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Major states are using corporate organisations in numerous military, security, and auxiliary roles – just as some countries’ outsource even sensitive public sector activities (e.g. prisons) to private companies. Suspicions ...
Researchers develop a mathematical model that could help us make sense of how conflicts get messy. Researchers in the Cornell University describe a model for predicting how a social group will break apart during a turbulent split.
Ongoing radicalization of fundamental islamist groups
Low political will and dedication to resolve conflicts in Middle East region has a consequence in ongoing radicalization of various islamist groups in the region. With growing capabilities, these groups can acquire means of mas...
Growing use of international law to regulate conflicts
Crisis as major intervention in a Third World conflict is ruled illegal by European courts, and several countries immediately stand down their troops.
Growing interest in post-conflict cultural identity
Several European sites of great historical and cultural interest become hotly contested in terms of their “ownership” and historical meaning – cultural tourists and pilgrims are increasingly seen as reviving past conflict...
