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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: 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: HomeIran: torch of fire, politics of fun
The doctrinal contempt of Islamist regimes for popular festivals such as the Iranian nowrooz (new year) extends to...
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Published in: openSecurityMajor Taliban allies in peace talks with Karzai
Afghan president holds talks with leading militant group. Sudan threatens to throw out international election...
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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: openSecuritySuicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls
Suicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls. Arab League backs indirect talks with Israel. Afghanistan bans...
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Published in: openSecurityWashington split by revised US nuclear strategy
White House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to...
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah General Secretary meets Ahmadinejad in Damascus
Hassan Nasrallah meets with Bashar al-Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Damascus. A suicide attack kills seventeen in...
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Published in: HomeNetanyahu and the sanctioning of Iran
Israel’s attempt to rally support for energy sanctions against Iran look like failing, for good reason. They would...
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Published in: HomeThe children of Iran: lives in tumult
The emotional and psychological impact on children of the political crisis in Iran is an important and neglected...
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Published in: HomeIran: a phantom victory
The Iranian state has won a round in the battle against the opposition "green movement". But the war of survival...
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Published in: HomeIran: from protest to politics
The contest between Iran’s state and the opposition movement that arose after the presidential election of June 2009...
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Published in: HomeNiger stricken by military coup
Military officers take power in Niger. NATO suffers casualties in Afghanistan. The IAEA launches warns of Iranian...
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Published in: HomeIran: a time to rethink
Iran’s opposition movement must draw the lessons of its months of activism since the 2009 election and map a...
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Published in: openSecurityTop Taliban commander captured in Pakistan
Taliban chief Mullah Baradar seized by US and Pakistani security services. Saudis doubtful about effectiveness of...
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Published in: HomeIran: what happened, where now?
Tehran’s rulers have pushed back the protest-wave that followed the fraudulent election of June 2009. But the...
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Published in: 50.50Iran protests: what went wrong ?
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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Published in: openSecurityOperation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama's Afghan war strategy
Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama’s Afghan war strategy. Protestors clash in Sri Lankan capital....
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Published in: openSecurityFrance approves sale of high-tech warship to Russia
International concern about sale of French amphibious warship to Russia. US aims for new sanctions on Iran “within...