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INTERNATIONAL: Response erodes conflict warning effect
The importance of conflict early warning systems has increased significantly in recent decades,...
INTERNATIONAL: QE2 could fuel protectionist pressures
The WTO, OECD and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday warned that...
InternationalLEBANON: Hizbollah moves worsen prospects for solution
Hizbollah, as well as its Christian ally Michel Aoun, boycotted yesterday's National Dialogue...
LebanonINTERNATIONAL: UNSC grows more central, though divided
Five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) will serve two-year terms...
INTERNATIONAL: Policy fails to curb sexual violence
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government troops may recently have committed rape and murder...
GUATEMALA: Institutional failings undermine government
Battered by natural disasters and organised crime, the government needs substantial outside...
GuatemalaUNITED NATIONS: Rising powers join Security Council
The UN General Assembly yesterday elected Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South...
United NationsINTERNATIONAL: States seek investment policy balance
Countries are moving simultaneously towards further liberalisation of investment rules and a...
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