Monday 8th March

Attacks kill 38 on polling day in Iraq

Laura Hilger, 8 March 2010
Attacks on election day kill 38 in Iraq. Renewed peace effort for Israel and Palestine. US-South Korean military drills spark North Korean anger. Reprisal attacks leave at least 100 dead in Nigeria. Explosion in Lahore kills 11. All this as more, in today’s update.
Friday 5th March

The nuclear-weapons moment

Paul Rogers, 5 March 2010
The global effort to extinguish the nuclear peril needs to regain momentum. A bold act of leadership and imagination by one of the weapons-states could provide it.

Violence and uncertainty underscore Iraqi elections

Oliver Scanlan, 5 March 2010
Insurgents strike polling stations as Iraq votes for its new government. Turkey withdraws its ambassador to the US in the wake of a House committee vote condemning the Armenian genocide. The British PM defends the Iraq war. Clashes erupt at the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. All this and more, in today’s security update.
Thursday 4th March

Whatever you say Gordon, the war was illegal

Geoffrey Bindman, 4 March 2010
A leading lawyer sums it up, Britain's attack on Iraq was illegal

UN considers withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC

Josephine Whitaker, 4 March 2010
UN discusses withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC. Burma-North Korea ties create new headache for US. Rise in birth defects in Fallujah may be linked to US weapons. German court jails bomb plotters for foiled attacks. Nigerian rebel group claims attack on Italian oil facility. All this and more in today's security briefing.

India's big guns bazaar

Nitasha Kaul, 4 March 2010
Security is too important a question to be left to the defence sector alone.
Wednesday 3rd March

Suicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls

Rukeyya Khan, 3 March 2010
Suicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls. Arab League backs indirect talks with Israel. Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks. Italy arrests Iran arms smugglers. Fighting kills twelve in Somalia. Agathe Habyarimana arrested for genocide. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
Tuesday 2nd March

Washington split by revised US nuclear strategy

Dries Belet, 2 March 2010
White House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to tighten Israeli entry ban. All this and much more, in today’s security briefing.
Monday 1st March

Shadowy campaign financing will mire Iraq's democratic elections

Mohammed Hussainy, 1 March 2010
As campaigning in the Iraqi election intensifies, there is a danger that the race will be won by ill-gotten wealth.

Eight magnitude earthquake leaves hundreds dead, millions displaced in Chile

Laura Hilger, 1 March 2010
Earthquake in Chile causes mass destruction and displacement. Islamist opposition orders the World Food Programme out of Somalia. Colombia’s election race begins as President Uribe denied third term. Northern Liberia under curfew following the outbreak of religious violence. Malaysian peace monitors arrive in the Philippines in an attempt to revive talks. All this and more in today's update.
Friday 26th February

Hizbollah General Secretary meets Ahmadinejad in Damascus

Oliver Scanlan, 26 February 2010
Hassan Nasrallah meets with Bashar al-Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Damascus. A suicide attack kills seventeen in Kabul. A previously banned judgement on MI5’s use of torture is published. All this and more, in today’s security update.
Thursday 25th February

Ethnic riots provoke arson in Bangladesh's troubled Chittagong Hill Tracts

Josephine Whitaker, 25 February 2010
Chittagong Hill Tracts shaken by riots and arson. India and Pakistan take steps to rebuild their relationship. Niger leaders rule themselves out of elections. Darfur rebels contradict president’s claim that the war is over. All this and more in today’s briefing.
Wednesday 24th February

Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal

Rukeyya Khan, 24 February 2010
Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal. Ailing Nigerian leader returns to Nigeria. Escalating dispute over Falklands Islands goes to the UN. Family of US activist to sue Israel. Turkish officers charged over coup plot. India reports border shooting ahead of talks with Pakistan. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
Tuesday 23rd February

McChrystal apologises for Afghan civilian casualties

Dries Belet, 23 February 2010
General McChrystal offers public apology for Afghans killed by NATO airstrike. Turkish top military officials arrested over alleged coup plot. US army has contingency plans for delaying Iraq withdrawal. Afghan immigrant admits plans to bomb New York subway. All this and much more, in today’s security briefing.
Monday 22nd February

A nest of contradictions: exclusion and immunity in the Iraqi elections

Mohammed Hussainy, 22 February 2010
The fudged compromise on Iraqi election candidates previously excluded from running raises more questions than it answers.
Friday 19th February

Capturing Baradar: the ISI reformed?

Aziz Hakimi, 19 February 2010
The capture of Taliban number two Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been hailed as indicating a change of approach by Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI. With a reformed image and important bargaining card, Pakistan looks set to benefit from the move.

Niger stricken by military coup

Oliver Scanlan, 19 February 2010
Military officers take power in Niger. NATO suffers casualties in Afghanistan. The IAEA launches warns of Iranian warhead development. The head of the UN’s humanitarian office criticises relief efforts in Haiti. All this and more in today’s security update.
Thursday 18th February

Bangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees

Josephine Whitaker, 18 February 2010
Bangladesh accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees. Obama meets the Dalai Lama despite Chinese criticism; Maoists kills ten in Bihar. Protests rock Ivory Coast as president dissolves the government. Taliban running low on ammo in sixth day of Operation Moshtarak. Rumours of a coup attempt in Niger. All this and much more in today’s briefing.
Wednesday 17th February

Mossad accused of complicity in assassination of top Hamas official in Dubai

Rukeyya Khan, 17 February 2010
Mossad is accused of complicity in assassination of top Hamas official in Dubai. Russia and Abkhazia sign deal to build joint military base. Cluster munitions treaty to enter force this year. US reinstates ties with Syria. US drone attack kills three in Pakistan. More journalists killed in 2009 than ever before. All this and more in today’s security briefing.

Internal reform in international limbo: Kosovo celebrates its second birthday

Martin Wählisch, 17 February 2010
Two years on, the Pristina government is on a tightrope-walk to independence. Between the pitfalls of intenational isolation and internal division, it must tread carefully.
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