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Iran: what happened, where now?

Published on: 16 February 2010

Written by: Farhang Jahanpour All articles by Farhang Jahanpour

Tehran’s rulers have pushed back the protest-wave that followed the fraudulent election of June 2009. But the...

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Iran protests: what went wrong ?

Published on: 15 February 2010

Written by: Anonymous author All articles by Anonymous author

In the wake of 22 Bahman and in the doldrums of anti-climax, the Iranian blogosphere is asking itself one question:...

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Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama's Afghan war strategy

Published on: 10 February 2010

Written by: Rukeyya Khan All articles by Rukeyya Khan

Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama’s Afghan war strategy. Protestors clash in Sri Lankan capital....

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France approves sale of high-tech warship to Russia

Published on: 9 February 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

International concern about sale of French amphibious warship to Russia. US aims for new sanctions on Iran “within...

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Likely Yanukovych victory alters the balance of power in eastern Europe

Published on: 8 February 2010

Written by: Maddy Fry All articles by Maddy Fry

Yanukovych victory may redraw spheres of influence in eastern Europe. Afghan police detained after killing of...

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Fears of influx of militants prompts Kenya to tighten security on Somali border

Published on: 4 February 2010

Written by: Josephine Whitaker All articles by Josephine Whitaker

Kenya tightens security on its north-eastern border with Somalia. Troops deployed as violence intensifies in...

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US military personnel killed in Pakistan school blast

Published on: 3 February 2010

Written by: Rukeyya Khan All articles by Rukeyya Khan

US military personnel die in bomb blast in Pakistan as a record rise in drone attacks and militancy grips the...

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Iran takes critical stance on US missile defences

Published on: 2 February 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...

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Hizbollah prepares for war

Published on: 29 January 2010

Written by: Oliver Scanlan All articles by Oliver Scanlan

Hizbollah upgrades its military capability as Israel is accused of assassinating a senior Hamas commander....

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Debaathication vs. reconciliation? The decision to ban Saleh al-Mutlaq from standing in the Iraqi election

Published on: 27 January 2010

Written by: Mohammed Hussainy All articles by Mohammed Hussainy

The Iraqi Accountability and Justice Commission's decision to ban former Baathist Saleh al-Mutlaq from standing in...

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Yemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia

Published on: 26 January 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....

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Haiti to transfer 400,000 homeless out of the capital

Published on: 22 January 2010

Written by: Oliver Scanlan All articles by Oliver Scanlan

Haiti announces that 400,000 people made homeless in last week’s earthquake are to be relocated outside the capital...

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Taliban terrorize Kabul in series of attacks

Published on: 19 January 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Afghan forces battle Taliban militants in streets of Kabul. China stonewalls possible sanctions against Iran. Deadly...

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Iran 2010-11: four scenarios and a nightmare

Published on: 15 January 2010

Written by: Volker Perthes All articles by Volker Perthes

The path to a resolution of Iran’s internal political crisis and its international nuclear confrontation is...

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How to return to the spirit of change: the US and Iran's reform movement

Published on: 15 January 2010

Written by: Majid Sharifi All articles by Majid Sharifi

The US needs to alter its security orientated discourse on Iran to nourish the reform movement and democracy

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Accidental explosion kills terror suspects in Karachi

Published on: 15 January 2010

Written by: Oliver Scanlan All articles by Oliver Scanlan

An accidental explosion in Karachi kills seven suspected militants. A drone attack kills 18 in Waziristan. A suicide...

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China successfully tests missile interceptor

Published on: 12 January 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

China conducts missile system test following US-Taiwan arms sales. Optimistic poll raises hopes for Afghanistan....

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Detroit plot triggers US intelligence shake-up

Published on: 8 January 2010

Written by: Oliver Scanlan All articles by Oliver Scanlan

President Obama unveils new reforms of the US security bureaucracy in the wake of a White House report criticising...

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Is Iran heading towards another revolution?

Published on: 5 January 2010

Written by: Ahmad Alehossein All articles by Ahmad Alehossein

Iran's history contains three millennia of despotism, but also three revolutions in the past century alone. The...

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Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?

Published on: 4 January 2010

Written by: Shatha Al Juburi All articles by Shatha Al Juburi

The kidnapping of Peter Moor has unveiled divisions and Iranian influence within the movement of Muqtada al-Sadr.

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