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A Free Aceh Movement flag, right, flies alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on Aug. 15, 2026. Reza Saifullah/AFP via Getty Images

21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?

A decades-long insurgency in the Indonesian province ended after 2004’s devastating tsunami. But pro-independence talk is on the rise again.
The aftermath of an attack by Baloch separatists in Quetta, Pakistan, on Feb. 1, 2026. Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Baloch insurgency: Suicide bombs and uptick in violence threaten Pakistan, regional security

A long-running insurgency has recently flared up again in Pakistan’s restive southwest province – complicated by instability in Iran and resource interest by the US.
Fighters with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta raise their riffles to celebrate news of a successful operation by their colleagues against the Nigerian army in the Niger Delta on September 17, 2008. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty images

Nigeria’s oil‑rich Rivers State under emergency: sending in the army isn’t the answer

The emergency declaration in the state is likely to escalate the activities of militants and inter gang war in the area.
A Palestinian confronts Israeli military vehicles in the Jenin refugee camp on July 4, 2023. Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Jenin has long been seen as the capital of Palestinian resistance and militancy – the latest raid will do little to shake that reputation

Israeli troops have withdrawn after two days of fighting in a camp in the occupied West Bank. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that it would not be a ‘one-time action.’
Soldiers stand guard near coffins containing the bodies of victims of an explosion that took place inside a catholic cathedral, in southern island of Mindanao on January 28, 2019. NICKEE BUTLANGAN / AFP

Why is peace failing in the Philippines?

After a civil conflict, within five years the majority of modern peace agreements fail. What is causing these negotiated settlements to fall apart?

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