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North Korea: A Phased Negotiation Strategy

Time is slipping away for a peaceful resolution of the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.

Report / Africa

Somaliland: Democratisation and its Discontents

Recent developments have made the choice faced by the international community considerably clearer: develop pragmatic responses to Somaliland’s demand for self-determination or continue to insist upon the increasingly abstract notion of the unity and territorial integrity of the Somali Republic – a course of action almost certain to open a new chapter in the Somali civil war.

The Israeli-Palestinian Roadmap: What A Settlement Freeze Means And Why It Matters

Settlement expansion in the Palestinian occupied territories is endangering the viability of the Roadmap and, most importantly, of the two-state solution it contemplates and which forms the core of President Bush’s stated vision.

Bosnia’s Nationalist Governments: Paddy Ashdown and the Paradoxes of State Building

The return of the nationalist parties to power after the October 2002 general elections in Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) was widely assessed as a calamity. Some observers went so far as to claim that it signified the failure of the international peace-building mission over the previous seven years.

Report / Asia

Indonesia: Managing Decentralisation and Conflict in South Sulawesi

What has been the impact of Indonesia’s radical decentralisation program, launched on 1 January 2001, on conflict prevention and management?

Central Asia: Islam and the State

To avoid future instability, Central Asian states need to re-examine their policies towards Islam and step back from reliance on repression.

Colombia’s Humanitarian Crisis

This ICG report argues that it is paramount that much more decisive action be taken immediately to confront Colombia’s humanitarian crisis. Massive human hardship and suffering has become a constant feature of life as the armed conflict has expanded and intensified.

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Report / Africa

Sudan Endgame

The Sudan peace process is in its endgame. One year ago, the parties signed the Machakos Protocol, a provisional “grand bargain” that effectively traded a southern self-determination referendum for Sharia in the North. It is time for a second “grand bargain” on the remaining issues such as the status of the national capital, the presidency and the security arrangements to close the deal.

Radical Islam in Central Asia: Responding to Hizb ut-Tahrir

Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (The Party of Islamic Liberation) stands apart from better known radical Islamist movements by its apparent opposition to the use of violence. But its views are highly radical, advocating the overthrow of governments throughout the Muslim world and their replacement by an Islamic state in the form of a recreated Caliphate.

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Report / Asia

Nepal: Obstacles to Peace

Despite King Gyanendra’s appointment of a new prime minister in June 2003, Nepal remains in a deepening political crisis.

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