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Yemen's Houthi rebellion has a regional dimension

The Yemeni army has been embroiled in a five-year conflict with insurgents mainly in the Sadah province. (PA)

Speculation surrounds Iran's possible involvement in the Houthi rebellion in Yemen following the death of a Saudi Arabian border guard in the country.

10 November 2009

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Collision course - Yemen's converging crises

Colombia anticipates clash with Venezuela

A Venezuelan soldier stands behind a map showing where troops have been deployed along the Colombian border in Cedeno, Venezuela, on 5 November 2009. (PA)

After calling for his country to "prepare for war" with Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on 13 November claimed that Colombia and the US had a "diabolical" plan to invade Venezuela.

17 November 2009

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Venezuela formalises national militia

Making waves - Naval power evolves for the 21st century

A ceremony is held before a Chinese naval fleet sets sail from a port in Sanya city on China's southernmost island province of Hainan on 26 December 2008. China is one of the Asian countries developing their naval capabilities to include blue-water sea control and power projection as well as their traditional areas of coastal defence and localised sea control. (PA)

As the requirements of maritime military involvement develop, defence planners are having to consider non-state threats ranging from terrorism to piracy, as well as national security objectives.

17 November 2009

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Secret Sanya - China's new nuclear naval base revealed

Top target - Militant deaths hit extremism in Indonesia

Indonesian police release an image of slain Malaysian militant Noordin Top, who was killed in a raid on 17 September. (Press Association)

Although the Indonesian authorities achieved a major coup by eliminating Southeast Asia's most wanted militant, Noordin Top, the country remains a fertile recruiting ground for Islamists.

21 October 2009

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Southeast Asia's tri-border black spot

US brokers a compromise in Honduras crisis

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (right) in the Brazilian embassy, Tegucigalpa, on 29 October. (PA)

An accord was announced on 29 October that may herald the end of Honduras' political crisis, with deposed President Manuel Zelaya to be reinstated before 29 November presidential elections.

30 October 2009

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Honduras dismisses military chief amid political chaos

US piles the pressure on La Familia business

Mexican police present to the media alleged members of the drug cartel La Familia, detained in a recent police operation in Mexico City on 22 October 2009. (Press Association)

On 21 October, US law enforcement agencies launched a major operation targeting US-based members of La Familia, one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels.

26 October 2009

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Family business - La Familia: Mexico's most violent criminals

Total gridlock - Cyber threat to critical infrastructure

US President Barack Obama has set up a new cyber security strategy, and warned that the cyber threat is one of the most serious challenges facing the US. (PA)

Utility companies are particularly vulnerable to malicious internet-based attacks and hackers could exploit flaws in technological control systems to cause widespread disruption to national electricity infrastructure.

13 October 2009

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Safety net - Cybercriminals adapt to new security measures

Pakistani militants storm army headquarters

Pakistani soldiers and commandoes rescued 39 hostages who were being held by militants within the Pakistani Army General Headquarters (GHQ) complex in Rawalpindi

12 October 2009

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Enemy of the state - Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and militancy in Pakistan

Bangladesh clamps down on JMB militants

A police officer shows materials used in making explosives allegedly confiscated from the house of 'Boma' Mizan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 May 2009. (PA)

On 5 October, five Jamaat ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants were convicted in Kishoreganj district and face 14 years' imprisonment

08 October 2009

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Nationwide bombings in Bangladesh

Colombian military scores success against FARC Central Command

The Colombian military has confirmed a number of FARC rebels were killed in a military operation on 1 October.

06 October 2009

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Colombia seizes rocket launchers from the FARC

Family business - La Familia: Mexico's most violent criminals

Born from the remains of the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, La Familia has grown into Mexico's most violent criminal organisation. Jane's charts the group's development and expansion and the consequences this could have for regional security

07 October 2009

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Prison break - Mexican gang moves operations outside US jails

Global focus

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to Jane's about Al-Qaeda, Iran and the global security situation.

01 October 2009

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Iran's nuclear stand-off reaches new heights

Northern explosion - Violence escalates in the North Caucasus

In the past two years the number of violent attacks across Russia's North Caucasian republics has grown dramatically. Jane's examines how disparate militant groups have united under strong leadership and a common cause to threaten not only the region, but its master Russia.

22 September 2009

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Al-Qaeda seeks foothold in North Caucasus

Iran's nuclear stand-off reaches new heights

Jane's has used satellite imagery to analyse Iran's previously undeclared enrichment facility.

28 September 2009

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Iran's proposals aim to curtail nuclear battle

Home-made horror

As improvised explosive devices become the main weapon of choice for Afghanistan's insurgents, Jane's looks at how the bomb makers' designs are evolving

14 September 2009

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Booster shot – The US increases its forces in Afghanistan