On 9 May, residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, part of the southern Philippines, voted in local elections. Organised in parallel to national polls, these contests pitted former rebels against powerful political clans, with an incomplete peace process hanging in the balance.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, risks losing his October bid for re-election. If he disputes the result, his shrinking but increasingly far-right support base might take to the streets. State institutions should prepare to deal with baseless fraud accusations and to curb possible violence.
Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, Olga Oliker, speaks about the current situation in Ukraine, why it's more dangerous now than when Russia invaded in February and what can be done to de-escalate it.
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As their strategic rivalry grows, China and the U.S. are increasingly operating in close proximity in the Asia Pacific. An accident or misinterpreted signal could set off a wider confrontation. The danger level is low, but dialogue is needed to dial it down further.
We are in a situation where for the first time . . . Iran has the ability to break out, have capacity to produce enough fissile material for a [nuclear] weapon, undetected.
Kenya is one of the few countries [in Africa] where you go into an election without knowing who is going to win.
The stark reality is that the UN Human Rights officials are always working in the shadow of power.
The perception is that the West and particularly France has devoted a large amount of resources to the [Sahel] region but the situation has become worse.
China has gotten a lot more involved in the politics of Sri Lanka and in backing the government in a much more public way.
What could be challenging is if Rwanda becomes involved on the military front [in Congo’s east].
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