As the Turkish government launches a two-front counter-terrorism campaign against the Islamic State (IS) and local Kurdish militants, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) appears to have its eye on improving its performance at the voting booth. However, the strategy looks unlikely to produce the dramatic turnaround that the AKP is hoping for,…
Police shootings of unarmed African Americans have increased demands for sweeping reforms in police departments across the US. However, several obstacles have resulted in piecemeal reforms that are unlikely to ease tensions between minority communities and police, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The Syriza-led government's recent agreement to negotiate another debt bailout will entail further austerity measures and reforms that will result in internal party divisions and weakened public support for the government, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The signing of a long-anticipated nuclear deal between Iran and Western states has generated a palpable sense of optimism, as the country stands to gain much from the prospective lifting of economic sanctions. However, because the deal does little to restrain Iran's involvement in Middle Eastern proxy conflicts, significant scepticism remains, writes…
Despite a recent uptick in FARC attacks, the Havana peace talks look set to continue. However, in his desperate push for peace, Colombia's president risks conceding too much, writes Lloyd Belton.
As assumptions about the apparent success of operations against Islamic State are challenged by the group's recent victories, the Iraqi government is running out of options, writes Julian Karssen.
The El Salvadoran government's uncompromising approach to gang violence has failed repeatedly, and an anticipated increase in US funding is likely to exacerbate violence in the country, writes Lloyd Belton.
Recent instability in Burkina Faso has limited the government's ability to respond tokidnappings, particularly given uncertainty surrounding the future of the country's specialforces unit, the Régiment de la Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP), writes Gabrielle Reid.
While international efforts to cut Islamic State's funding over the past nine months have focused mainly on illicit oil revenues, the group's most valuable asset has proved to be the population living within its territories, writes Julian Karssen.
With elections set to take place on 7 June, ambitious and risky manoeuvring by Turkey's political parties means that more is at stake than parliamentary seats, writes Julian Karssen.
Increasing support for populist far-right ideals in Germany stemming from cultural, economic and political insecurities within the middle class are likely to influence Bundestag policy, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.