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Published in: openSecurityIndia’s advances into South China Sea met with criticism from Beijing
In what is seen as a response to Chinese moves in South Asia, India embarks on joint oil and gas exploration with...
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Published in: openSecuritySupreme Court orders inquiry into ethnic violence in Karachi
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Algeria bomb attack. Sudan announces ceasefire in South Kordofan. Up to 160...
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Published in: openSecurityChina’s first aircraft carrier begins sea trials as tensions in the South China Sea rise
China’s first aircraft carrier made its maiden voyage from Dalian port. The United States has refused to sell F-16...
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Published in: openSecurityIslamabad under scrutiny from China as Pakistan-trained terrorists blamed for attacks in Xinjiang
China publicly links recent attacks in Xinjiang province to Pakistan-based terrorist group. Radical anti-US cleric...
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Published in: openSecurityUS postpones aid payments as Pakistan relations reach new low
Tensions in US-Pakistan relations rise as Washington announces suspension of military assistance. Serbian president...
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Published in: oDRThe Russians in Afghanistan: part II
In the second part of exclusive extracts from "Afgantsy", Rodric Braithwaite focuses on the soldiers who served in...
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Published in: HomeGlaring emissions: the threat to Indonesia's rainforest
Thanks to the Orwellian double-speak of Indonesian emissions abatement strategy, the proposed solution may in fact...
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Published in: HomeVietnam to Iraq and AfPak: traps of history
The United States's prolonged counterinsurgency wars in Afghanistan and Iraq raise strong echoes of Vietnam. But new...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan dreads the spring
Afghans suffer at the hands of everyone - the Taliban, the Afghan security forces, the international forces, and the...
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Published in: openSecurityPurging the Afghan government will not build the consensus necessary for peace talks
The resignation of a host of pro-Western, anti-Taliban officials from the Afghan government bodes badly for peace...
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Published in: HomeThis week's theme: Human Security in practice
Mary Kaldor’s latest book is The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace...
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Published in: HomeNot all hybrid structures are created equal: Some thoughts on bottom-up peacebuilding
Afghanistan has long experience of complex arrangements with local/traditional forms of governance. It is possible...
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Published in: oDRCan Armenia and Turkey be reconciled?
Could historical enemies Armenia and Turkey be moving towards reconciliation? Despite the potential pitfalls,...