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Cover Story
The exploitation of overhead imagery has expanded rapidly in recent years.
12-Apr-2012
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United at sea - China and Russia demonstrate naval capabilities
A raft of military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region has once again demonstrated the political value of naval diplomacy and the military value of joint...
15-May-2012
*Forest fire - kidnappings highlight CPI-M danger in rural India
A series of high-profile kidnappings by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) in March and April brought renewed attention to the group's campaign and highlighted...
14-May-2012
*Awkward triangle - Azerbaijan balances relations with Israel and Iran
Israeli industry and government sources told IHS Jane's in February 2012 that a USD1.6 billion arms deal had been signed with Azerbaijan. The deal ...
14-May-2012
*Fifth column - Italy's Basilischi mafia crime group re-emerges
Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is one of the poorest regions in southern Italy where living standards remain well behind those in much of the...
11-May-2012
*LeT unleashed - Militant Islamist group looks beyond Pakistan
The announcement by the United States on 3 April that it was offering a reward of USD10 million for information leading to the arrest of...
11-May-2012
*Bunker mentality - oil theft remains rife in Nigeria
While Nigeria remains a focus of international attention because of the activities of the Boko Haram Islamist militant group, the problems of the Niger Delta...
25-Apr-2012
*Kim Kliver, Head of Denmark's National Centre of Investigation
In September 2011, the largest ever prosecution of Nordic biker gangs ended with 15 members of the Hells Angels and a support group named ...
19-Apr-2012
Former intelligence chief runs for Egypt presidency
The former head of Egyptian intelligence Omar Suleiman has announced he will stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in May. Suleiman ...
16-Apr-2012
Tuareg rebel group declares an independent state in Mali
The Tuareg rebel group that launched a rebellion against the Malian government in the north of the country on 17 January has declared its ...
16-Apr-2012
United States places bounty on leading Pakistani militant
A US diplomat used a 3 April visit to India to announce a new USD10 million bounty on one of Pakistan's most prominent Islamist ...
16-Apr-2012
Sudan and South Sudan slide towards war
Relations between Sudan and South Sudan have plunged to a new low as a result of heavy fighting around the Heglig oilfield, which straddles ...
16-Apr-2012
Major crackdown on Islamist militants gives election boost to the French president
The French authorities continued a major crackdown on suspected radical Islamists, arresting eight people on 4 April. The arrests were made by heavily armed ...
16-Apr-2012
Colombian FARC insurgents free all security force hostages
Ten military and police officers held hostage in Colombia for more than 12 years by the insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas ...
16-Apr-2012
Myanmar officials and Karen National Union rebels agree new peace plan to end conflict
Myanmar government officials and delegates from the Karen National Union (KNU) and its armed wing the Karen National Army (KNA) have agreed on a ...
16-Apr-2012
*Deep impact - Fukushima and the future of nuclear power
In the aftermath of fact-finding missions carried out by Japanese authorities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other nuclear safety bodies, it appears likely...
13-Apr-2012
*State of health - Venezuela remains uncertain of Chávez' future
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez expects to run for a third, six-year term in office in October. While Chávez is no novice when it comes to...
13-Apr-2012
*Factional fight - Conflicting objectives in the Syrian struggle
The violent unrest currently afflicting Syria first erupted in the southern city of Daraa in March 2011, when a group of residents gathered at the...
12-Apr-2012
*Eye spy - Satellite imagery changes global military strategies
The exploitation of overhead imagery has expanded rapidly in recent years. Software programs such as Google Earth and ArcGIS, as well as the emergence of...
12-Apr-2012
*Crime clubs - Clamping down on criminal networks in China
In late March 2012, a local court in Qingdao, a port city in eastern Shandong Province in China, sentenced Nie Lei, aged 45, to death....
12-Apr-2012
*Arrested development - Central Asian police try to shake Soviet legacy
In December 2011, Kazakhstan's police force violently suppressed civilian protesters in the western town of Zhanaozen. According to government reports, 16 "hooligans" died in the...
11-Apr-2012
*Building blocks - Somalia at a crossroads
At the dawn of 2011, the security situation in Somalia was arguably at an all-time-low. The Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabab insurgent group controlled the country's most important...
10-Apr-2012
*Fuelling the habit - US reduces reliance on foreign hydrocarbons
Words such as 'surprise' or 'revolution', are not usually associated with contemporary energy policy, but they typify what has happened to US energy markets over...
05-Apr-2012
Long March - China's month of political drama
If a week is a long time in British politics, then five febrile days in March seemed positively epochal for Chinese politics. The intrigue began...
05-Apr-2012
*Soldiering on - North Caucasus militants sustain operations
The insurgency waged in Russia's North Caucasus by the militant Islamist umbrella grouping the Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz) has come under intense pressure from the...
03-Apr-2012
*Lieutenant-General Ronald Burgess, Director of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency
A resilient insurgency in Afghanistan and an ongoing Syrian government crackdown have risen to the top of the heap of concerns facing the US ...
28-Mar-2012
*Militant factory - Eritrea charged with training insurgents
Eritrea is facing the prospect of tighter international sanctions as allegations that it is sponsoring various militant groups from across the Horn of Africa become...
21-Mar-2012
China prepares to increase defence and security spending
China's spending on defence and internal security will increase by more than 11% in 2012. A report from the Ministry of Finance issued at ...
16-Mar-2012
*Nuclear fallout - Israel's campaign against Iran
For Israel, the window of opportunity to effectively deal with the Iranian nuclear programme is closing. Although Iran has shown some intent of returning to...
16-Mar-2012
*Eastern outlaws - Chechen organised crime in Europe
Chechen organised crime is a phenomenon that is often exaggerated and misinterpreted, particularly in the Russian Federation, where it is perceived as an extension to...
19-Mar-2012
*Massacre of civilians deals blow to US-Afghan strategic security agreement
Progress towards a long-term strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan has been overshadowed by a massacre apparently perpetrated by a US soldier. ...
16-Mar-2012
Obama rejects calls for military intervention in Syria
United States President Barack Obama has rejected increasing calls for the US to intervene militarily in Syria. Speaking at a press conference on 6 ...
16-Mar-2012
*Bolivian president faces further protests over road project
The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (Confederación de Pueblos Indígenas de Bolivia: CIDOB) could hold another protest march against a controversial road project, ...
16-Mar-2012
*Bogotá's trial firearms ban leads to lowest monthly murder rate for decade
Bogotá recorded its lowest monthly murder rate in a decade, according to a report released by the city's mayor Gustavo Petro on 6 March. ...
16-Mar-2012
Kenya blames Somalia's Shabab for grenade attack
The Kenyan government has blamed the Shabab, the Somali-based militant group, for a deadly grenade attack in Nairobi that killed six people and injured ...
16-Mar-2012
*Table talk - Negotiating with the Taliban
In mid-March, the Taliban announced that it was suspending moves towards entering a dialogue with the United States, regarding a peace agreement in Afghanistan. While...
16-Mar-2012
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