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  HIV/AIDS, state capacity, and political conflict in Zimbabwe

  United States Institute of Peace, 2004

  This study from the United States Institute of Peace traces the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the economy and the apparatus of governance in Zimbabwe. It begins by briefly chronicling the influence that epidemic disease has had on the stability of human societies throughout history.
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  Governance and AIDS in West Africa: an overview

  Justice Africa, 2004

  This paper from the African Civil Society Governance and AIDS Initiative (GAIN) provides an overview of the AIDS and governance situation in West Africa. GAIN was founded in South Africa in October 2003, and is the centre of a global coalition to address the effect of HIV/AIDS on human rights, democracy and governance in African countries.
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  US-Pakistan military operations in Pak-Afghanistan border

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2004

  Since the attacks of 9/11, Pakistan has come under immense pressure from the United States to root out Al Qaeda and Taliban elements from within. As a result, since October 2003, the Pakistani Army has been engaged in aggressive military operations in the tribal lands of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of the country.
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  North East: a comparative analysis of Naga, Mizo and Meitei insurgencies

  Institute for Conflict Management, India, 2003

  Since independence in 1947, India’s North Eastern region has experienced a growing surge in violence and claims of self-determination. This paper analyses three of the movements which have not only assumed prominence, but have set examples and patterns of insurgency in Northeast India.
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  Civil-military relations in India: questions and concerns

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2004

  Interactions between politicians and the military apparatus has largely been an ignored subject in India since independence. However, since the nuclear tests of 1998, there has been a concerted effort to develop a joint operating system of command and control of the nuclear forces, and this has forced a review of the relationship between civilian and military sector.
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  Pakistan’s Nuclear blackmarketing: North Korea, Iran and Libya

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2004

  Over the past two years, deep institutional and strategic linkages have been revealed between Pakistan and North Korea, Iran and Libya. Pakistani technology, know-how, and in some cases physical components have been found in each of the three aforementioned nuclear programmes.
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  Afghanistan’s reconstruction: issues and challenges

  Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003

  This paper studies the reconstruction efforts of Afghanistan by the international community, and attempts to understand the impact of these efforts in the context of life on the ground during this time-frame. The military campaign of the US-led coalition of 2001 completed the utter and total decimation of society in Afghanistan, necessitating whole-scale reconstruction of country.
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  India’s growing influence in Central Asia: implications for Pakistan

  Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003

  This paper assesses India’s foreign policy goals in Central Asia, and its possible impacts on Indo-Pakistani relations. Since their independence in 1991, Central Asian countries have continued to foster good relations with India which were initiated during Soviet times.
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  Free, fair or flawed: challenges to legitimate elections in Afghanistan

  Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2004

  This briefing paper outlines key challenges and recommendations for increasing the credibility and perceived legitimacy of presidential and parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, which are due to take place in October 2004.
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  Humanitarian action and the global war on terror: a review of trends and issues

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2003

  This report reviews key trends in humanitarian policy, focusing on the implications for humanitarian action of the global 'war on terrorism'.

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