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Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Washington, D.C. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith via flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Constitutional Reform in Egypt: More Time for al-Sisi, More Power for the Military

April 12, 2019 / Christian Achrainer

Next week, the Egyptian constitution will most likely be modified. The planned changes would allow President Abdelfattah al-Sisi to remain in office until 2034. In addition, the military is to be placed de facto above the constitution and the independence of the judiciary is to be curtailed. In farcical elections in March 2018, the former […]

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Somali Refugee Camp West of Massawa. Photo by Reinhard Dietrich via commons.wikimedia.org, CC0 1.0

Eritrea Chairs Dialogue on Migration: A Strange Partner

April 8, 2019 / Martin Plaut

In early March 2019, the Eritrean government has taken over the chair of the ‘Khartoum process’, in which Europe and states from the Horn of Africa discuss the critical question of migration – a strange partner. The “Khartoum process”, after the Sudanese capital in which the relationship was struck, is both influential and poorly understood […]

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Soldiers forming up. Photo by Menglong Bao on Unsplash.com

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: India-Pakistan Tensions Test the SCO’s Mettle

March 28, 2019 / Eva Seiwert

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will hold its 19th Heads of State Summit in June. But can it calm tensions between its newest member states India and Pakistan? Two years after its expansion to include India and Pakistan, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) faces a big challenge at its 19th Summit of Heads of State […]

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Presidential candidate and comedian Vladimir Zelensky. Photo by Ярослав Бурдовицин via commons.wikimedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0

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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Argentine peso and US dollar bills. Photo by Henrik Dolle, stock.adobe.com

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

March 1, 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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Nigerian snipers in prone position. A U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner via flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

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 8, 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 4, 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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Constitutional Reform in Egypt: More Time for al-Sisi, More Power for the Military

Eritrea Chairs Dialogue on Migration: A Strange Partner

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: India-Pakistan Tensions Test the SCO’s Mettle

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

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