Behind the Headlines: Somalia
By Saara Ilmonen There are promising signs of progress in Somalia, but it still remains the country that first comes to mind when thinking of a failed state. The country … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Turkey
by Saara Ilmonen Similarly to Egypt, Turkey has often been presented as a model to the rest of the Muslim world in how to successfully strike a balance between religion … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Egypt
by Saara Ilmonen Three years after the revolution that toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak in January 2011, Egypt has not managed to fulfill many expectations that its own citizens … Continue reading
Behind the headlines: South Sudan
by Saara Ilmonen South Sudan is the world’s youngest state. Its independence in 2011, following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Sudan, ended the longest civil war in Africa. Subsequently, … Continue reading
Behind the headlines: Chechnya
by Francois Ducrotte Chechnya, or the Chechen Republic, is a small republic of Russia, bordering Georgia. It is not an independent state but an autonomous republic which used to be … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Kashmir
by Nina Levarska ‘We have declared that the fate of Kashmir is ultimately to be decided by the people. That pledge we have given (and the Maharaja has supported it) … Continue reading
Behind the headlines: Colombia
by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos One of the oldest longstanding and protracted conflicts, the still ongoing armed struggle in Colombia has been relegated to the back files of media attention as a permanent … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Tanzania
by Francois Ducrotte A land of peace? Overshadowed by the events of the region, Tanzania is an often forgotten. Suffering the consequences of the years of conflict in the great … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Nepal
by Nic Watkins Nepal suffered a traumatic Maoist insurgency from 1996 to 2006. Since the end of the civil war the country has faced a long struggled to entrench democracy … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Georgia
by Jacob Steiner In August of 2008, the world’s eyes turned to the small Caucasus country of Georgia. Conflict had broken out in the breakaway territory of South Ossetia on … Continue reading
Behind the Headlines: Myanmar
by Nic Watkins The last few years have seen Myanmar emerging from decades of authoritarian rule. As the military began to withdraw from power the international spotlight turned onto the … Continue reading
New Blog Series: Behind the Headlines
Do you remember Kenyan post-electoral violence or the crisis in Kashmir? What happened to the regions which once used to be at the center of attention? Did they achieve peace … Continue reading
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