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Published in: openSecurityEl Salvador’s gang truce: a lost opportunity?
The truce declared in 2012 may have been imperfect and controversial but positive lessons must be learned amid the...
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Published in: openSecurityA long road ahead: integrating gender perspectives into peacekeeping operations
A spate of violence against women in the eastern DRC shows that there is still a long way to go on effective...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Sahel-Sahara between 'Arab spring' and 'black spring'
The international media spotlight follows the US politico-military agenda to the Middle East but potentially...
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Published in: openSecurityIn deep water: China tests its neighbours’ patience
China’s rapid growth is placing increasing demands on natural resources in the region but Beijing’s political rise...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan: the decade of drones
Drones may offer an appealing alternative to the US after Iraq and Afghanistan but they don’t provide genuine security.
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Published in: openSecurityBoko Haram: completing the circle of liberal interventionism?
Clarion calls on social media for action in Africa have once again become an excuse to flex military muscle, as the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe return of great-power politics
“Sustainable security” claims to address the causes of insecurity, not just symptoms. But when those “symptoms” are...
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Published in: openSecurityBritain’s strategic pause: lessons from an insecure and interventionist century
After 100 years of continuous war, can Britain learn the limits of military action to respond to shifting realities...
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Published in: openSecuritySustainable security and the challenges of 2014
openSecurity's newest column explores the drivers of global insecurities and addresses their root causes. We look...