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Published in: openSecurityUN launches inquiry as Israel intercepts second peace flotilla
UN launches inquiry as Israel intercepts second peace flotilla. US identified as world’s greatest user of targeted...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey reviews Israel ties after flotilla assault
Turkey looks to minimise its ties to Israel after the IDF raid on the peace flotilla. In Afghanistan the peace jirga...
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Published in: openSecurityOut of Asia
The meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation could hail a realignment of power politics in Asia, argues...
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Published in: openSecurityIran warns Russia not to back new nuclear sanctions
Iran warns Russia not to back new nuclear sanctions. Car bomb blast hits outside NATO base in Kandahar. Israel...
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Published in: openSecurityUS-China summit begins in Beijing
US-China summit begins, Clinton advocates joint action against North Korea. 25 killed in Islamist attacks in...
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Published in: HomeA world on the margin
The diverse social insurgencies in such countries as Thailand, Greece, India and China can also be seen in a common...
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Published in: openSecurityCurfews across Thailand anticipate further unrest
Curfew extended in Bangkok after Red Shirts dispersed. International investigation reports South Korean Cheonan sunk...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation
Pakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation. Bangkok rocked by violence as ‘Red Shirt’...
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Published in: openSecurityAfghan civilian shot dead during protest
A protester is shot dead as hundreds march against civilian casualties caused in a recent night raid in Afghanistan....
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Published in: openSecurityFragile post-election Iraq suffers sectarian bomb attacks
Baghdad bombings in wake of inconclusive election bargaining in Iraq. Suspicions mount of North Korean involvement...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael and Palestine re-enter peace negotiations
Indirect Israel-Palestine peace talks underway after four-month deadlock. Death toll rises as Thai peace plan...
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Published in: openSecurityHung Parliament raises questions on UK security policy
The outcome of the UK general election raises serious concerns regarding foreign and security policy. North Korea is...
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Published in: HomeChina’s seasonal politics
The changing shape of China’s cultural calendar raises sensitive questions of politics, class and ethnicity that its...
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Published in: openSecurityUS walks diplomatic tightrope in Arab-Israeli conflict
The United States treads a narrow tightrope in Middle East diplomacy. Over a hundred insurgents are killed in a...
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Published in: HomeVietnam and China: shoals ahead
A rumble of popular discontent in Vietnam over territorial and environmental issues signals a new phase in the old...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of renewed violence after Bashir wins Sudanese election
South and North Sudan at risk of violence after election results contested. Niger food crisis worsens. Soldier...
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Published in: openSecurityAbbas embargoes Israeli settlements
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas imposes embargo on settlement goods. Thai government alleges red shirt movement...
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Published in: openSecurityObama's plan for Iran and Chinese resistance
Iran's fate rests on US relations with an emerging Chinese-Russian axis
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Published in: openSecurityUnprecedented protests in Lebanon call for secularism
Lebanese protestors demand secularism. Thai PM rejects protestors’ offer as counter-movements gain strength. Clashes...
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Published in: HomePapua: the elusive dialogue
An initiative to address the complex conflicts in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua seeks to learn...