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Why the Afghan insurgents are reaching out beyond their heartlands 
An underfunded and undermanned operation creeps towards disaster on the frontline of the "war on terrorism"
Pakistan should draw the right lesson from the carnage of yesterday's blast at the Indian embassy in Kabul
It's not risk-free but it must be done: talk to them
Pashtun secularists in Pakistan's northwest begin negotiations with Islamists, including the Taliban
Afghanistan's hope of progress and security is withering. It's now or never for Europe
Experts and practitioners meet to explore a range of responses to terrorism
Al-Qaida receives more advice from the respected SWISH consultancy
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The PKK challenge should unite Ankara, Washington and Iraqi Kurds

Geopolitics will make needed negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban impossible
An effective strategy towards al-Qaida must grasp the movement's own transformation
A change in Palestinian language is more than just rhetorical
In a fragmented political landscape, peace is a long way off in the southern Philippines
In fighting terrorism, the White House and Downing Street need to brush up on their history
As India celebrates its 60th birthday, the bubble of liberal Indian Islam may burst under pressure from without and within
Blaming the Kurds for the dispute over Kirkuk is to miss the forest for the trees
With Kerkuk's contentious fate to be decided in December, Sheth Jerjis lays out the Turkmen case against the referendum
Morocco's proposed plan to grant Western Sahara autonomy is a poor solution to Africa's forgotten conflict.
The right of the Moro people to self-determination need not fracture the Philippines.
To fight the Taliban effectively, international forces must brush up on their anthropology.

Islamabad grows anxious as New Delhi wields soft power in Afghanistan.

Policy-makers and the mainstream media dangerously oversimplify the motivations and implications of suicide bombings.
With their aims often understood in existential terms, terrorists will never be as successful as insurgents.
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Farooq Siddiqui argues that the European Union must remind India of its democratic hypocrisy in Kashmir.

Nonviolent strategies of resistance are more effective than their violent counterparts, according to Dr. Maria Stephan and Dr. Erica Chenoweth.

With journalism in tatters in strife-torn Colombia, Bernardo Gutiérrez of Medios Para la Paz argues that the battles for objectivity and peace are one.
With Islamist violence on the up in Algeria and across the Maghreb, democratic institutions are likely to come under increasing external and internal pressure.
The blunt brutality of India's Maoist insurgents cannot be countered with equal violence.
If Somalia's government fails to broaden its base of support and include alienated political figures and groups, no measure of international intervention will save the country from instability

As long as American troops remain in Iraq, nothing can be resolved.

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