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Published in: HomeEvery casualty: the human face of warThe idea of recording, identifying and acknowledging each individual victim of armed conflict - and holding to...
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Published in: openSecurityDay long siege of the United States Embassy and Nato command in central Kabul brought to an end
Afghan forces, aided by ISAF have managed to end the attack on the US embassy, Nato headquarters and police...
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Published in: HomeThe age of high-tech war: after Libya
There is intense rethinking in the Pentagon about the “war on terror”. The outcome of the Libyan conflict will...
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Published in: openSecurityIndia and Bangladesh boost ties, yet challenges remain
Underlining a sea change in their relationship, India and Bangladesh foster ties during prime minister Manmohan...
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Published in: openSecurityIn Arab Protests, Oil Role Defies Simple Explanations
Oil is perhaps the most commonly cited factor in explaining the course of the various Arab revolutions in train...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the revolution-intervention dynamic
The success of Libya’s uprising is welcome - even if both the rebel movement and foreign support for it reflect the...
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Published in: openSecurityLibyan rebels encircle Sirte as Gaddafi son presses for resistance
Libyan rebel forces encircle Sirte, as Saif al-Islam Gaddafi presses for resistance. South Korea appoints Yu Woo lk...
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Published in: HomeLibya: a time for patience
The task of building a democratic and inclusive Libya with working institutions must overcome the international...
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Published in: HomeCriticism of EU-Libya migration policy is too little, too late
An EU-Libya framework agreement signed in 2010 is only the tip of the iceberg of shameful EU extraterritorialised...
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Published in: HomeInside the battle of Tripoli
The Libyan legend was written by civilian Libyans with high expectations of a future free Libya, who have risen up...
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Published in: openSecurityAll sides guilty of breaching international law in Somalia
All sides guilty of violating international law in Somalia, says new report. Wave of attacks rock Iraq. Assault on...
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Published in: openSecurityPower dynamics in Afghanistan shift after a series of assassinations
Hamid Karzai’s political influence in southern Afghanistan diminishes as his brother Ahmed Wali Karzai and adviser...
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Published in: HomeThe green shoots of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is frequently portrayed as a series of uprisings against oppressive regimes. A more...
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Published in: HomeUS shock doctrine – Libya style
It has been relatively easy for NATO to violate UN Resolution 1973 in part because of the splits of the peace...
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Published in: HomeThe casualties of war: Libya and beyond
The architects of a decade's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and now Libya devote great efforts to assessing the military...
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Published in: openSecurityThai military accepts Pheu Thai victory at the general election
Thailand’s military accept the victory of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s political party. Security...
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Published in: openSecurityDebating the Libyan intervention: precedents and departures in international humanitarian law
The Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict debate the meaning of the Libyan intervention...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab revolutions and al-Qaida
The democratic wave in the Arab world confirms the emptiness of al-Qaida’s ideology, strategy and rhetoric. The...
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