A second day of protests in Chile turned violent, but the protests are likely to grow if the government appears unwilling to compromise on education and wage reforms.
A return to a strong presidency in Kyrgyzstan would be unlikely to resolve the country's deep internal divisions and could create larger problems for the government and for Russia.
Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab has largely withdrawn from the country's capital amid socio-economic pressures and internal disputes, but the group is still a threat. (With STRATFOR map)
Opposition movements are pressuring the Moroccan king to enact reforms. The monarch has thus far managed the growing dissent, but his continuing success is not guaranteed.
