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Published in: openSecurityChina successfully tests missile interceptorChina conducts missile system test following US-Taiwan arms sales. Optimistic poll raises hopes for Afghanistan....
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Published in: openSecurityNorth Korea wants formal peace treaty in return for disarmament
North Korea offers disarmament talks if US ends sanctions. New wave of attacks on Malaysian churches. Violence...
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Published in: openSecurityDetroit plot triggers US intelligence shake-up
President Obama unveils new reforms of the US security bureaucracy in the wake of a White House report criticising...
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Published in: HomeCan consumers save our climate?
After Copenhagen, can market forces – and consumers in particular – help address global warming? In an article...
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Published in: HomeA brave new world?
Is there a good response to China's ‘resilient capitalist authoritarianism’?
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Published in: openIndiaNepal's Tibetans pressured by China's growing influence
Some in Nepal fear that China is stirring up tensions between their countrymen and the Tibetan refugee population
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Published in: openSecurityRains fail again in east Africa
Repeated failure of rains in eastern Africa demonstrate the link between climate change and security. Yemeni...
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Published in: openSecurityLeaked intelligence says Iran developing nuclear weapon
Secret document shows Iran working on key nuclear bomb component. Car bomb kills eight near Kabul hotel. Japan...
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Published in: openSecurityChilean election sees revision of Pinochet legacy
Chilean elections see potential rightward swing. Iranian men don headscarves in protest. Mugabe reelected leader of...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity contractors participated in CIA counterinsurgency operations
Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...
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Published in: openSecurityKiribati islands plan exodus faced with rising sea levels
Kiribati announces plans at Copenhagen for “practical and rational” exodus due to climate change. Violence and...
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Published in: openSecurityPoor nations at Copenhagen climate summit outraged by leaked memo
Wealthy nations are accused of 'carbon colonialism' as leaked climate draft sparks anger. General McChrystal...
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Published in: openSecurityCoordinated bombings ravage heart of Baghdad
Multiple explosions kill over 100 people in Baghdad. Gates to put pressure on Karzai in Kabul. US envoy commences...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea’s fate, Chimerica’s test
Barack Obama’s tour of east Asia highlights a shared leadership challenge over North Korea’s nuclear and political...
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Published in: HomePapuan autonomy: the blocked road
The Indonesian state’s promise of empowerment to Papuans has proved inadequate. A new focus is needed, says Charles Reading.
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Published in: openSecurityUnited Nations Security Council extends sanctions against Congo rebels
The UN Security Council renews its sanctions against rebel groups in the eastern DRC. Indian government announces...
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Published in: openSecurityChina casts doubt on escalation of sanctions against Iran
China calls for talks with Iran rather than sanctions. Obama to announce 34,000 troop increase. Israel lashes out at...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan PM warns Obama on Afghan escalation
The prime minister of Pakistan has warned the Obama administration against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan....
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Published in: openSecurityPolitical crisis deepens as Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil
Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil. US security firm Blackwater is accused of running covert operations in...
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Published in: openSecurityObama to announce Afghan troop increase within days
President Obama to make crucial decision on Afghan war soon. Israel, Hamas close to prisoner exchange deal....
