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Ballots and Bullets in the Bangsamoro
Organised in parallel to national polls, these contests pitted former rebels against powerful political clans, with an incomplete peace process…
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Turkey Demands ‘Concrete Steps’ From Sweden and Finland for NATO Support
Although both countries have taken steps to improve relations with Ankara, which holds a veto over their application to NATO,…
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Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement
Negotiators’ next challenge: writing legislation that can get 60 votes. John Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine Politico A group of…
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Turkey Targeting Iraq, Syria, Cyprus, Greece
This means that Turkey will once again attack Kurds in Syria in an attempt to push them out of the…
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A Short Visit to the Taliban’s Tense and Quiet Capital
The Taliban are still finding their way around Kabul, the capital they took with the rest of Afghanistan last summer,…
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Kenya’s 2022 Election: High Stakes
It will be hard-fought. ICG To avert the violence that has marred past contests, the two candidates should pledge to…
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Ukrainian and Russia forces fighting in the streets for Sievierodonetsk as UN warns of ‘human trafficking crisis’
Which side had the upper hand in Sievierodonetsk on Monday (local time) was unclear, with “the situation changing from hour…
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Macron: Putin shouldn’t be humiliated over ‘historic’ mistake
French President Emmanuel Macron said the West should not “humiliate” Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine so as to preserve…
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Avoiding a Return to War in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
But friction is building between the military and ethnic Rakhine fighters. ICG The parties should strike a formal deal to…
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Iraq: Stabilising the Contested District of Sinjar
Thousands remain displaced. ICG To persuade them to return, the Iraqi federal and Kurdish regional governments will need help from…
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The New Cold War and Ukraine
And is this new Cold War more dangerous than the old one? Euripides Evriviades RUSI Are the Russians seriously contemplating…
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China launches empire building exercise in Pacific theatre
Time to head to the map room. We’ll open the long, wide, top drawer, pull out the map of World…
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Don’t Fall For Erdogan’s Not So Charming Offensive
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a charm offensive. Boris Zilberman Th National Interest In recent weeks, the autocratic…
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The Rise of NATO in Africa
But this is not the only attempt at expansion by NATO, a treaty organization created in 1949 by the United…
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The Danger of Worsening Relations With Both Russia and China
Once again, an unplanned and impromptu remark from President Biden has generated controversy, although this represents his third (incorrect) reference…
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Palestinian probe finds journalist ’murdered’ by Israeli soldier
The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Al Jazeera have accused Israeli forces of killing Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11 when she…
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