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Why some terror campaigns escalate to civil war and others don't – study reveals surprising new answers

Most terrorist campaigns are short-lived. But some aren’t. In some cases, terror campaigns (low-intensity violence) turn into civil wars (high-intensity violence) where militants fight the government for control of the state.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

After a civil war and 1992 LA riots, he thought he'd seen it all. Then came a tornado

LOS ANGELES — He fended off paramilitary forces in El Salvador during his country's bloody civil war. He protected his soccer store during the 1992 Los Angeles riots with a gun that held only five bullets.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023

The Taiwan Strait -- A History of Crises

Ever since Communist China and Taiwan broke away from each other at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the waterway separating them has been a geopolitical flashpoint. The Taiwan Strait, just 130 kilometers (80 miles) wide at its narrowest point, is a major international shipping channel and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023

The rehabilitation of Assad? Syria's efforts to end regional isolation

Is Bashar al-Assad's isolation on the world stage coming to an end? The Syrian dictator has been shunned by the international community since 2011, when his regime brutally crushed anti-government protests, triggering the civil war in Syria. But in recent months, a growing number of countries have been coordinating with…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2023

Beneath the Trump circus, American democracy faces up to a vital challenge

Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the words of Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump is accused of making “34 false statements”, themselves “made to cover up other crimes”. Those crimes include a “conspiracy to promote a candidacy by…

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

How Trump fanned the flames of his followers ahead of historic indictment

The former president’s dark visions of a looming civil war colour his response to his indictment and depict the aftermath of an election if he loses, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Second IRGC Adviser Dies after Israeli Attack in Syria

A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli airstrike near Syria's capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘Democrats want civil war’ as she attacks Stormy Daniels after Trump indictment

Georgia Republican claims Democrats ‘want to push us into reacting so they can use their weaponized government to lock us all up’

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone

While he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

South Sudan President Appoints Own Defense Minister, Breaching Peace Deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as defense minister, according to a decree read on state media, breaching a peace deal in which the role should be selected by the party of opposition leader Riek Machar. Kiir fired defense minister Angelina Teny, who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023