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Contest and cohesion

Eric Randolph specialises in insurgency and is an editor at a defence analysis firm and London Editor at Complex Terrain Lab.The government released its updated counter-terrorism strategy, Contest Two,

By Eric Randolph

/ 16 Apr 2009

India and Afghanistan pledge alliance against terror

India has pledged an additional $450 million in aid to Afghanistan, taking the total to over $1 billion, as the two countries vowed that terrorism would not break their close

By Eric Randolph

/ 5 Aug 2008

Worst breach yet of Kashmir ceasefire

Monday night saw the Kashmiri front reignite into the worst breach of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan since it was agreed in 2003. A 12-hour gun battle across the

By Eric Randolph

/ 29 Jul 2008

Suicide bombers kill 28 Iraqi army hopefuls

Iraqi government sources say at least 28 people were killed and 55 wounded when two suicide bombers attacked an army recruitment centre near the city of Baquba on Tuesday morning.

By Eric Randolph

/ 15 Jul 2008

Paramilitary offensive shakes Pakistan’s tribal belt

Government officials in Pakistan claim they have destroyed a major militant headquarters in the restive Khyber tribal region on the fourth day of the paramilitary offensive against Islamist extremists. The

By Eric Randolph

/ 1 Jul 2008

Nigeria oil rebels call ceasefire

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have made a surprising U-turn, announcing a unilateral ceasefire, effective from midnight tonight, and calling for the resumption of peace

By Eric Randolph

/ 24 Jun 2008

Taliban prepare attack on Kandahar

Coalition forces are bracing themselves for a full-scale attack by the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar, four days after a suicide attack on the city's main

By Eric Randolph

/ 17 Jun 2008

Leaked report maps growing crisis in Afghanistan

A day after Britain marked the death of its 100th soldier in Afghanistan, private government documents have emerged supporting fears that Britain is locked into an unwinnable war. Leaked to

By Eric Randolph

/ 10 Jun 2008

Peace deal reached in Abyei

A deal has been struck between rival leaders in Sudan over the disputed, oil-rich region of Abyei. President Omar al-Beshir and First Vice President Salva Kiir, respective leaders of northern

By Eric Randolph

/ 9 Jun 2008

Bangladesh approves tough new terror laws

Bangladesh's advisory council this week gave initial approval to tough new anti-terror laws, allowing for a maximum penalty of death for those involved in terrorism. The new laws

By Eric Randolph

/ 3 Jun 2008

"No solution but war" in Somalia

Hopes of a peaceful resolution to the Somalian conflict took another blow yesterday with another Islamist leader announcing there can be "no solution but war". In a rare

By Eric Randolph

/ 27 May 2008