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Will foreign fighters test the stability of post-Assad Syria?

Recent clashes between government forces and French-speaking fighters in northern Syria have rekindled concerns about military and social integration Damascus, Syria – A group of Uyghur men laughed uproariously over a Syrian friend’s seemingly vain requests for a waiter to take better photos of them together, as they shared food …

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Gaza’s Nascent Police Force Has a Personnel Problem

The second convening of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on February 19 was intended to highlight progress toward a post-war vision for Gaza. The event featured detailed presentations on reconstruction, governance mechanisms, and timelines. Yet two core issues remained conspicuously vague: how Hamas will be disarmed, and …

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Kosovo unblocks institutions after a one-year crisis

With the new Assembly and government, Kosovo aims to recover the delays of the past year. Political analysts are calling on the new executive to focus on improving relations with international allies, while the business sector has requested policies in favour of the private sector Kosovo has formed its new …

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