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The weekly briefing, 27 March 2018: Former Catalan president detained in Germany, Boko Haram releases over 100 abducted schoolgirls, Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles over Riyadh

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world, including events in Rwanda, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, China, New Zealand, Germany, Russia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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The weekly briefing, 20 March 2018: Turkish military forces capture Afrin in north-western Syria, humanitarian emergency in DR Congo has drastically worsened in last year, Egyptian and Sudanese presidents meet in Cairo

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world, including events in DR Congo, Mauritius, the United States, Venezuela, China, Iraq, Russia, Ireland, Syria and Egypt.

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The weekly briefing, 15 March 2018: UK announces modest retaliatory measures against Russia, Turkish forces surround YPG-controlled Afrin city in northern Syria, Palestinian prime minister targeted in roadside bomb attack

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world, including events in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, United States, Panama, Singapore, Nepal, United Kingdom, Syria and Palestine.

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The weekly briefing, 27 February 2018: Israeli prime minister increasingly isolated, violence erupts between Zimbabwean police and workers, China considers ending constitutional two-term limit

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world, including events in DR Congo, Zimbabwe, United States, Ecuador, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Israel and Qatar.

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The weekly briefing, 21 February 2018: ICC to investigate Philippines war on drugs, Ethiopian prime minister resigns, Libyan coast guard picks up 324 people off coast

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world. This week includes events in Ethiopia, the Philippines, Japan, Latvia, Libya and Syria.

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The weekly briefing, 6 February 2018: Civil unrest breaks out in Maldives, protesters march through Kiev, US stock market suffers worst hit in six years

Underreported political and security risk updates from around the world. This week includes events in Ethiopia, South Africa, United States, Venezuela, North Korea, the Maldives, Belgium, Ukraine, Libya and Syria.

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Towards an EU defence force?

While NATO and the EU will remain joint protectors of Europe for the foreseeable future, the EU is largely united in a desire to build new military infrastructure across the continent. There is not yet consensus on the scope of that military ambition, but the direction of travel towards an EU defence force seems clearer now than at any point in the EU’s history.

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