Mali local deals may not translate to wider peace

Peace deals between jihadists and villages have proliferated in recent years

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Iraq’s converging crises will set back fiscal reform

Persistent governance failures and the difficulty of enacting security sector reform set back budget-balancing efforts

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The conflict in the predominantly anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions overshadows growing Boko Haram attacks

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A recent speech by the army chief hinted at significant shifts in the country’s diplomacy

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Branding dissident admirals as coup plotters suggests break with military faction but also sensitivity to criticism

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The Venezuelan military is ill-prepared to deal with expanding actions by Colombian irregular armed groups on the border

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The conflict in North Kivu's Beni Territory continues to worsen despite increasing national and international attention

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The junta is looking for backers as external pressure over the coup grows

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French officials have sent mixed messages about the future of the counterterrorism operation in the Sahel

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In China and in the West, national security considerations are playing a growing role in all areas of digital technology

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