Security
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China is building border walls with Vietnam and Myanmar to keep people out, but also in
Then-US president Donald Trump gained world-wide attention when he announced his plan in 2015 to build a 1,609-kilometre long “beautiful…
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New Challenges for Chad’s Army
Chadian authorities, supported by their international partners, should build a more representative and professional army, and establish safeguards to discourage…
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The Graeco-Turkish Aegean ‘Talks’: Ankara, Berlin, Washington and Israel versus Greece?
The 61st round of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey are due to begin on 25 January, following considerable pressure…
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Mali/France: Investigate French Airstrike Killing 19
The Malian and French governments should promptly and impartially investigate the French airstrike on January 3, 2021, in central Mali that killed 19…
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Flashpoints in U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2021
While Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan established a measure of rapport, their highly personalized dealings only papered over…
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Nigeria’s police: The lingering effects of a colonial massacre
When the ikoro sounded on the afternoon of 18 November 1949, schoolboy Godwin Aniagbo knew something was wrong. BBC In…
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US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid Iran tensions
US B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in a show of military strength amid heightened tensions…
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Washington: The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from…
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The Iran Nuclear Deal at Five: A Revival?
When the Biden administration takes office, Washington and Tehran should move quickly and in parallel to revive the agreement on…
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How to Spend It: New EU Funding for African Peace and Security
To avoid aggravating conflicts, Brussels should undertake robust risk assessments, constantly monitor its assistance, insist that recipient countries subordinate military…
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The U.S. Should Reverse Its Huthi Terror Designation
Proponents argue the measure will provide leverage with the Huthis, but in reality it will hurt efforts to end the…
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What Future for Afghan Peace Talks under a Biden Administration?
As the Afghan government and Taliban await clearer policy signals from the incoming U.S. administration, their primary goal should be…
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I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our ‘world after coronavirus’ might look like – this is what I learned
For a research center dedicated to longer-term thinking, it made sense to ask what our post-COVID-19 world might look like.…
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Thirteen Days of Peril: Managing the Chaotic End of the Trump Presidency
Political leaders of both parties should urgently explore their constitutional options for protecting the country’s people and institutions from their…
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Julian Assange to seek release from prison after extradition ruling
Julian Assange will make a fresh appeal to be released from prison this week after a British judge ruled that…
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For the Afghan peace talks to succeed, a ceasefire is the next — and perhaps toughest — step forward
The agreement the US signed with the Taliban last February to start the peace process marked a breakthrough. Nematullah Bizhan The Conversation…
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