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Thailand Emergency Rule under Fire
Posted on 28 Jul 2010 at 7:30pm Two months after Thailand's army routed the anti-government Red Shirt protest movement from central Bangkok, 16 provinces including Bangkok remain under emergency law, as the now-dormant Red Shirt movement goes underground.
Journalist Abused in Iranian Prison
Posted on 26 Jul 2010 at 9:42pm Since the crackdown on the Green Movement, reports of prisoner abuse have been common. Abdolreza Tajik, a human rights activist, is the latest victim.
The Freezing of Afghan Asylum Claims in Australia
Posted on 26 Jul 2010 at 1:12am The Australian government announced a freeze on asylum claims from Afghans, despite the fact that human rights organizations unanimously report that Afghan civilians face just as much danger as ever.
Taiwan: Building Partnerships for Asia-Pacific Economic Integration
Posted on 22 Jul 2010 at 8:59pm As the global marketplace becomes a more integrated, multipolar arena, Taiwan's is working to develop symbiotic regional trade agreements, improve cross-strait relations and strengthen economic and diplomatic ties to the U.S.
State-Building Woes of the U.N.
Posted on 21 Jul 2010 at 3:10am The original mandate of the United Nations deemed the sovereignty of states more or less inviolable, yet the organization has expanded its scope to, controversially, include peacekeeping and state-building.
BP's Other Disaster (continued)
Posted on 18 Jul 2010 at 7:06pm The United States and the United Kingdom have a long history of trying to play puppeteer with Middle Eastern countries in the interest of natural resources, a history that is far from written.
BP's Other Disaster
Posted on 15 Jul 2010 at 8:59pm BP is not new to making a mess. Sixty years ago the oil company helped oust Iran's popularly elected government, and the blood and chaos has been spilling in the Middle East ever since.
Hydro-Politics in the Arab World
Posted on 13 Jul 2010 at 6:10pm Not unlike the role oil has played, water is going to be increasingly important in determining power-sharing strategies and political alliances in the Middle East.
An Unbreakable Bond?
Posted on 28 Jun 2010 at 5:01pm Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is heading to the U.S. to meet President Obama next week, with the pair expected to discuss the series of rocky moments that have dogged their special relationship.
Tensions Remain despite Pledge to Ease Gaza Blockade
Posted on 20 Jun 2010 at 9:49pm Despite Israel's announcement that it will ease its blockade, forces inside and outside Gaza remain in a volatile tug of war.
Albania, Europe's Problematic Child
Posted on 8 Jul 2010 at 11:54pm A year after general elections, Albania's political parties are still fighting over the legitimacy of the results. Meanwhile the country's unemployment is sky high and it's no closer to E.U. accession.
Political Islam and Kemalist laicism: New Tango on Turkey's Old Battlefield
Posted on 22 Jun 2010 at 11:22pm Turkey has been engaged in an ongoing struggle to balance its pro-Islam and secular parties for a long time, a battle that might only be won by coming to a compromise.
Haggling over the Former Moldavian SSR Dispute
Posted on 28 May 2010 at 1:11am Russian President Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych issued a joint declaration on the Transnistria conflict, with Moldova and Transnistria caught quite literally in between.
Kyrgyzstan: the Road Not Taken
Posted on 11 Jul 2010 at 7:47pm In the wake of political unrest in Kyrgyzstan, thousands of Uzbek nationals have been the victims of violence within Kyrgyzstan. A third-party "peace army" could help turn the situation around.
Gas Revenues Fund Burma Nuke Program
Posted on 7 Jul 2010 at 1:04am While its people remain among the poorest in the world, a new report shows that Burma's military junta is siphoning oil and gas revenues to fund a secret nuclear weapons program.

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