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Violent Islamist uprising in northern Nigeria: from the "Taleban" to Boko Haram II
Nigeria by Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Morten Bøås 27 January 2012
Boko Haram has re-emerged from the ashes of the death of its original leader as an avant-garde organisation... more  
Tensions in the second year of the Arab revolution
Tunisian protest by Gwenael Piaser Mariano Aguirre 21 December 2011
One year after a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, sparking revolts that were to spread across... more  
King Abdullah of Jordan and the Arab Spring
Hashemite kings by Stopping to eat the roses Nicolas Pelham 21 December 2011
Long the region’s unlikely survivor, the Hashemite dynasty of Jordan has thus far survived the Arab winds o... more  
In the shadows of globalisation: drug violence in Mexico and Central America
Pistols by faeriefly717 Benedicte Bull 19 December 2011
Mexico and the northern triangle of Central America (Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador) are currently exp... more  
Pakistan’s Population Prospects
Global handwashing day in Pakistan - Photo by Save the Children Michael Kugelman 28 October 2011
Pakistan's future is closely tied to the fate of its mushrooming population. What must Pakistan do to produ... more  
Russia, Afghanistan and the Great Game
Ross Eventon 7 October 2011
In January this year Russian president Dmitry Medvedev publicly stated that Moscow would be taking a greate... more  
For lack of a better alternative, Palestinians go to the UN
Mahmoud Abbas (left), President of the National Palestinian Authority, delivers an application for full Palestinian membership in the United Nations to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras Khalil Shikaki 29 September 2011
Having lost confidence in the peace process, Palestinians, who normally do not view the UN as an effective... more  
Today's call on Palestine’s future: interim arrangements instead of comprehensive peace
Palestinian flag by jaume durgell Tamar Hermann 26 September 2011
Regrettably, the distinct issues of a comprehensive Middle East peace and Palestinian statehood... more  
Libya: victory is but the first step
Tobruk, Libya by Reuters/Asmaa Waguih under a Creative Commons license George Joffé 16 September 2011
Now that the civil war is virtually over, Libyans face the massive task of reconstructing their country and... more  
Jerusalem: The key to Israel’s peace? or an existential liability?
Jerusalem 493 by Adam Reeder in Flickr under CC license Daniel Seidemann 23 August 2011
The Jewish attachment to Jerusalem is incontrovertible.  However, the realities in Jerusalem toda... more  

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