Wednesday, 14 October 2009

DR Congo: arc of war, map of responsibility, Martin Shaw

The reports of an upsurge of violence in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may at a glance appear little more than a continuation of the persistent conflict in the country over much of the last two decades. Yet a closer look reveals...

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The Armenia-Turkey process: don’t stop now , Kerem Oktem

"Stop the Protocols" is the headline slogan of one of the many websites that emerged soon after news got round of secret negotiations between Turkey and Armenia. Its explicit aim is to make sure that the cautious rapprochement between the...

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Moscow traffic: jam today and more jams tomorrow, Mumin Shakirov

"Russia has two problems: fools and roads", the writer Nikolai Gogol said of his country almost two centuries ago. Russians tend to object that there are fools the world over, but when it comes to roads... This is indeed Russia's...

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China and Russia strengthen ties at Beijing summit, Rukeyya Khan

Leaders from the world's most influential energy-rich nations are meeting in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) talks. The SCO regional bloc includes China and Russia as well as former-Soviet Central Asian states of Kazakhstan,...

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