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  29 June 2015
  

  The perilous Line of Contact in southeastern Ukraine

  Clashes between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatists have occurred regularly along the Line of Contact (LoC) in southeastern Ukraine since the February ceasefire agreement was signed in Minsk. Both sides seemingly lack the will to fully implement the agreement...

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  18 June 2015
  

  The state of conflict in Southeast Asia

  Although Southeast Asia is a comparatively quiet area of the world when it comes to armed conflict, recent incidents in Myanmar and the Philippines have led to increased fighting, and region-wide fatalities in the first quarter of 2015 have already...

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  10 June 2015
  

  Hyper-violent criminality and its strategic effects in Latin America

  The territorial and military power acquired by criminal groups in Mexico and the northern triangle of Central America is characterised by the use of ‘hyper-violent’ tactics. The current levels of violence paint a complex picture of criminal networks and gang...

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  03 June 2015
  

  What next for Burundi?

  Weeks of deadly protests in Bujumbura and a failed coup attempt have raised questions about Burundi's political direction, and whether decades-old tension between the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis could resurface.