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Identity Crisis: Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar, 2020

The fundamental analysis by International Crisis Group. Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked in Myanmar, creating a vicious cycle of violence that continues to escalate. The state’s inability to address…

February 4, 2021Myanmar

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Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan and prospects for this standoff

Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan continued to escalate, less than a week after Sudan accused an Ethiopian military aircraft of crossing into Sudan. The violation of Sudanese airspace and the…

January 22, 2021Ethiopia, Sudan

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Serbia’s war against Kosovo is asymmetric

More than twenty years after the war in Kosovo, there are still about 1300 missing persons as a result of the war in 1999. This number includes some 1000 Kosovo…

January 9, 2021Arbesa Hoxha, Kosovo, Serbia

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India-China in Nepal Conundrum

Following a recent political chaos in Kathmandu, now everyone’s eye is on high-profile visits from two Asian giants and neighbors of Nepal, India and China. In just seven months, there…

January 7, 2021China, India, Nepal

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Worsening situation in CAR leads to President Taudery re-election

Presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) could test the ability of national and international actors alike to keep the country stable. The insurgents are unlikely to…

December 24, 2020CAR

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Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020

This research by Salem Bahfi analyzes the Houthis’ warped ideology in depth, aiming to not only illustrate how the group bears similarities to other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah…

December 22, 2020Yemen

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Dead end to silencing the guns in Africa?

Africa is faced with rampant armed conflicts in some of its countries with consequent negative effects to the economic, political and social lives of her citizens and neighbouring countries. However,…

December 7, 2020Africa, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Mphatso Kampeni

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To recognize independence of Karabakh as a way to work on NATO and a test case to alter boundaries

Nagorno Karabakh peace deal opened the way for Russia to have boots on the ground in the South Caucasus by deploying peacekeepers. It practically echoed the 1992 scenario when puppet…

November 24, 2020Armenia, France, Karabakh, Russia, separatism

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Military conflict in Karabakh brought to a close: Moscow’s hand strengthened while that of Turkey weakened

Military conflict in Karabakh ended with expanded military presence by Russia in the Caucasus under the Transnistrian scenario. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed he had signed a peace deal…

November 10, 2020Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia

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Ethiopian ethnic clashes as a sign of a weak government and risks of state split

On November 2 several news agencies reported that dozens of peaceful civilians were killed in West Wollega zone, Guliso Werda, Gawwa Qanqa kebele of Oromia regional state. According to the…

November 4, 2020Ethiopia

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Identity Crisis: Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar, 2020

Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan and prospects for this standoff

Serbia’s war against Kosovo is asymmetric

India-China in Nepal Conundrum

Worsening situation in CAR leads to President Taudery re-election

Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020

Dead end to silencing the guns in Africa?

To recognize independence of Karabakh as a way to work on NATO and a test case to alter boundaries

Military conflict in Karabakh brought to a close: Moscow’s hand strengthened while that of Turkey weakened

Ethiopian ethnic clashes as a sign of a weak government and risks of state split

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