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By focusing on ideology, we miss the forest for the trees
In fighting terrorism, the White House and Downing Street need to brush up on their history
Blaming the Kurds for the dispute over Kirkuk is to miss the forest for the trees
With Kerkuk's contentious fate to be decided in December, Sheth Jerjis lays out the Turkmen case against the referendum
The right of the Moro people to self-determination need not fracture the Philippines.
As a London court delivers its verdicts on the 21/7 bombers, toD looks at the UK's recent history of terrorism trials
With her return from exile imminent, Benazir Bhutto reminds Kanishk Tharoor of the dismal state of Pakistani politics.
Though critics demand that Islam "modernise", Reza Aslan argues that the Islamic reformation is already well under way.
Though symbolically resonant, the history of western captivity at Arab and Muslim hands has more to do with strategic choice than cultural difference.
Part historical accident, part legal dispute, the Durand Line and the Pashtuns it divides remain central to ongoing instability in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Tags: | insurgency | history
This week's Samjhauta train blast may be shocking, but it follows in the heels of numerous similar attacks in India, perpetrated by militants of all stripes.
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"Religion" is an essentially useless category in understanding what drives groups against each other.
The "Arabization" of a previously hybrid faith has given rise to extremism and militancy in Indonesia.
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