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Published in: openSecurityWashington split by revised US nuclear strategyWhite House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to...
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Published in: openSecurityMcChrystal apologises for Afghan civilian casualties
General McChrystal offers public apology for Afghans killed by NATO airstrike. Turkish top military officials...
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Published in: openSecurityCapturing Baradar: the ISI reformed?
The capture of Taliban number two Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been hailed as indicating a change of approach by...
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Published in: openSecurityBangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees
Bangladesh accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees. Obama meets the Dalai Lama despite Chinese criticism; Maoists...
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Published in: HomeObama and Latin America: curse of the 'local'
The United States’s policies in Latin America are shaped by its domestic politics. The result is failure, discredit...
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Published in: openSecurityTop Taliban commander captured in Pakistan
Taliban chief Mullah Baradar seized by US and Pakistani security services. Saudis doubtful about effectiveness of...
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Published in: openSecuritySpain agrees to take in former Guantanamo Bay inmates
Spanish government agrees to house former terrorist suspects. Sydney bomb plotters sentenced. Tymoshenko accuses...
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Published in: openSecurityMI5 denies withholding evidence on torture victim
The director general of MI5 writes an impassioned defence of his service, denying allegations of lying to...
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Published in: HomeThe American political system: ruin and reform
The Supreme Court has just made even harder the effort to limit the degradation of American politics by money, says...
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Published in: openSecurityOperation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama's Afghan war strategy
Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama’s Afghan war strategy. Protestors clash in Sri Lankan capital....
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Published in: openSecurityFrance approves sale of high-tech warship to Russia
International concern about sale of French amphibious warship to Russia. US aims for new sanctions on Iran “within...
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Published in: openSecurityLikely Yanukovych victory alters the balance of power in eastern Europe
Yanukovych victory may redraw spheres of influence in eastern Europe. Afghan police detained after killing of...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of influx of militants prompts Kenya to tighten security on Somali border
Kenya tightens security on its north-eastern border with Somalia. Troops deployed as violence intensifies in...
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Published in: openSecurityUS military personnel killed in Pakistan school blast
US military personnel die in bomb blast in Pakistan as a record rise in drone attacks and militancy grips the...
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Published in: openSecurityIran takes critical stance on US missile defences
Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPresident's questions
Watch a riveting and almost unprecedented exchange between President Obama and the congressional Republicans
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah prepares for war
Hizbollah upgrades its military capability as Israel is accused of assassinating a senior Hamas commander....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTony Blair and the imperial temptation in Britain and America
Ahead of Blair's testimony on the Iraq war, it is worth considering a recent exchange in the American blogosphere...
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Published in: openSecuritySri Lankan president re-elected
Mahinda Rajapakse claims Sri Lanka election victory. North and South Korea trade fire. Taliban moderates taken off...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia
Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....
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