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Early Warning Brief: Factional Strife Intensifies as Xi Strives to Consolidate Power (Willy Wo-Lap Lam, The Jamstown Foundation)

More evidence has emerged of a ferocious power struggle between China’s supreme leader, President Xi Jinping and powerful factions and personages including former Vice-President...

A War and Peace Visit to Moscow (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland spent two days in Moscow meeting with top foreign policy officials at a pivotal...

Hong Kong activists jailed for unauthorised protest in 2020 (Al Jazeera)

Seven Hong Kong democracy campaigners, including former lawmakers, were sentenced on Saturday to up to 12 months in jail for their role in a...

Guatemala’s growing palm oil industry fuels Indigenous land fight (Sandra Cuffe, Al Jazeera)

The Guatemalan palm oil industry, world’s six largest, faces resistance from Indigenous people demanding land rights. Guatemala’s growing palm oil industry fuels Indigenous land fight...

US offers to pay families of Afghans killed in drone attack (Al Jazeera)

The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan...

CAR declares unilateral ceasefire in fight with armed groups (Al Jazeera)

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has declared a unilateral cessation of fighting against armed groups, saying he hoped it would lead to peaceful...

The Gambia’s democratic transition is facing a litmus test (Amat Jeng, Al Jazeera)

Almost five years ago, in December 2016, The Gambia brought authoritarian President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year reign to an end through a democratic election. Since...

Three South African ministers freed after standoff with veterans (Al Jazeera)

South African special forces have freed three government ministers held hostage by veterans demanding compensation for their role in the fight against apartheid, according...

Ending Hunger Sustainably (Maximo Torero, Project-Syndicate)

Saving the planet does not have to come at the expense of feeding the poor, and vice versa. If governments can implement a series...

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