Tensions could degrade Iraqi-US cooperation

Washington’s new approach has caused deep resentment in Baghdad

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New states in South Sudan could entrench patronage

President Kiir has drawn opposition to his significant expansion in the number of South Sudanese states

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President Bashar al-Assad is manoeuvring across his allies’ conflicting interests

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As diplomatic efforts to end the conflict stall, both Kyiv and Moscow hope to use the flare-up to win over Washington

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Rebels are fighting the Ukrainian army again, but their hopes of securing independence are dimming

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A wave of protests and strikes are raising fiscal and political pressure on the president's nascent administration

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A precarious peace deal between the government and the opposition could be in jeopardy after apparent breaches by Maputo

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Exclusionary tendencies are a powerful undercurrent in Libyan politics, encouraging unilateral power grabs

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Rhetoric on the need for reconstruction in Syria has increased after the Russian-Turkish-brokered ceasefire

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Moscow is seeking non-state allies in Afghanistan, but its current choice, the Taliban, is odd

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