INTL CONFLICTS
Information and updates on international conflicts
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Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey
By Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn’t limiting his assault on neighboring Syria to…
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370, 35A, Kashmir lockdown, and 60
By Iman Malik Eight million Kashmiris are under continued military siege from last 78 days in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.…
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Kashmir issue at the 74th UNGA and the nuclear discourse
By Haris Bilal Malik The Kashmir issue has more significance in view of the nuclearization of South Asia as many…
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As Turkish troops advance, dangers escalate
On 9 October, Turkish troops began a long-anticipated cross-border assault against the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern…
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Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds
By James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff…
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The game-changing fallibility of BMD systems – Lessons from the Middle East and South Asia
As the Middle East’s major powers recalculate their defence and foreign policies following last month’s missile strikes on Saudi oilfields,…
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Normandy format for Russia-Donbas-Ukraine conflict resolution re-activated
For the first time in several years, there are realistic possibilities for a negotiated settlement of the armed conflict in…
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Non-aligned must be non-alienated from the global agenda for peace
This year, NATO marked its 70 anniversary. NATO is the most powerful political-military bloc that survived after the end of…
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Pope Francis’ letter to Assad: Syria is a Catholic issue
By Peter Carswell In a little-noticed diplomatic exchange in July, Pope Francis sent his envoys to Damascus to convey an…
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Mounting Teheran – Riyadh tensions: Is third World War likely?
By Sudhanshu Tripathi Indeed, West Asia is again witnessing another looming specter of likely face-off between Iran and Saudi Arabia…
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