#Political Instability

Articles (19)

• 🇺🇸 Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

  Related: #Election, #Governance Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Who are Peru’s presidential candidates? — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Voters in Peru are heading to the polls to elect a new president and a new congress on Sunday. But who are they?

  Related: #Elections, #Democratic Transition
• 🇺🇸 A record-breaking field: What to expect from Peru’s presidential election — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Crime and corruption are top issues for voters as the country struggles to cope with persistent political instability.

  Related: #Elections, #Governance
• 🇺🇸 Who leads Iran? Assassinations leave leadership and command in question — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Analysts question Tehran’s power dynamics as younger hardliners may rise after killing of leaders Khamenei and Larijani.

  Related: #Leadership Crisis
• 🇺🇸 The sum of all fears for Lebanon — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive

  Related: #Economic Crisis
• 🇬🇧 Death of Ali Larijani would deepen crisis at heart of Iran's leadership — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.

  Related: #Leadership Crisis
• 🇬🇧 Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis</p><p>Seventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily ...

  Related: #Economic Impact
• 🇺🇸 Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  “We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee.

  Related: #Conflict Fatigue
• 🇺🇸 Expect tragedy if a Trump-inspired uprising fails in Iran — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  During January's mass demonstrations in Iran, President Trump addressed the Iranian people.  “Iranian Patriots, keep protesting — take over your institutions!!! Help is on its way.”   At the outset of...

  Related: #Foreign Influence
• 🇺🇸 Cracks emerge in Iran’s leadership as it reels under bombardment — 07/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Military Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Iranian state media says the death toll from a strike on a girls' school has climbed to 165 — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian state media say the death toll from a strike on a girls' school in the country's south has climbed to 165.

  Related: #International Conflict, #Regional Security, #Humanitarian Crisis, #Leadership Transition
• 🇺🇸 At least nine killed after Iranian strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service says that 20 others were injured by the impact.

  Related: #Israel-Iran Conflict, #Retaliation, #Civilian Casualties, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Has Trump misunderstood Iran’s IRGC and the Basij forces? — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  US president called for IRGC members to lay down their arms or face 'certain death'. Here's how he misunderstands IRGC.

  Related: #International Relations, #Military Conflict, #Iran, #Terrorism
• 🇺🇸 Analysis: Will Iran’s establishment collapse after the killing of Khamenei? — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  While the US bets on a swift regime collapse, analysts warn the power vacuum could birth a more aggressive leadership.

  Related: #Regime Change, #Nationalism, #Military Strategy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Global reaction to the killing of Iran’s Khamenei — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #International Relations, #Middle East Politics, #Security, #Assassination Attempt
• 🇺🇸 US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to 'take over your government' — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to "seize control of your destiny" and ris...

  Related: #Military Conflict, #Geopolitics, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Cuba faces ‘zero hour’ as Trump, Rubio put squeeze on regime — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Cuba’s communist government is facing a breaking point in its battle for survival under pressure from President Trump, whose energy quarantine against the country is aimed at collapsing the regime. Th...

  Related: #International Relations, #U.S.-Cuba Policy, #Economic Sanctions, #Humanitarian Impact
• 🇺🇸 Ramadan in Yemen’s Aden: Optimism dimmed by tensions and shortages — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Yemeni government makes strides stabilising Aden, yet shortages and clashes reveal continued fragility during Ramadan.

  Related: #Economic Assistance, #Humanitarian Crisis, #Social Impact of Conflict, #Regional Politics
• 🇬🇧 Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.

  Related: #Economic Crisis, #Territorial Conflict, #Two-State Solution