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Published in: openSecurityEfforts to revive middle east peace talks overshadowed by Israeli settlement construction in east JerusalemEfforts to revive middle east peace talks overshadowed by Israeli settlement construction in east Jerusalem. Tibet...
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Published in: HomeChina and the West: the hedgehog's dilemma
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Published in: openSecurityAttacks kill 38 on polling day in Iraq
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Published in: openSecurityUN considers withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC
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Published in: openSecurityWashington split by revised US nuclear strategy
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Published in: openSecurityEight magnitude earthquake leaves hundreds dead, millions displaced in Chile
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Published in: openIndiaReimagining democracy - India more than counts
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Published in: HomeA new approach to human rights (and China)
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Published in: openSecurityBangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees
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Published in: openSecurityTop Taliban commander captured in Pakistan
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Published in: openSecuritySpain agrees to take in former Guantanamo Bay inmates
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Published in: openSecurityMI5 denies withholding evidence on torture victim
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Published in: openSecurityFrance approves sale of high-tech warship to Russia
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Published in: openSecurityLikely Yanukovych victory alters the balance of power in eastern Europe
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Published in: HomeGao Zhisheng and China's question
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Published in: openSecurityIran takes critical stance on US missile defences
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah prepares for war
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Published in: openSecuritySri Lankan president re-elected
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