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Published in: HomeIran 2010-11: four scenarios and a nightmareThe path to a resolution of Iran’s internal political crisis and its international nuclear confrontation is...
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Published in: openSecurityHow to return to the spirit of change: the US and Iran's reform movement
The US needs to alter its security orientated discourse on Iran to nourish the reform movement and democracy
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Published in: openSecurityAccidental explosion kills terror suspects in Karachi
An accidental explosion in Karachi kills seven suspected militants. A drone attack kills 18 in Waziristan. A suicide...
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Published in: openSecurityChina successfully tests missile interceptor
China conducts missile system test following US-Taiwan arms sales. Optimistic poll raises hopes for Afghanistan....
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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: HomeIs Iran heading towards another revolution?
Iran's history contains three millennia of despotism, but also three revolutions in the past century alone. The...
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Published in: openSecurityCan Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?
The kidnapping of Peter Moor has unveiled divisions and Iranian influence within the movement of Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Published in: openSecurityIran raises nuclear tension with long-range missile test
Iran raises nuclear tension with missile test launch. Israel reacts angrily to Tzipi Livni arrest warrant issued by...
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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: HomeVoices of a new Iran
The young student protesters flocking in defiance onto the streets and campuses of Iran are prepared to fight until...
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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: HomeIran's pre-revolutionary rupture
The continuing, defiant protest-wave in Iran accentuates the ferocious crisis of legitimacy at the regime’s heart....
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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: openSecurityStudents' Day in Iran sees police crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Iran subject to police violence. US clueless on Bin Laden’s location. Police in Sudan...
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Published in: openSecurityObama outlines eighteen-month, 30000 troop surge in Afghanistan
Obama announces 30,000 troop build-up in Afghanistan. Sri Lanka must help refugees leaving camps, say UN and rights...
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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: openSecurityIran announces plans for more enrichment facilities
Iran intends to continue its uranium enrichment programme. Somali pirates take America-bound oil vessel. Israel...
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Published in: oDRIran and Russia: is the honeymoon over?
The souring of Iran's key relationship with Russia is a crucial factor behind its decision to build ten nuclear...
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