Risks of armed conflict are mounting in Venezuela

The armed forces chiefs have backed President Nicolas Maduro against a US-supported 'interim government'

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Islamic State will thrive on Libya’s divisions

Libya has seen an increase in terrorist attacks since the Arab uprisings and subsequent civil war

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Nigeria's presidential elections look set to be a close contest between two political veterans

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The first major review of missile defence policy in nearly a decade eyes major expansion and a greater role for space

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An Idlib deal could be the price for Turkey’s planned invasion of Kurdish-controlled Syria

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Gold mining activity is expanding rapidly across the Sahel

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EU expectations of the rapid integration of post-communist states have faded

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The increasingly pointed rhetoric from Beijing and Taipei have raised concerns of a possible military strike on Taiwan

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Videogaming revenues have grown far faster than revenues from music and films over the last 20 years

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The United States has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, with some being redeployed into neighbouring Iraq

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