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Elections in Sierra Leone give hope for peaceful future for this state

Sierra Leone successfully passed a significant test for the country’s fledgling democracy amid some violent incidents and problems in transparency and voting. Its result will influence future elections in Liberia, intertribally closely…

June 29, 2023Liberia, Sierra Leone

Coup Governance

Mutiny in Russia: roots and risks

A rebellion rapidly unfolding in Russia comes as a direct consequence of the Putin regime’s weakening and the dramatic imbalance of the country’s system of checks and balances. By unleashing…

June 24, 2023Prigozhin, Russia, Wagner Group

Democracy Governance ideology

Anti-Semitism on rise in Russian leaders’ rhetoric

Speaking at a St. Petersburg forum about his “Jewish friends,” Vladimir Putin claimed they told him that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky is “not a Jew, but a disgrace to the Jewish…

June 19, 2023anti-semitism, Russia

Democracy Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops

Africa seeing Russian interference in national legislation shape-up

Some African nations are being subjected to external meddling on the system of constitutional order as part of Russia’s colonial policy in countries that were once in the zone of…

June 16, 2023France, Mali, Russia, Wagner Group

Conflict Governance

Insurgency risks increase in Southern Thailand after election

Protests are possible across Thailand through at least late June following a probe into prime minister front runner Pita Limjaroenrat from the opposition Move Forward Party. According to local reports,…

June 14, 2023Thailand

Geopolitics Governance

The aggressive policy of Kosovar premier Albin Kurti has reached a breaking point with the US and the European powers

Relations between Kosovo and Serbia have undergone a clear deterioration since 2021, following the election of Albin Kurti as prime minister of Kosovo. Kurti came to power after a strong…

June 13, 2023Kosovo, Serbia, USA

Democracy Governance

Stable government in Montenegro could be a challenge after the early parliamentary elections

The early parliamentary elections in Montenegro, scheduled to take place on 11 June 2023, will be the twelfth parliamentary elections since the introduction of a multi-party system and the sixth since…

June 8, 2023Montenegro

Democracy Governance

A few signs of optimism for democracy in Guinea-Bissau after parliamentary elections

The highly anticipated June 4, 2023 elections in Guinea Bissau give an opportunity for the country’s threatened democracy to consolidate. These elections underline the interest and wide mobilization of international and regional observers including the…

June 6, 2023Guinea-Bissau

Democracy Governance

Agreement to Reshape Political System pushes Somalia for autocracy with power concentrated in one hand

With weak state institutions dependent on multiple clans interests, and lack of strong checks and balances Somalia will drift towards autocracy with federal and state power concentrated in one hand, following changes proposed by the National Advisory Council of Somalia. The National Consultative Council, which includes the…

May 30, 2023Somalia

Democracy Governance Intelligence ops

Constitutional reform in CAR points to expansion of Kremlin’s influence in Africa

President Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic is mulling amendments to the country's Constitution that will allow him to run for a third term. In January 2023, the Constitutional…

May 24, 2023CAR, Prigozhin, Wagner Group

Governance

Elections in Sierra Leone give hope for peaceful future for this state

Mutiny in Russia: roots and risks

Anti-Semitism on rise in Russian leaders’ rhetoric

Africa seeing Russian interference in national legislation shape-up

Insurgency risks increase in Southern Thailand after election

The aggressive policy of Kosovar premier Albin Kurti has reached a breaking point with the US and the European powers

Stable government in Montenegro could be a challenge after the early parliamentary elections

A few signs of optimism for democracy in Guinea-Bissau after parliamentary elections

Agreement to Reshape Political System pushes Somalia for autocracy with power concentrated in one hand

Constitutional reform in CAR points to expansion of Kremlin’s influence in Africa

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