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Gaza truce? It’s Complicated

Gaza truce?  It’s Complicated

In recent days, various Israeli media outlets have reported that a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas is imminent. According to a foreign source, such a truce was discussed between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Advisor John Bolton. The question remains, what incidents have prompted the negotiation of this truce, what […]

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The Philippines: War and Peace

The Philippines: War and Peace

The Arroyo Administration continues its two-prong approach to the Philippines’ decade old para-military terrorist problem.  The Filipino government has tried to renew peace talks with the Islamic separatist group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front  (MILF).  Although talks had been  intermittent since 2001,  an agreement was reached last years, only to be found unconstitutional by the Filipino […]

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