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Down and Duterte: shakeup in the South China Sea

The Philippines’ new president is leaning away from America and towards China – is he hedging or is this a marked strategic shift?

Weekly Briefing: October 17, 2016

Continuing protests in Congo, the EC summit, the final US presidential debate and Duterte visits China.

The battle for Burundi: another genocide in the making?

Protests and violence have rocked Burundi, raising the spectre of civil war in the east African country.

Weekly Briefing: October 10, 2016

Monday, October 10 European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee votes on countering foreign disinformation campaigns Eurozone…

Russian cyber activity: a thorny issue for NATO and the US

Difficult to trace and easy to perpetrate, cyber espionage is set to become a crucial tool to achieve a vast array of foreign policy objectives.

Weekly Briefing: October 3, 2016

Donors meet to discuss Afghan development, the UK Tory Party’s conference wraps up and the second presidential debate

Robert Mugabe, at the 12th African Union Summit, 2009. Photo credit: U.S. Navy,Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt/Released)
Mugabe’s Zimbabwe: beyond the grave

With a flailing economy and protestors on the street, Zimbabwe’s long-time leader is under pressure to step down.

Solar storms: the Achilles Heel of modern civilisation

From satellites to electricity grids, intense solar storms pose a substantial threat to modern society

The battle for the UN’s top job

The race to become the world’s top diplomat is heating up. Who will clinch the job?

Weekly Briefing: September 26, 2016

Monday, September 26 Colombian government signs a peace deal with the FARC to end 52-year…