On dry land - The onshore drivers of piracy
The international community has responded to the growing piracy problem off Somalia through maritime means. Peter Chalk and Laurence Smallman argue that piracy will never be eradicated unless measures are taken on land as well
03 July 2009
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- Piracy's rising tide - Somali piracy develops and diversifies
US troops launch major offensive against Afghan Taliban
On 2 July, the US army launched its first offensive against the Taliban in Helmand since US Marines were deployed to the southern Afghan province earlier this year.
02 July 2009
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- Booster shot – The US increases its forces in Afghanistan
Ploughshare politics - The future of Hizbullah's militia
Hizbullah's political wing won all 11 seats it contested in Lebanon's 7 June parliamentary elections. Nicholas Blanford considers three possible scenarios for Hizbullah's future after the election
23 June 2009
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- Group profile: Hizbullah
US and Pakistan renew intelligence co-operation
Intelligence co-operation between the US and Pakistan has increased as Washington prepares for an offensive against the Taliban.
01 July 2009
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- US ties with Pakistan under strain
Bloodless Honduran coup deposes president
On 28 June, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Rosales was removed from power in a coup and replaced, in an interim capacity, by former president of Congress Roberto Micheletti.
29 June 2009
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- Honduras dismisses military chief amid political chaos
SVBIED tactics evolve in Pakistan
Suicide bombers in Pakistan are increasingly accompanied by gunmen to ensure they reach their target, Jane's examines what this shift in tactics means for security forces and foreigners in the country.
29 June 2009
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- Pakistan hotel bombing increases instability
Honduras dismisses military chief amid political chaos
On 24 June, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sacked the Joint Chief of Staff and accepted the defence minister's resignation as a political crisis over his bid for electoral reform gathered pace.
26 June 2009
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Ethiopia spurns Somalia's call for help
Ethiopia has rejected an appeal from the Speaker of the Somali parliament on 20 June for military intervention to help the Somali government defeat Islamist militias
22 June 2009
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- Somalia's foreign fighters
IJU returns to Uzbekistan
The Islamic Jihad Union has once more turned its attention to its homeland.
22 June 2009
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- Militant attacks strike eastern Uzbekistan
Booster shot – The US increases its forces in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has placed the Afghan conflict at the top of his foreign policy agenda. Jane's assesses whether increasing troop levels and changing top military personnel will bring greater stability to the country
18 June 2009
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Election unrest shakes Iran to the core
Popular dissatisfaction in Iran following the 12 June presidential elections is focused not only on the actions of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but also on the role of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
19 June 2009
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- Ahmadinejad splits Iran's conservatives
Just rewards - International judicial bodies and security
James Gow look at the evasion of international arrest warrants by those indicted by the International Criminal Court.
16 June 2009
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- Sudan's regime poised to self-destruct
Myanmar launches operations against Karen
Aid agencies claimed that around 3,000 ethnic Karen had fled to Thailand from Myanmar where the military has launched an offensive, the BBC reported on 8 June.
12 June 2009
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- Myanmar faces down its armed minorities
Fiji extends emergency and courts China
On 9 June 2009, the interim government in Fiji extended the Public Emergency Regulation (PER) for a further 30 days, the second time the law has been extended.
12 June 2009
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- Fiji's military chief monopolises power
Pakistan hotel bombing increases instability
Suicide bombers attacked the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar on 10 June.
11 June 2009
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- Pakistan Marriott bombing heightens instability
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