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Published in: HomeBrazil-Turkey and Iran: a new global balance
The tripartite nuclear-fuel agreement signed in Tehran is a watershed in the emerging configuration of a multipolar...
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Published in: openSecurityUN condemns Israel raid on aid flotilla
UN condemns Israeli commando raid on aid-flotilla. Amnesty calls for inquiry into possible extra-judicial killings...
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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: openSecurityEgypt and Sudan tussle with Nile basin countries over water rights
Egypt and Sudan state opposition to Ugandan-Rwandan-Kenyan-Ethiopian deal on Nile waterway management. South Korea...
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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: HomeMapuche – the ‘terrorist threat’ in Chile
Mapuche territory once stretched from the Pacific coast and islands of Chile across the Andes into Argentina. The...
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Published in: openSecurityIranian nuke deal on the Turkish-Brazilian axis met with suspicion by US and Israel
Turkish-Brazilian deal on Iranian uranium draws criticism from US and Israel. Sri Lanka celebrates 'victory day' as...
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Published in: HomeChile and Britain: left alliances, right futures
Chile’s two decades of political experience until the election of a centre-right president in 2010 hold lessons for...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt convicts Hezbollah suspects
Egypt convicts Hezbollah suspects. Human Rights Watch says Iraq torture routine. Blast in Peshawar kills four...
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Published in: HomeChile's President faces a double challenge
Piñera faces earthquake reconstruction and a credibility gap. But the two challenges may come together in an...
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Published in: HomeBrazil's election: politics and personalities
The end of Lula’s eight-year presidency of Brazil is approaching. But the contest to succeed him is deeply marked by...
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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: HomeThe next Colombia
A vital constitutional decision and a party-primary vote have blown wide open the electoral campaign to succeed...
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Published in: openSecurityBombers strike at Russian police
Bombers strike at Russian police. Serbia apologises for 1995 Srebrenica massacre. FARC rebels release hostage. All...
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Published in: HomeGay marriage and adoption in Mexico City
Mexico City has legislated the latest in a series of social reforms sweeping Latin America but progress made there...
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Published in: HomeChile: politics of an earthquake
The epic wave of destruction on 27 February 2010 has tested the character of the Chilean nation and the reputation...
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Published in: HomeArgentina y las Malvinas: in search of reality
The revival of Argentina’s dispute with Britain over the south Atlantic island territory owes much to the political...
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Published in: openSecurityNetanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row
Netanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row. US-Pakistani talks seek better ties. Amnesty...
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Published in: HomeBrazil after Lula: left vs left
Brazil’s presidential election of 2010 is the first since the return to democracy in 1985 in which Lula is not a...
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Published in: openSecurityMitchell called in after bloody weekend in the West Bank
U.S. envoy dispatched following settlement row and escalating violence in the West Bank. Tight race as Iraqis await...