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Mali. A cable from Mali: How to bring Bamako back from the brink (Atlantic Council)

by Olivier-Rémy Bel, Petr Tůma While our interlocutors in Mali were split, focusing either on areas showing progress or those that are deteriorating, they did agree on...

Afghanistan. Before the Taliban took Afghanistan, it took the internet (Atlantic Council)

Emerson T. Brooking The Taliban insurgents who conquered nearly all of Afghanistan in just two weeks counted social media among their weapons. They deployed Facebook and WhatsApp...

Europe/Gas Markets/Russia. Winter Is Coming: Europe’s Gas Markets Hit Unusual Turbulence — And Eyes Turn To Moscow (RFE RL)

Mike Eckel Typically this time of year, energy utilities across Europe are topping off their tanks, replacing old wires, locking in gas contracts, and doing...

Belarus. A Year After Fleeing Belarus, Veranika Tsapkala Still Battling Lukashenka’s ‘Inhumane Regime’ (RFE RL)

By Anna Sous Veranika Tsapkala has been an integral part of the largely female-led push to unseat Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the authoritarian leader of Belarus since 1994. After...

OPEC+. OPEC+ expected to stick to output hike as oil prices bounce back (Al Jazeera)

By Grant Smith and Sharon Cho and Jessica Summers - Bloomberg OPEC and its allies are expected to press on with their planned revival of oil production when...

Lebanon/Iran. Lebanon’s Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Iranian fuel (Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said a third shipment of Iranian fuel has been agreed to ease crippling shortages in Lebanon. “We have agreed...

Iraq. Moqtada al-Sadr says he will participate in Iraq general election (Al Jazeera)

The populist Shia Muslim scholar, Moqtada al-Sadr, has said he and his supporters would take part in Iraq’s October general election, reversing a decision...

Nepal. Turning Nepal’s COVID-19 second wave into a second chance (East Asia Forum)

Authors: Arman Kishan, Kathmandu Medical College, Binod Rayamajhee, UNSW and KRIBS and Supram Hosuru Subramanya, Manipal Academy of Higher Education A second wave of COVID-19...

Pakistan. Investing in Pakistan’s family planning (East Asia Forum)

Qaisar Khan, Lahore University of Management Sciences Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 208 million people. Its population...

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