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Will Syria peep peace in 2018?

The war in Syria has all but subsided after seven years of conflict. The fighting and bloodshed that once spanned the entirety of the Arab nation has been relegated to a few areas, raising the question of whether the country will see at least some semblance of stability in 2018. With the help of Russia…

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Mahmoud Abbas urges EU to rob lead in peace efforts

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the European Union to take the initiative in the Israel-Palestine peace process from Paris Abbas also says he will « no longer accept » any peace plan put forward by the US following President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6. « The United States…

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Philippines: Indigenous folks perceive peace after attacks

Davao Del Norte, Philippines – Up on the verdant mountains of Talaingod, a young swine squeals as four men grab its legs and a freshly sharpened bolo readies to slash its throat. Dahosay Ansam-on, 77, utters a prayer to the magbabaya, or the « supreme being » in Ata Manobo language. As they return to their homes, the villagers…

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2017 Nobel Peace Prize: What’s ICAN?

The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will be receiving the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Sunday. ICAN has been at the forefront of pushing for an end to the use of nuclear weapons through the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which has 50 signatories including Brazil, South Africa…

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Turkey, Greece and the technology of ‘Cool Peace’

When Celar Bayar arrived in Athens on November 28, 1952, he could not possibly envisage that he would be the first and only Turkish president to ever visit neighbouring Greece. Sixty-five years later, another leader’s name will be added this week to that exclusive list. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was not even born at the…