INTL CONFLICTS
Information and updates on international conflicts
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What does the Trump administration want from Iran?
By Noah Weisbord, Queen’s University, Ontario Two oil tankers were attacked on June 13 off the coast of Oman, forcing…
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US is already fighting a conflict with Iran – an economic war that is hurting the wrong people
By David Cortright, University of Notre Dame Many are worried about the risk of war with Iran after the Trump…
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A more nakedly aggressive United States
By M Waqas Jan Of all the instability and unrest the US has been accused of fomenting over the last…
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Sri Lankan bombings: Reincarnation of red revolution
By B.Z. Khasru With a string of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which killed more than 250…
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War games shed light on real-world strategies
ByDavid Banks, American University School of International Service Want to try your hand at negotiating during a crisis? Think you…
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Pakistan, a terrorized rather than terrorist state
By Syed Nasir Hassan It is not hard to analyze the human audacity in engaging itself towards violence particularly in…
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The ‘high-risk low-gain’ politics of the Kashmir issue
By M Waqas Jan Over the last few days, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have come under tremendous fire…
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Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism
By Mark Fathi Massoud, University of California, Santa Cruz Warning that Islamic extremists want to impose fundamentalist religious rule in…
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U.S. State Secretary warns Libyan warlord’s forces against advancing on Tripoli
The U.S. government issued a stern warning to the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar telling him to halt his advance on the…
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Indo-Pak: economy, diplomacy gone for a toss
By Bilal Hussain Notwithstanding the economic priorities, the two major nuclear powers in South Asia: India and Pakistan are engaged…
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