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Published in: openSecurityIntelligence agencies in the United States under fire as airport security undergoes review worldwide
President Barack Obama criticises intelligence agencies for security failings as airport security undergoes review...
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Published in: openIndiaNepal's Tibetans pressured by China's growing influence
Some in Nepal fear that China is stirring up tensions between their countrymen and the Tibetan refugee population
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Published in: openIndiaBalochistan rejects deal and fights on for freedom
Baloch nationalist leaders have rejected the latest settlement package proposed by the Pakistani government, on the...
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Published in: HomeThe fabric of accountability in Bangladesh’s garment industry
Poorly protected by its labour laws, Bangladesh's informal garment sector workers collectively seek ways to secure...
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Published in: openIndiaKeeping the corporation honest in Visakhapatnam, India
When legal-constitutional guarantees fail, public hearings may be the only option available to those who have paid...
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Published in: openSecurityLeaked intelligence says Iran developing nuclear weapon
Secret document shows Iran working on key nuclear bomb component. Car bomb kills eight near Kabul hotel. Japan...
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Published in: openSecurityOperational art and modern American strategy
America's strategic ambiguity in Afghanistan and elsewhere has made understanding its operational doctrine all the...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity contractors participated in CIA counterinsurgency operations
Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka: power and accountability
The degrading aftermath of Sri Lanka’s civil war demands international action to ensure protection of its civilians...
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Published in: openSecurityPoor nations at Copenhagen climate summit outraged by leaked memo
Wealthy nations are accused of 'carbon colonialism' as leaked climate draft sparks anger. General McChrystal...
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Published in: openSecurityCoordinated bombings ravage heart of Baghdad
Multiple explosions kill over 100 people in Baghdad. Gates to put pressure on Karzai in Kabul. US envoy commences...
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Published in: openSecurityStudents' Day in Iran sees police crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Iran subject to police violence. US clueless on Bin Laden’s location. Police in Sudan...
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Published in: openSecurityNATO allies join US Afghan surge
Allied countries inside and outside NATO have committed an additional 7,000 troops to Afghanistan. A bloody suicide...
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Published in: oDRMoldova - the Switzerland solution?
At the OSCE summit 10 years ago this week, Russia and NATO agreed a deal on troop and armament withdrawals from...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan: new strategy, old problem
Barack Obama’s fresh military approach in Afghanistan may only compound the United States’s predicament there - and...
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Published in: openSecurityUnited Nations Security Council extends sanctions against Congo rebels
The UN Security Council renews its sanctions against rebel groups in the eastern DRC. Indian government announces...
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Published in: openSecurityObama outlines eighteen-month, 30000 troop surge in Afghanistan
Obama announces 30,000 troop build-up in Afghanistan. Sri Lanka must help refugees leaving camps, say UN and rights...
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Published in: openIndiaHonour killing: India's continuing shame
The number of love marriages might have increased in India's cities but the reality remains different in many of its villages
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Published in: HomeNot all hybrid structures are created equal: Some thoughts on bottom-up peacebuilding
Afghanistan has long experience of complex arrangements with local/traditional forms of governance. It is possible...