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Persistent borderland insecurities and the transformation of violence in Waziristan

  • Syed Ali Akash,

Waziristan, located along the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands, has long been a major epicentre of insurgency and violence.

China’s mediation in Myanmar: With mind and muscle

  • Dr Xuwan Ouyang,

China’s mediation in Myanmar indicates a change to China’s foreign policy away from a stated policy of ‘non-interference’.

Afghanistan-Pakistan-India insecurity needs to be understood as an interconnected conflict system

  • M. Masoom Stanekzai & Sanullah Tasal,

Conflict involving Afghanistan, Pakistan and India is a complex interplay involving interstate rivalries, militant insurgencies, and global power competition.

Against the current: Acehnese women’s experiences of post-conflict transformation

  • Dr Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh & Dr Shelli Israelsen,

The Indonesian province of Aceh is an example of the possibilities and limits of post-conflict transformation.

Transforming Indigenous forest conflicts in Indonesia through peace-oriented policy infrastructure

  • Atikah Nuraini,

Conflict over natural forest resources is worsening in Indonesia, with deforestation and displacement of Indigenous peoples.