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(USA/Iran) Biden nominates Iran nuclear deal negotiator to State Department (Al Jazeera)

United States President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a key negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement to be the US’s next deputy secretary of...

(Afghanistan) Insider attack: A dozen Afghan militiamen killed by colleagues (Al Jazeera)

Two members of an Afghan militia opened fire on their colleagues in western Herat province, killing 12 in what police described as an “insider...

(Uganda) Museveni, one-time critic of clinging to power, wins sixth term (Al Jazeera)

Yoweri Museveni has already ruled Uganda for 35 years – and he is now set for five more. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/museveni-clings-on-as-one-of-africas-longest-serving-leaders

(Nigeria) Armed group captures military base in northeast Nigeria (Al Jazeera)

Government troops and hundreds of residents have been forced to flee after an armed group overran a town and captured a military base in...

(Tunisia) Tunisian PM appoints new ministers in cabinet reshuffle (Al Jazeera)

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has appointed 12 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle announced amid rising political tensions and a major economic crisis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/tunisian-pm-appoints-new-ministers-in-cabinet-reshuffle

(USA/South Korea) The misplaced optimism of America’s Korea policy (Anthony V Rinna, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/16/the-misplaced-optimism-of-americas-korea-policy/

(Philipppines) Lockdowns and crackdowns in the Philippines (Danilo Araña Arao, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/16/lockdowns-and-crackdowns-in-the-philippines/

(Myanmar) Democracy in Myanmar still under threat (Kihong Mun, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/15/democracy-in-myanmar-still-under-threat/

(Laos) What next for Laos’ growth strategy? (Souknilanh Keola, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/15/what-next-for-laos-growth-strategy/

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