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  Nepal's new alliance:the mainstream parties and the Maoists

  International Crisis Group, 2005

  This document addresses the new alliance in Nepal between political parties and the Maoists. First examining the outlook for the Maoist movement and political parties the authors then consider the now precarious balance of power between the palace and new alliance.The document lists achievements and shortcomings of the talks between Maoists and political parties.
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  Crude designs: the rip off of Iraq’s oil wealth

  New Economics Foundation, 2005

  This report reveals how an oil policy with origins in the US State Department is on course to be adopted in Iraq, which will allocate the majority of Iraq’s oilfields – accounting for at least 64% of the country’s oil reserves – for development by multinational oil companies.Economic projections published in the report show that the model of oil development that is being proposed will cost Iraq
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  The use and perception of weapons before and after conflict: evidence from Rwanda

  Small Arms Survey, 2005

  This document considers the genocide in Rwanda and the use of small firearms. The authors consider the general perception of weapons such as the machete and its use in everyday work activities as well as in genocide.
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  Economic imperative for peace in Sri Lanka

  Point Pedro Institute of Development, Sri Lanka, 2005

  The economic effects of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka are multifarious.
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  Nepal's Maoists: their aims, structure and stratergy

  International Crisis Group, 2005

  This background document seeks to address the political aims, structure and strategy of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists). It analyses the organisation, politics and armed struggle surrounding ten years of armed Maoist insurgency.Drawing on interviews, documents and analysis the paper pieces together a broad understanding of the Maoist movement and its aims.
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  Geography, strategic ambition, and the duration of civil conflict

  Centre for the Study of Civil War, 2005

  This paper assesses how geography and strategic ambition of a rebel group affect the duration of civil conflict. The strategic ambitions of the rebel group will determine whether the conflict is focused on territorial secession or conquest of the government. These goals, in turn, affect where and how the war is fought.
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  Nigeria ten years on: injustice and violence haunt the oil Delta

  Amnesty International, 2005

  This report by Amnesty International calls for a need to establish universally recognised standards applicable to international companies.
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  IDPs from Kosovo: stuck between uncertain return prospects and denial of local integration

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2005

  An estimated 250,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) – mainly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled within and out of Kosovo when Yugoslav forces withdrew in 1999 – are still unable to go back to their pre-war homes in the now UN-administered province. This paper provides an assessment of the current situation, with an emphasis on acccess to rights and justice in Serbia and Montenegro.
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  Origins of Malay Muslim “separatism” in Southern Thailand

  Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2004

  The long held political belief that equates Malay Muslim political activism to separatism is one of the many recent invented ‘facts’ of modern Thai political history. The concept of separatism therefore presupposes the notion of a unified territorial kingdom and state and its dominating Thai culture and institutions.
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  Humanitarian engagement with non-state armed actors: the parameters of negotiated access

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2005

  This document examines the parameters of responsible humanitarian engagement with armed non-state actors (ANSAs). The author argues that all engagement should maintain minimal operational preconditions, such as security for aid workers, and respect for international humanitarian law.

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