Analyst: Iran, Russia Support May Strengthen Taliban’s Bargaining Power in Peace Talks - Breitbart

Friday, January 26, 2018

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Russian and Iranian military aid to the Taliban is granting the jihadist group the option to delay or move ahead with any peace negotiations and ultimately gain more influence under a potential power-sharing arrangement with Kabul, indicated an analyst on Thursday. During a panel discussion hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Javid Ahmad...

After ISIS - Foreign Policy

Thursday, January 25, 2018

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With the Islamic State defeated in Iraq, policymakers in Washington have shifted gears to focus on rebuilding communities displaced by the conflict. Yet there are already conflicts in the administration about how best to channel humanitarian and development assistance.

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New Daedalus Issue on Ending Civil Wars: Constraints and Possibilities - New Kerela

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

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It is simple to hope for an end to the world's civil wars-nearly thirty of which are underway right now-but it is not at all simple to bring these conflicts to an end when the causes are wide-ranging, the effects are extensive, the international response is uncertain, and the solutions are elusive.

Reframing the Crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State - ReliefWeb

Monday, January 22, 2018

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In the aftermath of attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and subsequent military clearance operations, two competing narratives have emerged. One frames the attacks as a critical threat to national security and the majority cultural-religious status quo. The second focuses...

Refugees need to feel safe enough to return: UN - Daily Star

Sunday, January 21, 2018

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The United Nations has reiterated its call for voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh saying Rohingyas need to feel that the situation is safe enough for them. “It is up for people to choose to go home. No one should choose for them. Any repatriation of Rohingyas back to Myanmar needs to be voluntary,” said Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric in regular briefing at the UN headquarters.

Why the Palestinians Are Boycotting the Trump Administration - New Yorker

Sunday, January 21, 2018

By: Robin Wright

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Husam Zomlot is the Palestinian front man in Washington. Born in a Gaza refugee camp, he has a doctorate in economics from the University of London and was a research fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center. Now in his mid-forties, he represents a new generation of Palestinian politicians. Last spring, he arrived in the United States on a wave of optimism that President Trump would reinvigorate peace negotiations

Liberia’s Next Fight? - New York Times

Sunday, January 21, 2018

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Liberians recently propelled George Weah, a former soccer star, to the presidency, but as he is sworn in on Monday to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, he will inherit the problem that stymied her progress against corruption: a political system based on coercion and bribery.