Peace
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Jul- 2018 -30 July
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: No more dam problems?
A cold war between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over water access has ended, possibly opening the region to investment and integration
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9 July
A new African giant: detente with Eritrea boosts Ethiopia’s grand plan for strategic realignment
The peace deal with Eritrea is part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s plan to change the country’s strategic posture
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1 July
UN peacekeeping budget of $6.7 billion agreed
U.N. member countries on Sunday, July 1 agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under $6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources.
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Jun- 2018 -29 June
UN Security Council extends Mali peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council unanimously renewed its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a year, urging the country to make progress toward peace
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27 June
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar agree ‘permanent’ ceasefire
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to the civil war, to take effect within 72 hours
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13 June
€10.5 billion EU peace fund could pay for weapons for Sahel countries
The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a €10.5 billion European Peace Facility
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12 June
In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years
Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says
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9 June
Taliban announce temporary ceasefire, overlapping with Afghan government’s pause
The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country's security forces
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7 June
Afghan President Ghani announces temporary unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban coinciding with the end of the Ramadan holiday
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May- 2018 -23 May
Korean Spring: The ‘battle of wits’
Although he is no Sicilian, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is playing a similar “Battle of Wits” with the West over his country's nuclear program, Col. David Murphy says.
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