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On dry land - The onshore drivers of piracy

New Somali navy recruits train near the old seaport in northern Mogadishu, Somalia, on 10 June. Naval deployments are achieving limited success owing to the ongoing conclusive situation for piracy on land. (PA)

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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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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Ploughshare politics - The future of Hizbullah's militia

Members of the Islamic Resistance carry Hizbullah flags as they parade during the annual rally to mark Al-Quds Day in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon,on 28 October 2005. As well as maintaining a military force, Hizbullah maintains social and political influence, with all 11 of the group’s candidates winning seats in the June parliamentary elections. (PA)

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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US and Pakistan renew intelligence co-operation

Pakistani and US officials meet in Islamabad, April 2009. (PA)

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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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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SVBIED tactics evolve in Pakistan

Composite image showing the route and result of the Lahore attack. (PA and Google Earth/Digital Globe)

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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Held to ransom - Kidnapping trends in Latin America

Ethiopia spurns Somalia's call for help

Islamist militiaman take pictures on their mobile telephones of some of the casualties of the heavy fighting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on 17 June 2009. (PA)

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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IJU returns to Uzbekistan

This image of the Islamic Jihad Union leader Abu Yahya Muhammad Fatih was released in January. Video footage of the same scene was included in the 28 May video. (Badr al-Tawhid)

The Islamic Jihad Union has once more turned its attention to its homeland.

22 June 2009

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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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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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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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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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Pakistan hotel bombing increases instability

Suicide bombers attacked the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar on 10 June.

11 June 2009

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