Regional Overview: Africa
15-21 November 2020
Last week in Africa, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front suffered numerous territorial losses in Ethiopia; the detention of presidential candidate Bobi Wine prompted violent confrontations in Uganda; and Nigerian state forces launched operations against Ansaru militants, amid ongoing violence in the country’s northwest.…
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Regional Overview: Middle East
15-21 November 2020
Last week in the Middle East, Israeli warplanes struck Damascus International Airport and nearby areas in Syria. Israel was targeting the Syrian regime and Iranian Quds Force command centers in response to an incident involving the discovery of planted IEDs in the southern Golan Heights.…
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Regional Overview: South Asia
15-21 November 2020
Last week in South Asia, militant activity against security forces increased in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region of India. Cross-border violence between Pakistan and India decreased, but remained at a high level.…
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Regional Overview: Europe
15-21 November 2020
Last week, demonstration activity in Eastern Europe continued at low levels. Demonstrations related to the handling of coronavirus took place across the region. Demonstrations against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus continued and were largely focused on the death of protester Roman Bondarenko at the hands of men likely linked to the state.…
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Breaking the Pattern: The Relative Success of the Latest Ceasefire Agreement in Ukraine
A recent ceasefire agreement in Donbas has resulted in a significant decrease in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-led separatists and has raised hopes for the future of Ukrainian-Russian peace talks.… Details
Municipal Candidates Under Attack in Brazil
Attacks on municipal candidates increased ahead of the first round of local elections in Brazil. South America Assistant Research Manager Júlia Lins Franciotti and Research Analyst Curtis Goos map the violence.… Details
Regional Overview: United States
8-14 November 2020
Last week, the overall number of demonstrations in the United States decreased by more than half compared to the previous week — during the general election — when more than 550 demonstration events were reported.…
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