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Published in: HomeChina and America: the uses of vulnerabilityChinese politics exist on an economic cliff-edge. This makes the outcome of a contest within the country’s elite...
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Published in: openSecurityOut of AsiaThe 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: 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: 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: openSecurityAmbitious goals set at nuclear summit
Nuclear summit sets lofty goals for member nations. Interim Kyrgyz government asserts its authority. Fighting...
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Published in: openSecurityOutrage in Kandahar after deadly NATO attack on Afghan bus
NATO killings of Afghan civilians spark street protests in Kandahar. Obama presses Hu to collaborate on Iran...
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Published in: openSecurityPotential compromise over renminbi may avert US-China trade war
Signs of a compromise in the long-running dispute between the US and China over the renminbi. The followers of...
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Published in: openSecurityKyrgyzstan on brink of revolution, state of emergency declared
Violent protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan. Thai government declares a state of emergency. NATO accused of civilian deaths...
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Published in: openSecurityUS appeals to China over Iran sanctions
Obama calls Hu Jintao to urge a tougher stance on Iran. Israel threatens another military operation against Gaza....
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Published in: HomeChina: inside strain, outside spleen
The increasingly combative global stance of China’s political authorities is connected to the intense ferment of...
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Published in: HomeKashgar’s old city: landscape of loss
The Chinese authorities’ continuing demolition of the urban heartland of Uyghur society is also the outward face of...
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Published in: openSecurityVenezuela obtains Chinese warplanes for ‘anti-drugs fight’
Chinese J-8 attack jets delivered in Venezuela. Sri Lankan general goes on military trial while supporters protest....
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Published in: openSecurityEfforts to revive middle east peace talks overshadowed by Israeli settlement construction in east Jerusalem
Efforts to revive middle east peace talks overshadowed by Israeli settlement construction in east Jerusalem. Tibet...
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Published in: openSecurityBurma publishes first of five new election laws
Burmese military junta unveil laws for elections later this year. French navy captures 35 Somali pirate suspects....
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Published in: HomeChina and the West: the hedgehog's dilemma
China has liberalised significantly since the Incident of 1989, but America and Europe are coming to the realisation...
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Published in: HomeA new approach to human rights (and China)
The focus of dialogue with Beijing about human rights should shift from enforcing universal laws towards building a...
