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pose no serious threat to what Obama calls "core U.S. interests," and that they can be safely relegated to the nebulous realm of •. diplomacy and Geneva conferences, where Secretary of State John Kerry lives. Let's suppose for the moment that al-Qaeda's new base in eastern Syria, Hezbollah's deploym

ill not be a cure-all, but it can help clear the air and avert some tensions on troubling issues. Security and narcotics threats in Afghanistan and Central Asia as NATO forces leave Afghanistan are urgent issues. Preventing terrorist attacks at the 2014 Sochi Olympics is another. EFTA00675622 This is not

IPI hosted a high-level international conference on "Preparing for Pandemics: Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses" at Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Prominent leaders of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the Red Cross, the Insti

r skills, command of languages and her always warm and amicable personality. I first observed communication and language skills during a visit to Central Asia in 2014, where she interacted with foreign officials and professionals. Impressed with her extraordinary skills, we asked and the Enhanced Educati

s Learned for More Effective Responses LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Kjetil Aasland, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, Geneva Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Clinical Researcher and Co-director, Centre de Recherche Medicate de Lambarene (CERMEL), Gabon; Institute for Tropical Di

ganization; and founder, S.H.A.R.E. International (Sustainable & Holistic Advances for Rural Education) Walter Kemp, Senior Director for Europe and Central Asia, International Peace Institute, Vienna Ilona Kickbusch, Director, Global Healh Program, Graduate Institute of Intemational and Development Studies;

n country. And it will be possible, to paraphrase Seyyed Mohammad Reza Sajjadi, the Iranian Permanent Representative at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the potential Afghan refugees will remain in their homes only if there are 'secure and decent' conditions in the country.30 Again here, this burde

eing treated as a regional power. It has the necessary demography (population, 77.8 million), a pivotal geographic location (between the West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia), and a strong and ancient identity that makes an impact on Iran's environment more than likely.2 This can only feed a sense of natio

pared another list of Russian figures and institutions to sanction in the next few days if Moscow does not follow through on an agreement sealed in Geneva on Thursday to defuse the crisis, as Obama aides anticipate. But the president will not extend the punitive measures to whole sectors of the Russia

w still sees extremism in Afghanistan as a threat to Muslim regions of Russia like Chechnya, and to the Muslim-populated former Soviet republics of Central Asia. China similarly worries that upheaval in Afghanistan could exacerbate Islamic extremism in Xinjiang; India thinks the same could happen in Kashmir

er. EFTA00684054 Here's the risk for Putin: If he doesn't move to de-escalate the crisis soon, by negotiating with the Ukrainians at a meeting in Geneva Thursday, he could begin to suffer significant long-term consequences. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will oppose Russia's use of force, and even

breakaway republics returned (in some cases more willingly than others) to the fold. By 1939, when Soviet troops invaded the Baltic Republics, from Central Asia to the Baltic Sea, almost all of the far- flung dominions of the Romanovs were once more under a single flag. Only Poland and Finland were able to r

yet only robust international engagement can offer any hope of winding it down. The easy answer to the question of whether Iran should attend the Geneva meetings is a straightforward and emphatic "yes", because Iran's assistance to the Syrian government headed by President Bashar al-Assad is crucial

Russia deals with this issue. For these jihadists are seeking theatres of war not only in the North Caucasus, but also across the Middle East and Central Asia. Today, they can be found in Afghanistan and Syria. Tomorrow, they could be anywhere. Andrew Foxall is Director of the Russia Studies Centre at the