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Jamaica’s 2025 General Election: Actors, Outcomes, and What’s at Stake

Jamaicans vote at Sept. 3 rd for all 63 single-member constituencies (first-past-the-post). The race is competitive: the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term against the People’s National Party (PNP). International observers (OAS) are…

September 3, 2025Jamaica

Democracy Governance

Guyana’s 2025 Elections: Actors, Outcomes, and Risks

Guyanese voters are choosing a president and the 65-member National Assembly Sept. 1, 2025), with control over a world-class offshore oil boom at stake. Observers from the Commonwealth, EU, OAS…

September 1, 2025Guyana

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Dodik’s Bid for Putin’s Backing to Break Bosnia: Law, Feasibility, Security Risks, and Russia’s Interests

Milorad Dodik is openly signaling that he will ask Vladimir Putin to support a referendum and, ultimately, independence for Republika Srpska (RS). While the legal path to secession is essentially closed under Bosnia and…

September 1, 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

Governance War crimes

Russia’s Exit from Europe’s Anti-Torture Convention: Timing, Implications, and Strategic Logic

In late August 2025, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin issued a decree urging President Putin to revoke Russia’s adherence to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

August 28, 2025Russia

Democracy Governance

Coalitions, Crises, and Contestation: Malawi Faces a Decisive Vote

The 2025 elections in Malawi are less about ideological divides and more about coalition-building, leadership credibility, and economic survival. The outcome will determine whether Malawi sustains its democratic trajectory—or slips into polarization…

August 27, 2025Malawi

Governance

The Erosion of Kremlin Legitimacy

Although the Kremlin cites the supposed illegitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that his constitutional mandate has expired, it is in fact Vladimir Putin’s own legitimacy that remains in question—particularly…

August 26, 2025Russia

Corruption Democracy Governance

Guinea’s September 21, 2025 Constitutional Referendum: Aims, Issues, Outcomes, and Stakeholders

The junta led by Gen. Mamady Doumbouya has set Sept. 21, 2025 for a constitutional referendum—presented as the first step back to civilian rule, with national elections signaled for December 2025. What’s in…

August 21, 2025Guinea

Democracy Governance

Bolivia’s 2025 Elections: Outcomes, Leaders, Consequences, and Political Realignment

Result so far: First round (Aug 17, 2025) points to a runoff on Oct 19 with Rodrigo Paz (centrist) versus Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga (right‑of‑center). MAS (Evo Morales/Luis Arce’s party) suffered a historic collapse amid internal schism and…

August 18, 2025Bolivia

Geopolitics Governance

Malata Naha: The Basotho Nationalist Surge and the Risks of a Cross-Border Insurgency

Lesotho’s top security officials have warned of a militant group called Malata Naha ("land reclaimers") recruiting Basotho youth and training them on South African farms to foment insurrection or reclaim territory. South…

August 14, 2025Lesotho, South Africa

Coup Governance

Mali After the Arrests: Scenarios for Power, Instability, and Foreign Influence”

Media reports confirm that Mali’s junta has arrested between 20 and 50 soldiers over the past few days for allegedly plotting to topple Colonel Assimi Goïta’s military government. Among those detained are:…

August 14, 2025Mali

Governance

Jamaica’s 2025 General Election: Actors, Outcomes, and What’s at Stake

Guyana’s 2025 Elections: Actors, Outcomes, and Risks

Dodik’s Bid for Putin’s Backing to Break Bosnia: Law, Feasibility, Security Risks, and Russia’s Interests

Russia’s Exit from Europe’s Anti-Torture Convention: Timing, Implications, and Strategic Logic

Coalitions, Crises, and Contestation: Malawi Faces a Decisive Vote

The Erosion of Kremlin Legitimacy

Guinea’s September 21, 2025 Constitutional Referendum: Aims, Issues, Outcomes, and Stakeholders

Bolivia’s 2025 Elections: Outcomes, Leaders, Consequences, and Political Realignment

Malata Naha: The Basotho Nationalist Surge and the Risks of a Cross-Border Insurgency

Mali After the Arrests: Scenarios for Power, Instability, and Foreign Influence”

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