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Syria: another round of peace talks
The prospects of the Geneva III peace talks don't look good, but that doesn't mean they are a waste of time.
From the War on Terror to War on ISIS
What tactics—military and non-military—can be used to fight this new war.
Food insecurity: strategic incentives for integrated action
With estimates that food demand will rise by 50% by 2050, the challenge in eradiciating world hunger (the second Sustainable Development Goal) is substantial.
Otherness and the power of exclusion
Exclusion manifests itself in peaceful, tolerant societies with important implications for our collective security.
The Tunisian spring and the Nobel Peace prize
The new Nobel laureates, the National Dialogue Quartet, are an important part of the reason why Tunisia has managed to bring about political change after the 'Arab Spring' relatively peacefully.
Syria: grasping the nettle of negotiation
Just as the possibility of talks of some kind with Assad now seems less outlandish to many than it did two years ago, so things may change with ISIS.
What are NATO Special Forces doing in Kunduz?
The Taliban’s incursion into Kunduz, barely nine months after the NATO combat mission was supposed to have ended, raises troubling questions over the capacity of Afghan forces to provide security on their own.
Refugees: links in the chain of disaster and response
The hard-fought battle for the EU to accept and share responsibility for 120,000 reguees is not enough.
BRICS: realistic alternative with a stuttering motor
BRICS has recently lost some of its previous dynamic with reduced economic growth playing a significant part.
Do government transfers reduce civil unrest?
Recent instances of civil unrest have been linked to rising inequalities and social exclusion.