Taliban assaults set to slow NATO's Afghan drawdown

The September 28 Taliban capture of Kunduz has plunged the NATO drawdown plan into uncertainty

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War against Islamic State to last years in Iraq, Syria

Without reliable allies on the ground, the US mission to 'degrade, defeat and destroy' Islamic State is in doubt

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Bangladeshi Islamists seek prestige and power by declaring affinity to global jihadist networks

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Graphic representations of peace and conflict can be powerful debate-initiators, but misleading for policymakers

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Embedded factors are driving Central-East European attitudes to migrants, which is opening a rift with Western Europe

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Moscow is reinforcing the embattled regime in Damascus as Russia looks to boost its influence in the Middle East

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Maghreb states are braced for the reverberations of the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Libya

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A weak opposition is unable to challenge the president, but low commodity prices may threaten his rule in the long term

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Kyrgyzstan's security service will be more suited to political policing than counterterrorism

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Fragmentation within rival blocs is helping the dialogue move forward, but will hinder implementation of a unity deal

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