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Published in: Home: AnalysisBeyond Syria and Iraq: Islamist paramilitaries gain ground in AfricaWestern focus on Ukraine has eclipsed reporting on escalating Jihadist activity across the Sahel and East Africa
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Published in: Home: OpinionA hunger crisis threatens millions. Will world leaders take action?One person is dying from hunger every 48 seconds in East Africa. A global galvanising effort is urgently needed
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationUK government accused of ‘grotesque betrayal’ as full foreign aid cuts revealedExclusive: Leaks reveal plans to slash aid to world’s poorest countries. Bob Geldof brands move ‘shameful’ while...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy Al-Shabaab’s attack on US drone base shouldn’t be ignoredThe long-term impacts of western operations exacerbate the very radicalization and violence they claim to be trying to avoid.
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Published in: HomeSomali-Swedish diaspora engagement in the Somali regionMany diaspora actors have a desire for stronger inclusion in policy processes that concern the Somali region and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCounter-terrorism: new UK strategy must learn obvious lessonsSince 2001, Britain has compromised its passion for the rights of people in the name of counter-terrorism, thereby...
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Published in: HomeDreaming of SomalilandSomalilanders are quietly and confidently concretizing their dreams of statehood – all with the wish of one day...
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Published in: 50.50Horn of Africa: there are no quick fixes in ‘countering violent extremism’An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhatever happened to peace? Arms, oil and war by proxyWe're living in a new era of proxy warfare, where multiple powers fund local proxies with disastrous consequences....
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Women and Children First”: war, humanitarianism, and the refugee crisisIs a rethinking of laws of armed conflict or international humanitarian law, humanitarian assistance and refugee...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesMethod in Trump’s madness?A look at Donald Trump’s 'travel bans' with an eye to the harvesting of personal data, and the EU-US Privacy Shield,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaClimate change as genocide: inaction equals annihilationNot since World War II have more human beings been at risk from disease and starvation than at this very moment.
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Published in: HomeIn crisis-stricken Somalia, no safe havenIgnoring systemic abuses and the vulnerabilities of people most affected by previous and ongoing crises means that...
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Published in: HomeFrom shore to shore: regional collapse and human insecurityThese are policies that, whilst having a humanitarian veneer, radically exacerbate the burdens of migrants and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDesperate people, hazardous escapesThose fleeing violent conflict or brutal repressive regimes, facing darkness and terror as they journey from home to...
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Published in: openSecurity“Frankly, I don’t think we know who we killed”A drone strike in Somalia highlights how the US is increasingly pursuing a strategy of remote-control warfare.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy the US should join forces with the Baathist regime in SyriaThe Baathist regime is indeed guilty of great war crimes, but the human cost of a failed state would be a greater...
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Published in: HomePiracy: navigating the dark side of globalisationThere is a dark side to globalisation, yet the losers rarely get their moment in the spotlight. Recently however,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Meet the Somalis: choose a story
These are little stories, vignettes that offer unique insights into the every day struggles of Somali migrants...
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Published in: HomeDiasporic youth: untapped asset in rebuilding Somalia
There has been little consideration of the possible positive contributions of Somali youth from the diaspora.
