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Ukraine before the Elections: A Country Struggling to Reform Itself

March 11, 2019 / Iryna Solonenko

With a record of forty-two candidates running for the top job, it remains to be seen who will become Ukraine’s next president. But will Ukrainian actors and their international partners be able to keep the country on the road to reform following the ballot? As Ukraine’s presidential election on March 31 nears, questions swirl about […]

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Argentina: Election Year to the Rhythm of the International Monetary Fund

March 01, 2019 / Pablo Nemiña

2019 could prove a fateful year for Argentina. To receive further financial aid from the International Monetary Fund, the government has to enforce drastic and unpopular measures ahead of the October elections. President Mauricio Macri is walking on very thin ice. Recently the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the second review of Argentina’s 3-year Stand […]

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Nigeria: Election in Times of Terrorism

February 15, 2019 / Eromo Egbejule

On 23 February, Nigerians will vote in presidential elections. Incumbent Muhammadu Buhari faces challenges similar to those of his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan, who was voted out of office in 2015 because the people no longer believed he could end the war against Boko Haram. In another striking similarity to 2015, the electoral commission postponed elections […]

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A Divided Continent

February 08, 2019 / Robert Schwarz

Africa is deeply polarized between political and economic extremes. Some of the clouds on the horizon may prove to have silver linings. The African Union has a key role to play in transforming the region into a continent of opportunity. At the 32nd Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on 10-11 February, […]

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Protests in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo by andresAzp via flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Dark Days for Democracy?

February 04, 2019 / Craig Willy

Democracy and the rule of law are suffering in many countries, with the rise of “illiberal” democracies or even outright dictatorships. Why is that? And what makes it a cause of serious concern for the global community? News-watchers are by now long-familiar with the narrative of the steady rise of populism in Western countries. What […]

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Post-Conflict Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia: Hostility is still Looming

January 28, 2019 / Maja Bovcon

After the International Criminal Court in The Hague acquitted Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Côte d’Ivoire, of crimes against humanity and war crimes, the fear of renewed violence is growing. Can the West African country as well as neighbouring Liberia still progress on the path towards a lasting peace? The roads to peace in Côte […]

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The main street in Cojutepeque, El Salvador. Photo by LI1324 via commons.wikimedia.org, public domain (CC0)

Back to El Salvador: The Fallout of “Shithole Countries” Diplomacy

December 28, 2018 / Sophia Boddenberg

El Salvador is among the nations U.S. President Donald Trump has dubbed “shithole countries” and whose immigrants he seeks to deport as quickly as possible. But what does that mean for the Central American country? Even during his election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump described immigration from El Salvador and other Central American countries as […]

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha walks into a meeting with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro via flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Military Set to Retain Influence despite Thai Vote

December 21, 2018 / Pavin Chachavalpongpun

This time round, Thailand’s elections, slated for February 2019, look like they will actually materialize. But can they rescue its troubled democracy? More than four years after the May 2014 coup, the Thai junta has set a new date for elections: February 2019. Although the military government has frequently postponed elections in the past, it […]

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Peace on Earth? The quality of conflict management is in decline

December 16, 2018 / Hauke Hartmann

No peaceful Christmas again this year. On the contrary: Not only are wars, civil wars and massive political violence widespread worldwide, but – as explained in the previous blog post – the level of polarization and the intensity of conflicts have, on global average, even increased in recent years. Which factors are driving the marked […]

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Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj. Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley. via commons.wikimedia.org, CC BY 2.0

Elections in Libya: The Difficult Way Ahead

December 13, 2018 / Amal S. Obeidi

The Libya conference in Palermo has ended in a renewed push for elections in the crisis-ridden country. But is Libya really in a fit state to deliver on this commitment? Since the fall of Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, Libya has had three distinct electoral experiences, which have in turn given birth to three political institutions: […]

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Ukraine before the Elections: A Country Struggling to Reform Itself

Argentina: Election Year to the Rhythm of the International Monetary Fund

Nigeria: Election in Times of Terrorism

A Divided Continent

Dark Days for Democracy?

Post-Conflict Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia: Hostility is still Looming

Back to El Salvador: The Fallout of “Shithole Countries” Diplomacy

Military Set to Retain Influence despite Thai Vote

Peace on Earth? The quality of conflict management is in decline

Elections in Libya: The Difficult Way Ahead

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