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Rebellion stirs in Brazilian Amazon
"This doesn't smell good," was the reaction of José de Anchieta Júnior, governor of the Brazilian state of Roraima, to news that 10 indigenous tribesmen...
08-May-2008
Kosovo proves no Waterloo for Balkans
The decision by the West whether to back Kosovo's independence was delayed for years for fear of what would happen to the neighbourhood. However, three...
07-May-2008
Ukrainian politics stands on the brink, again
The popular revolutions that have arisen in post-Soviet states in recent years held great promise for states beset by corruption, economic mismanagement and failing democracy....
06-May-2008
Zimbabwe's election waiting game
More than a month after Zimbabweans voted in harmonised elections on 29 March, they are none the wiser about who will be their next president....
06-May-2008
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"The Georgian leadership advises the anonymous representatives of the Russian security agencies to take a few drops of valerian [a traditional herbal sedative]. However, ...
06-May-2008
Pakistan's lawyers' movement: rebels without a case?
Pakistan's fragile coalition government showed signs of strain as the two leaders of the alliance met on 30 April to try and break a deadlock...
01-May-2008
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"It might disturb the peace on the ground." Moro Islamic Liberation Front's chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal claims on 28 April that the forthcoming withdrawal ...
29-Apr-2008
Egypt's democratic deficit widens
"We know Mahallah is suffering and you have passed through many crises," were the words used by Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to bring to...
29-Apr-2008
North Korea's road to Damascus
Has the CIA had a Damascene conversion? On the road to Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul of Tartus had a revelation. According to the Acts...
28-Apr-2008
Italian polls see return of the King
"An affectionate kiss to all Italians," offered Silvio Berlusconi beneficently after his rival, Walter Veltroni, conceded defeat in Italian general elections on 14 April. "I...
25-Apr-2008
Russia renews Libyan ties
In one of his last overseas engagements before handing power to his anointed successor Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tripoli at the invitation...
24-Apr-2008
Nepal's red letter day
Confounding the expectations of even the most farsighted pundit, Nepal's former rebel group the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) has emerged as the largest party...
23-Apr-2008
Kenya seeks a new start
After more than a month of wrangling, Kenya's opposing political factions finally announced a new coalition cabinet in mid-April. The power-sharing cabinet is one of...
22-Apr-2008
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"The Russian Federation has made yet another extremely dangerous step towards the de facto annexation of integral parts of Georgia's internationally recognised territory." A ...
22-Apr-2008
Curtain rises on Macedonia's early polls
The Macedonian parliament's first self-dissolution since independence in 1991 was not much of a substitute for the longed-for invitation to membership in the NATO alliance....
18-Apr-2008
On your marks for Maghreb arms race?
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Libya on 16 April amid a swirl of speculation that Moscow is set to conclude a USD2.5 billion arms...
18-Apr-2008
Ecuador's spring clean
Since the Colombian armed forces raided a terrorist camp inside Ecuador on 1 March, the Ecuadorian government has sought to portray itself internationally as a...
16-Apr-2008
Off the MAP: Post-Bucharest Georgia
After months of hyperbole, Georgia left the 2-4 April NATO summit in Bucharest almost empty-handed. Promises that Georgia, along with Ukraine, will eventually join the...
14-Apr-2008
Is the UN serious about Somalia?
With the success of UN peacekeeping in Darfur still hanging in the balance, the UN has turned to the more neglected Somali conflict in 2008,...
11-Apr-2008
India's invisible jihad?
In 2005, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he took pride "that although we have 150 million Muslims in our country as citizens, not one...
10-Apr-2008
Blind lead the blind in Haiti
After signs that the security situation in Haiti was improving during late 2007, on 2 April UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a grim assessment...
08-Apr-2008
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"We'll take under our wing anyone that means Serbia well, and that wants to pick us up from our knees and stand us on two...
08-Apr-2008
Montenegro's revolving door
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Russia's former President Vladimir Putin must really admire the tiny Balkan state of Montenegro and the...
07-Apr-2008
Russia's unhappy officer corps
As Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev's inauguration on 7 May approaches, the Russian military and security apparatus is finding itself suddenly facing a round of resignations...
03-Apr-2008
Pakistan: new leader, new politics?
"A breath of fresh air after eight and half years of an oppressive military-led regime", is how local newspaper Dawn described the new Pakistani ...
03-Apr-2008
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* "The head of Shin Bet, [Avi] Diskin, says the Palestinian Authority cannot even keep the traffic laws. You visit Jenin and you see ...
01-Apr-2008
Comoros celebrates Anjouan liberation
On 25 March, a joint force of Comoran and African Union (AU) troops landed on semi-autonomous Anjouan island and ousted the regime of Colonel Mohamed...
31-Mar-2008
Argentina's political stew
Compared to the chaos unleashed by Argentina's financial and political crisis of 2001/02, the demonstrations that converged around the Casa Rosada presidential residence on 25...
28-Mar-2008
Ma's victory eases tension across Taiwan Strait
When Ma Ying-jeou is asked how his China-friendly attitude will play out in practice, he flinches. Although Ma just won Taiwan's presidential election in ...
28-Mar-2008
Turkey's rulers learn to fear Fridays
The rise of Turkey's moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi: AKP) has been good for Fridays. In 1935, in one of...
26-Mar-2008
Indo-Sri Lankan relations set to change?
When Sri Lankan Army commander General Sarath Fonseka made a week-long visit to India in early March, it generated speculation that India would step up...
20-Mar-2008
Iran's election delivers conservative Majlis
"The legendary Iranian nation acted with exemplary acumen and determination to defend its identity and principles - particularly the right to benefit from all aspects...
20-Mar-2008
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"All the measures we have taken are aimed at maintaining social stability, defending the country's laws and rules and protecting Tibetan people's rights and ...
18-Mar-2008
Serbia's phoney war
"Serbia should buy state-of-the-art weapons from Russia and other countries and call on Russia to send volunteers and establish a military presence [in Kosovo]," ...
17-Mar-2008
Brazil locks down borders
The initial diplomatic crisis that followed a 1 March Colombian military raid into Ecuador revolved around the Colombian and Ecuadorian presidents Alvaro Uribe and Rafael...
17-Mar-2008
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