Last week in Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Taliban used drones to attack Afghan forces in Afghanistan, while Afghan forces made territorial gains in Urozgan province. The Islamic State (IS) targeted both civilians and the Taliban, while an airstrike by Afghan forces killed civilians and triggered a rare protest in Nimruz province.…
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Last week in Africa, rebels launched an attack on the capital of the Central African Republic; a former Ethiopian foreign minister was killed in Tigray; and the Opposition Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy fighters clashed with Djiboutian state forces for the first time in recent years.…
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Demonstration activity across Europe continued at lower levels over the past month. In Belarus, demonstrations against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko continue, despite regime-suggested reforms in an effort to placate demonstrators.…
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China’s new education policy in Inner Mongolia sparked rare mass demonstrations across the province. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller and East Asia Research Manager Laura Sorica chart the surge in unrest and the state’s subsequent crackdown.…
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While demonstrations in the United States continued on a downward trend through the end of 2020, they began to resurge in the first week of 2021. With President Donald Trump’s continued refusal to accept the election results (The Hill, 6 January 2021), ‘Stop the Steal’ rallies continued across the country, culminating in significant unrest in Washington, DC on 6 January 2021.…
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Over the past four weeks in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, political violence and demonstrations decreased. However, attacks against politicians and former government representatives continued in Mexico with the killing of two candidates running for mayor, a former governor, and a former mayor.…
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In the past four weeks in Southeast Asia, key developments in the region include intensified fighting between ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Shan state, Myanmar, where tensions over territorial disputes were reignited in early December.…
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