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What will be the future of America's international relations?

Donald Trump’s rearrangement of the United States military presence has raised many questions on the subject. Jan Cramer explores.

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World: Fighting past sunset

Joe Biden will take over at a point where relations with Mexico are at an all-time low.

New anti-corruption efforts suggested by the US have been met with scepticism. Jan Cramer narrates.

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Mexico: Self-help

Could the events in the US Capitol repeat themselves?

Analysing the world's reception to the assault on the US Capitol on the 6th of January, and what it says about the state of American democracy.

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World: A riot felt ‘round the world

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Justin Trudeau’s beard has become symbolic of the battle-scarred politician he has become over his years in office. And after a cabinet reshuffle, it is likely that his next fight will be calling a new election.

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Canada: Bearded wisdom

Inauguration Week: what will be Biden's approach to autocratic regimes around the world?

Joe Biden’s plans to begin talks with countries that have problematic regimes have been made increasingly complex by Mike Pompeo. Jan Cramer explores.

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World: Trouble spots

Inauguration Week: Trump's presidency was turbulent — can Biden bring stability back?

"The former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt argued in The Washington Post that even before the vandalism in Washington, Biden would have needed to hit the ground running. Bildt said that Trump was hostile to the European Union and NATO, friendly to Russia and inelegant in his dealings with China. Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by President Barack Obama and Biden, as well as exited the Paris climate accord, the World Health Organization and other United Nations organizations." Jonathan Booth narrates.

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World: New guard, old challenges

Inauguration Week: Trump disliked the Transatlantic alliance — can Biden revive the historic relations?

"Pat Cox, the former president of the European Parliament, wrote in a Politico opinion piece that  'the weighty insurgency signalled by the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency in 2016 had reverberations around the world, perhaps nowhere more so than among America’s European allies.'" Jonathan Booth narrates.

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European Union: Alliance mending

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Tensions rise as many resent Narendra Modi’s heavy-handed attempt to bring the Indian portion of Kashmir closer into the larger nation.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Separate but not equal

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Despite being an associated state of the US, the country's COVID and environmental concerns have been largely ignored by the American government. Jan Cramer narrates.

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Marshall Islands: Isolated yet impacted

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As Donald Trump pardons the Blackwater mercenaries who massacred 14 Iraqi civilians, is global trust in America fracturing? Jan Cramer explores.

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Iraq: A prerequisite for trust

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Central authorities likely lead by ex-president turned candidate Sadyr Japarov are seeking to consolidate their power amid the political fog that occurs during the country's elections. Jan Cramer narrates.

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Kyrgyzstan: The fix is in

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Despite election-based violence, can presidential candidate Bobi Wine overcome Museveni’s entrenched dictatorship in the upcoming vote? Jan Cramer explores.

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Uganda: Against all odds

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Parliamentary elections are being held on 10th January but many Kazakhs are concerned that true political reforms might be snuffed out. Jan Cramer reports.

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Kazakhstan: Not sitting down

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Now that the transition period for leaving the European Union is over, what does the future hold for Great Britain? Jan Cramer explores.

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United Kingdom: Now what?

24th December 2020: What you need to know today.

On December 27th Niger holds its presidential elections — which could see the country's first democratic transition of power since independence. Jan Cramer reports.

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Niger: A question of lives

23rd December 2020: What you need to know today.

As the South Pacific nation considers a ban on Facebook to end defamation and cyberbullying, critics ask whether it’s an attack on freedom of expression and turn to other countries for answers. Jan Cramer explores.

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Solomon Islands: Of freedoms and free-for-alls

22nd December 2020: What you need to know today.

Is there war looming between Morocco and Algeria? Following a recent series of events over a disputed territory in the Western Sahara, a tenuous, 29-year cease-fire is now in jeopardy. Jonathan Booth explores.

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Morocco: Singing the Sahara blues

21st December 2020: What you need to know today.

The upcoming election has created critical tensions between the party leaders and casts an uncertain and unstable future for the country. Jonathan Booth explores.

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Central African Republic: A democratic frontier

18th December 2020: What you need to know today.

The central Asian country is struggling with a power vacuum after an annulled election, but the introduction of a referendum could endanger its democratic process. Jan Cramer narrates.

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Kyrgyzstan: Chaos in the mountains

17th December 2020: What you need to know today.

A decade on from the Arab Spring, Tunisia’s democracy is full of broken dreams, dashed ideals and wistful memories of activists blindly marching into the future. Jan Cramer explores.

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Tunisia: Hope’s anniversary

16th December 2020: What you need to know today.

