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Hard Numbers: A bold Russia prediction, China’s new FM goes to Africa, Bosnian Serbs buck a ban, Nigerians train station abductions, Biden's files

January 09, 2023

Alex Kliment

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46: A new Atlantic Council report says 46% of Russia hands think the country will be a “failed state” within the next decade. Could be, but it’s worth noting that experts have predicted at least 15 of the last 0 collapses of Vladimir Putin’s regime so far. So read this with interest, but a side of salt.

5: In his first trip to Africa since becoming China’s new foreign minister, Qin Gang will visit five countries on the continent this week: Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, and Egypt. As China and the US increasingly eye opportunities in Africa, check out our recent Q&A with Eurasia Group Africa Director Amaka Anku, who says Washington is saying the wrong things and falling behind.

31: A parade of Bosnian Serb troops and police flouted a court ban in order to mark the 31st anniversary of their autonomous republic’s statehood over the weekend. Tensions have recently been rising between Bosnian Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats in the country.

32: Unknown gunmen abducted at least 32 people in a southern Nigerian train station over the weekend. So far no group has claimed responsibility, but ahead of upcoming elections in February, the government’s inability to maintain basic security across the country is a major issue for voters.

10: That's how many classified documents were found at US President Joe Biden's former office at the Penn Biden Center, a Washington, DC-based think tank. The files — reportedly from Biden’s time as VP — have been handed over to the National Archives and the Justice Department is reviewing the case at the same time former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly refusing to return some 300 classified documents that Trump took with him to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

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The biodiversity-shaped piece in the climate crisis puzzle: How to solve it

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The clock is ticking on efforts to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss, but there’s still time to help support the animals, plants, and ecosystems that are all necessary for a healthy planet. In order to protect biodiversity — every living organism and ecosystem from microbes to mangroves — citizens, companies, and countries all need to do their part. That’s why the Mastercard-led Priceless Planet Coalition is on a mission to restore 100 million trees and regenerate biodiversity-rich forests. Read more about the Coalition's approach and progress.

Hot topics at the IMF-World Bank meetings

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Delegates at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings have been giving rosy outlooks to the press while the cameras are rolling, but GZERO Senior Writer Matthew Kendrick heard a different story in private settings. He told Tony Maciulis that the global outlook depends heavily on US policy continuity — which is highly unlikely under a second Trump administration — and successful efforts in China to revive its own floundering economy.

Can the IMF change to help more women?

Matthew Kendrick

When a country hits rock bottom financially, the International Monetary Fund is meant to step in with funds to stabilize the economy without damaging its society — or the gender gap. But studies show that these programs often push women out of work at a disproportionate rate to men as the economy contracts. Matthew Kendrick reports from the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings on a push to build more equitable programs.

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North Korean troops move into Russia’s border area with Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a farewell ceremony before Putin's departure at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024.

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Kyiv says that roughly 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, a far greater number than reported by the US, though it remains unclear precisely how many have entered what Ukraine referred to as the “combat zone.”

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Kyiv says that roughly 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, a far greater number than reported by the US, though it remains unclear precisely how many have entered what Ukraine referred to as the “combat zone.”

Georgian Dream insists the country is still on track to join the EU, as critics accuse the party of pushing Georgia in an increasingly anti-Western, authoritarian direction.

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