Greece: Arrivals Decreased; but the Refugee Crisis Continues
With refugee arrivals to Greece now diminished, the images of dead and injured refugees on Greek shores feel only like distant memories; the humanitarian crisis now in the hands of Italy and Turkey. However, the refugee crisis in Greece is far from over; in March 2016, up to 44,000 refugees were hosted in Greece, whereas as of 21st August there are 58,380 refugees in the country.
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/greece-arrivals-decreased-but-the-refugee-crisis-continues/
Refugee Report Vol. I, Issue III; “Turkey: the Hub for Middle Eastern Refugees”
[ps2id id=’number1′ target=”/] [columns] [span6] [toc] [/span6][span6] About © IISA, 2016 | All Rights Reserved This report and sections thereof may be distributed and reproduced without formal permission for the purposes of non-commercial research, private study and news reporting provided that the material is appropriately attributed to the author and the copyright holder. The IISA […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/refugee-report-vol-i-issue-iii-turkey-the-hub-for-middle-eastern-refugees/
SCO June summit: A Pakistani perspective
N Elahi [The author was one of the delegates present at the SCO summit in June 2016] Though Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was launched fifteen years ago, recently it has gained momentum and has drawn keen attention of the West due to its fast growing strength and reputation of a serious organization. It is seen […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/sco-june-summit-a-pakistani-perspective/
Eurasian Integration: We’re Missing the Point
By Sophie Henderson For the last month or so, Brexit has monopolized much of the region’s and world’s political interest. As the European integration project is thrown into question, European nations may turn to increasingly insular policies and internally-focused media. Yet, relatively unnoticed by Western Media, there has been a steady integration of Asian political, […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/eurasian-integration-were-missing-the-point/
Buhari confirms negotiations with Niger Delta militants taking place
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that his administration is talking to Niger Delta militants, via oil companies and law-enforcement agencies, to find a lasting solution to the insecurity in the region. Buhari said the government was studying the instruments of the 2009 amnesty programme inherited from the previous administration, with a view to carrying out […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/buhari-confirms-negotiations-with-niger-delta-militants-taking-place/
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the Dam
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have never been the coziest of neighbours, but Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon’s ongoing energy-vanity project has pushed tensions to the edge of war. The Rogun Dam is Rahmon’s 3600 MW dream and, if ever completed, will be the world’s tallest dam, at 335 meters. The scale of the project alone raises financial, environmental […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/tajikistan-uzbekistan-and-the-dam/
Notes from the field: Bavaria
By Zenobia Homan (The regional train from Fürth to Würzburg) This is my view, every (other) week, when I travel down to Würzburg. A lot of the time the train is very busy, and very delayed; but I suppose, since it is summer now, many people are on holiday, and today the train is quiet. […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/notes-from-the-field-bavaria/
IISA’s Special Report: Coup in Turkey: Impacts on Syria and the Middle East.
The failed coup in Turkey is an extremely important phenomenon in modern Middle Eastern history and its aftermath will be felt both regionally and globally. While the world looks at Erdogan and the counter-coup movement (which have intensified after Wikileaks has publish its documents), the impact on modern Middle Eastern conflicts is not yet a […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/iisas-special-report-coup-in-turkey-impacts-on-syria-and-the-middle-east/
Boko Haram threat retreating in Cameroon
Human Rights Record in Question 12th – 18th July: Cameroon is reopening its border with Nigeria in the Far North Region, as it considers the threat from Boko Haram is subsiding sufficiently for both countries to resume commercial activities. A spike in suicide attacks over the past year has led to a crackdown by the government […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/boko-haram-threat-retreating-in-cameroon/
Making sense of the Islamic State’s global attacks campaign
In the past two week the Islamic state (IS) has carried out or inspired spate of bombings across the Islamic world and recently in the west. These include the most powerful (in terms of causalities and fatalities) i.e. Iraq, most brutal (i.e. in Bangladesh) the most unexpected (i.e. in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the holy […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/making-sense-of-the-islamic-state-global-bombing-campaign/
