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Beginning March 26, 2015, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition of countries, comprising nine other Arab countries, backed by the USA, France and UK, launched air strikes in Yemen against the Houthis and army units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The Beirut port blast protest turns bloody as gunfire erupts between Hezbollah and alleged Lebanese Forces.

While the Arabs tend to blame the West for their troubles with some reason, much of the blame they have to shoulder themselves. The Arab world is in turmoil mainly because of undemocratic regimes, lack of institutions, the absence of a spirit of scientific enquiry and societies that have yet to adjust to the 21st century.

Every action of key political actors in Pakistan is only pushing the country deeper into the quagmire 

Great Power politics and a crumbling federal system implicate the Civil War in Ethiopia

The terrorists may be an extreme minority, but they have successfully coerced the majority?or, to be more accurate, enthralled them?into sympathy for them. They have successfully also intimidated a large number of writers, artists, journalists, film-makers, many of whom live in exile.

There have been fears expressed that if the situation in Ukraine worsens, it could spread across the border to Russia. While that appears highly unlikely at present, an escalation of the confrontation raises the spectre of a civil war in Ukraine.

The popular uprising against the Assad regime in 2011, which gradually evolved into a civil conflict, has been one of contemporary history’s greatest tragedies. The conflict has claimed more than 400,000 lives; over six million Syrians have been internally displaced. India has not joined the call for an end to the Assad-led Baath Party rule over Syria. While this position may not hold much weight on its own, it strengthens with the consolidated

To achieve any meaningful and lasting settlement to the conflict, the two warring generals need to agree on handing over power to civilians and integr

Reported jihadi threats forcing the down-grading of a New Year Eve entertainment programme and those regarding seven more Maldivians joining the civil war in Syria have revived the on-again-off-again national discourse on religious radicalism in Maldives.

Aside from great leadership, strong checks and balances are required for good governance.

Despite being on the backfoot as the country’s civil war intensifies, the military regime is showing no interest in a democratic transition that may be the country’s only hope. India must explore various options for a peaceful resolution to the crisis and provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people

The public in South Asian countries have reacted variedly to the developments taking place in Pakistan

Civil wars are drawn-out conflicts, often lasting up to a decade or even longer before a political settlement is reached. Pakistan's military campaign against Pashtun militants, variously allied to the Afghan Taliban, the al-Qaeda, and often fighting for localised interests has stretched into its 12th year.

The COVID-19 pandemic is acting as a catalyst for deepening anti-Shia prejudice whose geopolitical dimensions are rooted in regional Sunni-Shia rivalr

The resurgence of God and Christian good in the Russia-Ukraine conflict narrative points to a deeper fissure than just ideology between the West and i

Discussions between the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) also saw a general agreement that the Taliban victory in Afghanistan will lead to a civil war with disastrous consequences for Pakistan

The evolving geopolitical situation in Afghanistan has left India to reconsider its interactions with the Taliban.

The eviction of Muslim Brotherhood from power in Cairo may have significant implications on the course of the civil war in Syria too. The shape of regional politics has definitely taken a new turn.

It is a tall order for a small group of people, yet they are determined to lobby for a pluralist and democratic future for Lebanon.

Lebanon, the smallest nation in continental Asia, is also one of the most populous. A relatively stable, secure and democratic state, its geographical location and the growing regional crisis are leading to pressing internal and external threats that Beirut must face. This issue brief examines these contemporary threats to Lebanese security: the Syrian Civil War, the rise of the Islamic State, domestic terrorism and sectarianism, and the nation's

Since the overthrow of the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been plagued by violence and instability. Internecine fighting for power seems be the new norm in Libya, and the country has gradually slipped into a quagmire of civil war.

Amid the ongoing fundamental changes in the international order, such as the growing bipolar competition between the US and China and the promotion of multipolarity, middle powers may take more ownership of conflict points such as Afghanistan. To comprehend this possibility, it is important to trace the evolution of middle powers in the Persian Gulf. This paper looks at the complexities of the Gulf middle power states, with Afghanistan as the the

Many young people across the country might have registered to vote. However, the current security situation could spell trouble.

