Epstein Secrets

ll extremely unstable as militias continue to carry out attacks and arms are still being trafficked from Libya to neighboring countries. Trends: In Algeria, more than a month after legislative elections were held, President Abdulazziz Bouteflika has yet to name a new Prime Minister. It is unclear whethe

onths away. Afghanistan: In recent weeks, Afghanistan has continued to form and tout national and regional security alliances. On June 8, President Hamid Karzai and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the two countries were deepening their bilateral relationship to advance a strategic and cooperative partn

l security alliances. On June 8, President Hamid Karzai and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the two

ing to set up preaching tents in a residential area in southern Tunis. The incidents have sparked fears in the press that Tunisia may be entering an Algeria-esque "black decade." What has occurred, however, more accurately reflects the diversity and polarization within Tunisia's "Islamist" political comm

more accurately reflects the diversity and polarization within Tunisia's "Islamist" political community. Asia Afghanistan: A year after Presidents Karzai and Obama signed the Afghanistan—United States strategic partnership agreement outlining the relationship between their countries post-2014, senior

Niger, and Burkina Faso, as well as other West African countries and some non-African states. Core countries from the Sahel-Sahara region—including Algeria, Mauritania, Chad, Libya, and Morocco—also attended the Abuja summit. Algeria, Egypt, and Mauritania continued to express reservations about a mili

dependent Election Commission announced that the 2014 presidential elections will take place on April 5m. The decision puts to rest the rumors that Karzai would seek to delay the elections in an effort to extend his mandate during the crucial year when NATO's International Security Assistance Force (IS

sitting heads of state and government and grant them immunity. Thus, the stand-off between the AU and the ICC continues. Mali: Competition between Algeria and Morocco for influence in Mali is adding a new layer of complexity to an already overcrowded field of regional players, further sidelining the UN

NDC. Central and South Asia Afghanistan: Seemingly focused on facilitating the Afghan High Peace Council's efforts at talks with the Taliban, the Karzai government has distanced itself from its US allies over the past few weeks. This was most recently exemplified by its decision to release 65 Afghan