Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Stepping Back From the Brink at Preah Vihear: Cambodia and Thailand’s Choice
...Regarded as a “sideshow” to U.S. foreign policy interests during America’s Vietnam era, Cambodia has often been overshadowed in the region by its more economically influential Southeast Asian neighbors....
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The Role of Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Kyrgyzstan’s Ethnic Crisis
...On October 10, Kyrgyzstan held parliamentary elections. According to reports, the elections were surprisingly free and fair. Unfortunately, the problem of state criminalization remains. The new government will face...
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Kim Jong-il’s Visit to China: An Abiding Friendship?
...After days of silence about Kim Jong-il’s recent secretive visit to China, the Chinese and North Korean news agencies Xinhua and KCNA released a statement saying that the traditional...
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China’s Role in the Darfur Peace Process and Its Implications
...When the Sudanese government recently signed ceasefire agreements with major rebel groups, the Darfur peace process gained momentum. The peace process attracts attention from China because of its energy...
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Europe Exposes Russia’s Guilt in Georgia
...This week’s much-anticipated European Union-commissioned report into the causes of the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008 predictably spread the blame for the conflict around. While Georgia was also censured,...
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Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey’s Ergenekon Investigation
...Since it was first launched in June 2007 following the discovery of a crate of grenades in an Istanbul shantytown, what has become known as the Ergenekon case has...