Armed Conflicts

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What Is the Durand Line—and Why It Fuels Conflict Economy

What Is the Durand Line—and Why It Fuels Conflict

The Durand Line, a 2,640-kilometre border drawn by British diplomats in 1893, divides the Pashtun people between Pakistan and Afghanistan and remains...

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How Uranium Enrichment Works—From Ore to Bomb Science

How Uranium Enrichment Works—From Ore to Bomb

Uranium enrichment is the process of increasing the concentration of uranium-235 in natural uranium, enabling both nuclear power and nuclear weapons....

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Who Are the Tuareg—and Why Do They Keep Rebelling? Culture

Who Are the Tuareg—and Why Do They Keep Rebelling?

The Tuareg, Sahara's nomadic 'blue people,' have launched at least five major rebellions since 1916. Their fight for autonomy in northern Mali reveals...

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What Are FARC Dissidents—and Why Violence Persists Culture

What Are FARC Dissidents—and Why Violence Persists

Colombia's 2016 peace deal was meant to end decades of war with the FARC guerrillas. Instead, splinter factions rejected the accord, rearmed, and now...

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How Naval Blockades Work—and Why They Still Matter Science

How Naval Blockades Work—and Why They Still Matter

Naval blockades have shaped wars and economies for centuries. Here's how they work, what international law requires, and why they remain one of the mo...

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How Private Military Companies Work—and Why They Thrive Economy

How Private Military Companies Work—and Why They Thrive

Private military companies employ tens of thousands of contractors worldwide, operating in a legal gray zone between soldiers and civilians. Here is h...

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What Is the Coup Belt—Africa's Chain of Juntas Culture

What Is the Coup Belt—Africa's Chain of Juntas

Three Sahel nations—Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—fell to military coups in rapid succession. Here's how the Coup Belt formed, why juntas replaced dem...

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How Ceasefire Agreements Work—and Why Most Fail Economy

How Ceasefire Agreements Work—and Why Most Fail

Ceasefire agreements are among the most common tools in conflict resolution, yet 80 percent collapse. This explainer breaks down how ceasefires differ...

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How Carrier Strike Groups Work—Floating Fortresses Technology

How Carrier Strike Groups Work—Floating Fortresses

A carrier strike group is the most powerful naval formation on Earth, combining an aircraft carrier, escort warships, submarines, and 65–70 aircraft i...

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How the International Criminal Court Works Culture

How the International Criminal Court Works

The ICC is the world's only permanent court for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Here's how it investigates, prosecutes, and why enf...

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How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why It Matters Culture

How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why It Matters

Back-channel diplomacy uses secret, unofficial negotiations to break deadlocks when formal talks fail. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Oslo Accor...

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How UN Peacekeeping Works—and Why It Struggles Science

How UN Peacekeeping Works—and Why It Struggles

UN peacekeeping deploys tens of thousands of Blue Helmets to conflict zones worldwide, but structural limits, veto politics, and rules of engagement o...

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