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Published in: openSecurityFour years on, genocide continues off the battlefieldOn the anniversary of the 26-year civil war, the Sri Lankan state celebrates its 2009 victory while Tamils mark the...
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Published in: openSecurityWake up calls: why aren't we up yet?
The bombings in Boston brought to mind familiar images from past American tragedies and its wars abroad. But why are...
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Published in: openSecurityHas Turkey reached a dead-end in Syria?
A bomb blast in Cilvegozu confirmed that free passage for arms and fighters across the Syrian border is creating...
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Published in: HomeEurope needs principles for intervention
Why is Denmark involved in Mali? European leaders should clarify when, why and how to participate in military...
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Published in: HomeAlgeria, Mali: another front in the “Global War on Terror”?What the Islamist terrorist threat has become is an incoherent pretext to intervene militarily on the part of the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe creation of an unbridgeable divide
Syria's civil war is now strongly characterised by militias identifying along sectarian lines. The growing divide...
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Published in: openSecurityجنگ بر سر واژه ها: آزادی بیان بعد از خروج نیروهای آمریکایی از افغانستان
نویسندگان و خبرنگاران افغان با وخیم تر شدن وضعیت روبرو هستند. بعضی بر این باوراند که ممکن است دستآورد های آزادی بیان...
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Published in: openSecurityWar for words: freedom of speech after America leaves
Afghan writers and reporters face a worsening situation. Some fear that the gains made for freedom of speech will...
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Published in: HomeAlgeria, Mali and beyond
The seizure of an international gas-plant in Algeria follows closely the escalation of conflict in Mali. The...
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Published in: HomeIsrael in trouble: review of The Gatekeepers, by Dror MorehAs Israelis go the polls on 22 January, Israeli democracy is in real trouble. At least that’s the message from a...
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Published in: HomeAl-Qaida, idea in motion
The United States's "remote control" campaign against Islamist targets is intensifying. But behind the headlines,...
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Published in: openSecurityThe year of not living dangerously
ETA's 2011 ceasefire was a historic marker for the 40-plus year struggle. As the group struggles for political...
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Published in: openSecurityDeath in school in the post 9/11 America
The Newtown school shooting has re-awakened debates not only on gun control and mental illness, but also on the role...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Cairo Gang, the Force Research Unit and ... Rupert MurdochThe story of the FRU must be one of the most sordid in British Intelligence. It reveals a deep gulf in Northern...
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Published in: HomeDrone wars: the new blowback
The United States and Israel see armed drones as a valuable tool of "remote control". But Iran, China and Russia -...
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Published in: openSecurityDehumanisation and terrorism
The war on terror has focused many discussions on the identity of the perceived perpetrators. These debates fail to...
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Published in: openSecurityReal justice, not ephemeral ceasefires
Mohammed Suliman's interview on CNN was abruptly interrupted by an Israeli missile exploding nearby. In a piece...
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Published in: openSecurityOut of nowhere? The Taliban and Malala
Amidst calls for justice through the barrel of a gun and hopes Pakistan's army will break ties with the TTP, does an...
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Published in: openSecurityMalala's Pakistan: recognising the internal threat
The shooting of Malala Yousufzai, and the public outcry in response to it, has been called a turning point for...
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Published in: HomeSyria, Mali, Nigeria: war's paralysis
The conflict in Syria leaves western powers with no good choices, and their agony is intensified by Islamist...
