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In Afghnaistan, Today’s Pro/government Militias Could be Tomorrow’s Insurgents - War on the Rocks
President Ashraf Ghani looks set to mobilize a new 20,000-strong militia to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. The story of militias loyal to his former running mate and current vice-president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, should give him pause. Many of Dostum’s former commanders...
Trump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria - New Yorker
Despite the deaths of as many as half a million people, dozens by chemical weapons, in the Syrian civil war, the Trump Administration is now prepared to accept President Bashar al-Assad’s continued rule until Syria’s next scheduled Presidential election, in 2021, according to U.S. and European officials. The decision reverses repeated U.S. statements that Assad must step down as part of a peace process.
Iraq’s Sadr militia agrees to disband, surrender weapons to Baghdad - Washington Times
The paramilitary wing of influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr on Monday agreed to disband its forces and hand over its cache of weapons to the Iraqi government, making it the first Shia militia to lay down its arms in the aftermath of Islamic State’s defeat in the country.
Age is not a limit to making a difference –Imrana Alhaji Buba - Punch
Imrana Alhaji Buba, 25, is a community development facilitator and the founder of Youth Coalition Against Terrorism. He speaks about his passion
اعتبار القدس عاصمة لاسرائيل.. عملية السلام أمام امتحانها الأصعب - Al Arabiya
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Let’s get real about America’s security - Kansas City Star
Just months in office, the Trump administration is responding to the imperative for America to lead in stabilizing distant, war-torn countries. That wasn’t the plan for a president who campaigned on narrowing America’s engagement in crises abroad to rebuild the economy at home.
What’s Next for the Palestinians? - The Cipher Brief
President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has left Palestinian leaders questioning the United States’ ability to effectively spearhead any future peace negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Trump’s announcement has also sparked...
Why doesn’t South Sudan's refugee exodus spur East Africa to action? - The East African
Migration crises in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa reconfigured global politics. So why — as the millionth South Sudanese took refuge in Uganda earlier this year, and with the total number of South Sudanese refugee and asylum seekers now more than two million — is there no comparable shift in the political post...
Reconstruction Funds Will Not Change Assad’s Behavior in Syria - Atlantic Council
The promise of foreign reconstruction aid will not induce cooperation from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which is why international efforts to rebuild the war-ravaged country should focus on local solutions, removed from the regime’s sphere of influence, according to an Atlantic Council analyst.