Saudi Arabia's recent $1.5 billion grant to Pakistan re-affirms the depth of the relationship that the two countries share. It has also brought into focus their expanding defence ties and raised concerns about Pakistan's possible role in the Syrian civil war.

For Pakistan and its army, the year 2014 is crucial as the NATO troops withdraw from Afghanistan. There are fears in Pakistan of an Afghan civil war. There is also the long pursued Pakistani strategy of supporting the Afghan Taliban which may backfire.

Thailand would need to implement essential refugee policies that align with international standards to deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis

Former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Hussain Haqqani, has urged regional powers to begin dialogue to prevent Afghanistan from slipping into a civil war situation after the US pullout later this year.

Senegal’s President’s decision not to seek reelection for a third time is a reason to cheer and an inspiration to move towards democracy for the r

It will not be an exaggeration to say that almost all the countries in Africa face some form of conflict. Yet, most of them have managed to survive, and some—like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo—have even evolved into reasonably successful states. However, Somalia has not. What are the reasons for Somalia’s failure to survive? Did external interventions play a role? Was Islamophobia a contributing factor, and the inter-clan

Two years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the debates around whether the group remains intact or has become divided have surfaced once again. In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Kabul in August 2021, there were speculations that the country could be going into a civil war or the Taliban would eventually come to a split. This brief analyses the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s resurgence in Kabul and weighs in o

Libya, in the throes of a civil war, now represents the ugly facet of the much-hyped Arab Spring. 

Political polarisation gnaws at American democracy from within as mutual intolerance has drastically increased in the United States.

Germany activated the principle of universal jurisdiction enshrined in the German Code of Crimes, which allows it to prosecute international crimes no

Is there an external hand in Sri Lanka’s internal crisis?

Egypt is the fulcrum of the Arab world and developments there can have a profound impact in other Arab nations. That is why it is important to get things right. The immediate challenge for Egypt is to ensure that it does not degenerate into civil war.

Like Syria, both the opposing camps in Egypt do not seem to have any common meeting ground. Also, like Syria, both have enough support and resources to bear losses and continue the conflict. The developing situation, therefore, could not only spiral off into a bloody civil war domestically, but could also polarise the region.

पाकिस्तानाच्या आशीर्वादाने भारतात दहशतवाद वाढवू शकतील, अशा संघटनांना अफगाणिस्तानात थारा मिळू नये, यासाठी प्रयत्न करण्यात भारताचे हित आहे.

अफगाणिस्तानवर तालिबान्यांनी वर्चस्व मिळवल्याच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर, आफ्रिकेतील कट्टरवाद्यांचे धारिष्ट्य वाढेल, अशी चिन्हे दिसू लागली आहेत.

जवळपास ३० वर्षे शांतता नांदत असलेल्या इथिओपिया या देशात गेल्या दोन वर्षांत गृहयुद्धात झालेल्या मृत्यूंची आकडेवारी देशासाठी धक्कादायक अशीच आहे.

विश्व की महान शक्तियों की राजनीति और एक ढहती संघीय व्यवस�

श्रीलंकेने भारतासोबत आर्थिक संबंधात दुरुस्ती केल्याने परकीय गंगाजळीवरील अवलंबित्व कमी होण्यास मदत होणार आहे. त्याबरोबरच दिल्लीला लाभ मिळवून देण्यासाठी नक्कीच फायदा �

म्यांमार के विस्थापन संकट पर भारत की प्रतिक्रिया ने सरका

थायलंडमध्ये सुरू असलेल्या मानवतावादी संकटाला तोंड देण्

सेमीगल मधील राष्ट्रपतींनी तिसऱ्यांदा पुन्हा निवडणूक न घेण्याचा निर्णय घेतला आहे, त्यामुळे सर्वत्र आनंदाचे वातावरण आहे. ही घटना म्हणजे उर्वरित पश्चिम आफ्रिका खंडासाठी �