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Decisive step for Colombian peace agreement: implementation presents huge challenges
Written by Enrique Gómez Ramirez, The signature of the Final Peace Agreement in Colombia on 26 September 2016 brings a successful end to the negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group. Negotiations between the two sides started in Havana four years ago, and they announced a final peace agreement on 24 August, … Continue reading
Minsk peace agreement: still to be consolidated on the ground
Written by Naja Bentzen and Evarts Anosovs On 12 February, after more than 16 hours of negotiations in Minsk, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. The pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine also signed the deal, which includes a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, to begin … Continue reading
Security situation in Sinai
Following the ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013, attacks by Jihadist militias against the Egyptian army in the Sinai peninsula have risen dramatically. The international community and the EU have condemned these attacks. Military actions have intensified but democracy will need to be restored quickly in Egypt, in order to prevent … Continue reading
Progress on the situation of Kurds in Turkey?
6 language versions available in PDF format Hat sich die Situation der Kurden in der Türkei verbessert? ¿Progresos en la situación de los kurdos en Turquía? La situation des Kurdes en Turquie s’est-elle améliorée? Quali progressi sulla situazione dei curdi in Turchia? Poprawa sytuacji Kurdów w Turcji? Progress on the situation of Kurds in Turkey? … Continue reading
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