Conflict
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 05:46
Earlier this week RFE/RL’s Tajik service reported that a group of drunken, disrobed Russian soldiers got into a brawl with local Tajiks in Kulob. Russia has three military installations in Tajikistan, 7,000 troops, and a 2012 agreement extends Russia’s base leases until 2042.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 07:02
Turkish war planes on Wednesday unleashed some of the heaviest bombing to date on Kurdish rebel strongholds in Turkey and Iraq, as the fallout from Ankara’s stepped-up anti-terror campaign reverberated in the nation’s political arena.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 06:46
Anti-corruption movements across Latin America has been a key development in 2015, and has shaken political elites from Guatemala to Brazil. Security analyst James Bosworth breaks down how these ongoing investigations could impact regional politics.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 06:42
The spectacle of failure in South Sudan is saddening. A nation that was brought to independence with the enthusiastic support of the United States, ending a long civil war, is now being torn apart by its own leaders.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 05:56
U.S. officials are turning to Russia for help with Iran and Syria, even as the Ukrainian conflict persists.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 05:50
The U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, Richard Hoagland, and Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister Askar Beshimov have discussed the troubled bilateral ties between their two countries in Bishkek.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 05:48
Russian-Georgian relations have been rocky ever since the two nations fought a brief but bitter five day war in August 2008.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:47
As the government wades through complex peace talks with the FARC, rights advocates and families of the disappeared hope the rebels will reveal grave locations as part of a deal for them to avoid long prison terms and be allowed to enter politics.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:19
After four months of setbacks, fighters backed by Saudi Arabia have seized the offensive in Yemen’s war, taking control of a major city and pressing to expand ground operations against rebel forces.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:13
That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border.