INTL CONFLICTS
Information and updates on international conflicts
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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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Yemen: Blame game continues amid growing humanitarian crisis
Four years of war – between Iranian Regime backed Houthi militants and Arab coalition backed Yemeni government of Abdrabbuh Mansur…
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Signs of hope for Persian Gulf conflicts: serious negotiations needed
After an extended period of darkening storm clouds, there are signs of hope for tension reduction in two separate but…
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Of gains and losses: Iran, America and South Asia
By Palwasha Khan Iran and America have recently been at odds with no hope for de-escalation. Iranian authorities aiming to…
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Trump scorns United Nations as tensions with Iran flare over Saudi oil attacks
By Shelley Inglis, University of Dayton President Donald Trump made his disdain for the United Nations quite clear in his…
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Iran’s challenge to the U.S supremacy in the Middle East
By Haris Bilal Malik The United States as a global superpower has been maintaining and projecting its military and political…
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