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Discussion A: Security, Defense and Democracy According to its latest 5-year plan, Beijing plans to sustain pressure on the South China and East China Seas and use its economic leverage to secure alliances in the region. This strategy is based on the belief that the US’ influence is dwindling. But with Biden in power, how will the US’ military and defense priorities change in the Indo-Pacific region? Couple this with political uncertainty and rising illiberalism, how will strategic and defense objectives interplay with a US return to promoting democracy in the region? Join Bates Gill, Pr...

WFP Southern Africa COVID-19 Response, Situation Report 27 January 2021 Format Situation Overview With the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 1.7 million and the number of deaths at 46,000 — an increase by more than 50 percent in just one month — Southern Africa has entered its worst phase of the pandemic. While South Africa makes up the vast majority of confirmed instances, partly due to its testing and documenting capacity, a number of countries in the region have seen dramatic increases in recent weeks. To curb the surge, several governments – among them Lesotho, Malawi a...

from LUANDA, (CAJ News) – MORE people than ever in the last 15 years are food insecure in Southern Africa. The number has risen to 51,3 million, according to findings by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Programme (RVAA). It is the highest figure recorded by the programme since inception in 2006. The latest figure comes as the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the subsequent lockdowns continue having a disastrous impact on food and nutrition security in Southern Africa. “This figure (nonetheless) does not fully factor in the impact...