The proposed nomination of Effie Eitam to head Israel's official memorial to the victims of the holocaust has sparked vast criticism as the former lawmaker has a history of espousing ethnic cleansing. Jonathan Booth explores.

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Israel: The politics of never forgetting

15th December 2020: What you need to know today.

Scotland is tackling women's rights in a new way — aiming to make sure females don’t fall into 'period poverty.' Jonathan Booth narrates.

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Scotland: No girl left behind

14th December 2020: What you need to know today.

The assassination of the nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh sparks a new wave of tensions for the country’s international relations. Jonathan Booth explores.

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Iran: Chits and chips

26th November 2020: What you need to know today.

After four years of a trade war that resulted in higher tariffs between China and the US, the new accord cuts tariffs on Japanese auto parts, Malaysian palm oil and other goods. China currently slaps tariffs on more than 90% of Japanese goods. According to the Japan Times under the new deal, only 14% of the same goods will face tariffs. Jan Cramer explains.

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World: The uninvited

27th November 2020: What you need to know today.

The son of a Christian and Muslim, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed apologised for his country’s repressive past. He was viewed as a unifier pursuing massive projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and improving other infrastructure to get the country back on its feet. He was also seen as a reformer, releasing political prisoners and promising justice, open government, inclusion and reconciliation. But Ahmed is now prosecuting a brutal offensive against the rebels in the country’s semiautonomous northern Tigray region. Jan Cramer narrates.

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Ethiopia: No quarter

25th November 2020: What you need to know today.

Peru's congress voted to oust popular President Martin Vizcarra on the 9th of November 2020 on corruption charges — that he denies. Then, Vizcarra’s replacement — Interim President Manuel Merino — resigned after mass protests against what many Peruvians saw as a parliamentary coup and the police brutality that followed it. Jonathan Booth explains.

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Peru: Too many chefs

11th December 2020: What you need to know today.

A mass cull of minks, due to a new mutated strain of COVID-19, leaves questions about the fur industry's future. Jan Cramer reports.

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Denmark: The mink saga

10th December 2020: What you need to know today.

Families in Armenia and Azerbaijan are turning to Facebook to find missing-in-action soldiers after the end of the recently concluded 44-day war between the two former Soviet republics. Jan Cramer explores.

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Armenia-Azerbaijan: Peace and disquiet

9th December 2020: What you need to know today.

As people head to the polls, anger towards rising corruption is set to intensify if President George Oppong Weah wins a controversial third term. Jonathan Booth explains.

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Liberia: Tired — and angry

8th December 2020: What you need to know today.

Most early reports blamed the wet market where live animals were sold for the emergence of coronavirus, but new evidence shows they were wrong. Jonathan Booth narrates.

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World: Choosing the future

7th December 2020: What you need to know today.

In the US, the power of communist Venezuela is the stuff of conspiracy theories. But in the South American country, the misery is real.

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Venezuela: Misery and conspiracy

4th December 2020: What you need to know today.

In 2015, after a fire in a Bucharest nightclub claimed 27 lives and resulted in 200 injuries, Romanians took to the streets. Angry over poor medical facilities, safety measures and other government failures, they marched and forced then-Prime Minister Victor Ponta to resign. Jan Cramer reports.

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Romania: Fire and rage

24th November 2020: What you need to know today.

A firefight in northern Burkina Faso’s troubled Sahel region claimed 16 lives recently — seven army soldiers as well as nine terrorists, reported the news agency Xinhua. The attack came a few days after a terrorist threw a Molotov cocktail into a mosque in the capital of Ouagadougou, wounding six people. Jonathan Booth tells us more.

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Burkina Faso: In the heart of the Sahel

30th November 2020: What you need to know today.

In September 2020, Swiss voters rejected a referendum on restricting free movement with the European Union. Now the rich Alpine nation, which is not part of the EU, has again asked citizens to decide on important issues yesterday.

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Switzerland: The politics of granularity

1st December 2020: What you need to know today.

In countries such as Syria, Palestine and South Africa, COVID cases are rising as the effects of the pandemic seem to have only exacerbated differences, vulnerability and inequality.

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Africa and Middle East: Preexisting conditions

2nd December 2020: What you need to know today.

Political economist Mark Blyth once called austerity a dangerous idea. Guatemala might be a good example of what he meant. Jonathan Booth explains.

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Guatemala: "Just another son of a bitch"

3rd December 2020: What you need to know today.

As Ghanaians head out to cast votes for their new president, we reflect on the long shadow of former president Jerry Rawlings, who recently passed away.

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