Political Instability

Protests Haiti Government Actions Military Coups Leadership Changes Government Changes Peru Coups Governance Violence

Solomon Islands PM Survives No-Confidence Bid After Motion Withdrawn

The pause gives Wale time to cement control, review the 2022 China security pact, pursue security talks with the United States, Australia.

Guinea-Bissau Calls Referendum to Concentrate Power in Presidency

Keiko Fujimori Holds Unassailable Lead in Peru’s Tight Presidential Runoff

Britain’s Post‑2007 Decline Deepened by Austerity and Brexit, New Analyses Show

Peru Sets June 7 Runoff Between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez

Haiti Names 26-Man World Cup Squad for First Finals Since 1974

Madagascar Detains French Ex-Serviceman Over Alleged Destabilization Plot

Russia’s African Corps Confirms Kidal Pullout as Mali Confirms Defense Minister’s Death After Coordinated Attacks

Peru Votes in Record-Size Presidential Field

South Asia Tightens Energy Use as Gulf Conflict Chokes Oil Flows

Third Lelystad Alderman Quits as Council Orders Inquiry Into Youth-Care Crisis

Bulgaria Sets April 19 Snap Election, Names Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov

Bulgaria Appoints Central Banker Andrey Gyurov as Caretaker Prime Minister

World Bank Warns Pakistan It Must Create 25–30 Million Jobs Over the Next Decade

Bulgaria to Hold Snap Elections After Third Party Rejects Mandate

Sri Lankan MP Calls on India to Lead Regional Push Against Turmoil, Extremism

Pakistan’s 2024–25 Emigration Data Shows Major Loss of Skilled Workers as Munir’s ‘Brain Gain’ Draws Ridicule

France’s 2026 Budget Talks Collapse, Forcing Temporary Funding Law

Benin Coup Attempt Fails After Swift Regional Response, Refocusing Attention on Africa’s Coup Wave

ACLED 2025 Conflict Index Puts Mexico at No. 4 as Four Latin American States Make Global Top Ten