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Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:43
Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, challenged the American people to put up or shut up last week when he told the Wall Street Journal that he has repeatedly and fruitlessly requested the United States deploy troops to combat Boko Haram. “If Nigeria has a problem, then I expect the U.S. to come and assist us,” he said.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:42
A resurgence of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has led to analysts warning of escalating hostilities and even an “accidental war” between the two countries. They also indicate that Russia could use the conflict as a way to consolidate power in the region
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:39
Baku and Helsinki will discuss the regional situation during the Finnish Foreign Ministry Special Representative for the South Caucasus Christer Mickelson’s visit to Azerbaijan, the Finnish foreign ministry told Trend over the phone Feb. 18.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:35
The International Crisis Group’s latest report, “Syria Calling: Radicalization in Central Asia,” has generated a lot of media buzz. But two prominent experts on the region are less than convinced. In a critique published February 17, John Heathershaw and David Montgomery slam the report’s fundamental assumptions, calling the research “suggestive impressions masquerading as solid insights.”
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:28
Chad’s army has made its deepest push yet into Nigeria in a three-front regional war against Boko Haram, entering a town 50 miles from a beleaguered Nigerian state capital that has been surrounded for months by the militant group, Nigerian security officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:26
The U.S. military is launching its annual training exercise with armies from across Africa this week in Chad, as the countries of the region battle a growing threat from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:19
Pakistan’s top military and intelligence officials have begun pressing the Taliban to sit down for face-to-face discussions with the Afghan government, potentially opening a path for direct peace talks for the first time since the start of the American-led invasion in 2001, according to Western and Afghan officials briefed on the discussions.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 11:08
In his recent Washington visit, former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe addressed —but failed to fully respond to— WOLA’s five questions about his opposition to the Colombian peace process.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 10:25
Several voices in Congress are calling for Central American children who arrive at the border to be processed according to the same standards as Mexican kids. But the fact is that the United States is failing to properly protect Mexican child migrants fleeing from violence
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 10:22
As Argentine investigators attempt to uncover the mystery behind the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, a new wrinkle has appeared in the investigation: the body of an unidentified middle-aged woman, deposited and burnt across the street from Nisman’s apartment.