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Renewed EU focus on Ukraine will face old challenges

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UKRAINE/EU

An armed conflict at Europe's eastern end is entering its fifth year, yet international conflict resolution efforts and sanctions against Russia have not produced appreciable…

Colombia violence to rise as elections approach

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COLOMBIA

Peace process.

Global standards would curb conflict mineral trade

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INTERNATIONAL

As part of the meeting, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted a joint forum with the OECD to address a key problem facing the diamond industry -- the absence of universal…

Assassinations signal more violence ahead in Burundi

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BURUNDI

Despite creeping atrocities carried out by state actors, acts of violence targeting government figures and high-ranking National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for…

Myanmar's ethnic troubles will pose security threats

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MYANMAR

Ethnic relations, politics and security in Myanmar.

Burundi will maintain pressure on the armed opposition

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BURUNDI

The Burundian presence will further exacerbate local tensions in the DRC and illustrates that hardliners continue to control Burundi’s government.

South Ossetia border with Georgia will stay tense

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GEORGIA/RUSSIA

Controversial moves to mark the South Ossetia border.

Central African Republic peace deal needs executing

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The accord, the full contents of which are still not public, differs from previous deals in that it follows the first direct talks between the parties and because the government…

Burundi's crisis could have a regional security effect

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BURUNDI

While the Security Council vote reflects concern about Burundi's crisis, the protests are the latest example of the problems the international community confronts in trying to…

Cameroon polls may extend anglophone crisis

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CAMEROON

This comes amid mounting domestic and international frustration over President Paul Biya’s approach to ending the long-standing anglophone crisis. A controversial bill to give…