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Carl Bildt The Biden administration’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance reflects an evolution in US strategic thinking and policy priorities. https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-evolution-of-us-strategic-priorities/

Rafael Loss The future of the FCAS fighter jet now likely lies with the German Greens. If they enter government this year, the end could...

Hugh Lovatt Palestinian elections are on track to take place during the coming months – for the first time in over a decade. https://ecfr.eu/publication/back-to-democracy-europe-hamas-and-the-palestinian-elections/

The UN refugee agency says attacks blamed on ISIL affiliates in northeastern DR Congo killed more than 200, displaced 40,000. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/more-than-200-killed-in-attach-by-is-affiliate-in-dr-congo-un

Pelumi Salako One year after a 10-month strike shut universities across Nigeria, small businesses that depend on students for patronage are reeling from the effects...

Tanzania’s soft-spoken vice president sworn in as the East African country’s first female president after the death of John Magufuli. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/tanzanias-hassan-quiet-achiever-who-wants-to-get-things-done

Move comes days after a top public prosecutor demanded the dissolution of the HDP, the third-largest party in Turkey. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/turkish-police-detain-pro-kurdish-hdp-officials-rights-activist

Denise Fisher, ANU The resolution of major differences over the management of New Caledonia’s nickel resources is paving the way for a more collaborative approach...

Fredrik Fällman, University of Gothenburg 2020 ended on a sad note for China–Vatican relations. News emerged on 30 December that two nuns from the unofficial Vatican office...