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108687
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2009.
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Militant transborder identity movements are common agents of regional crises in the post-Cold War world. In their sustained pursuit of identity-centered political objectives these movements incite violent transborder mobilization. This article examines the actors and circumstances of regionalized crises using as an example the Albanian transborder ethnoterritorial separatist movement and its role in the 2001 Macedonian crisis. I argue that, where opportunities are ripe, two factors contribute to the outbreak of regional crisis. The key short-term "endogenous factor" is common ethnic identity, whereas the major long-term "exogenous factor" consists of leaders' cost/benefit calculations made in view of the local and regional institutional context.
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ID:
081355
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2008.
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This article examines a neglected pattern of the regional crisis in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic: the cross-border activities of combatants with fluid loyalties. The trajectories of Chadian 'ex-liberators' in CAR, which have been little documented, are used to illustrate the regional movements of armed men. The article explains how unemployed Chadian soldiers were recruited to fight with François Bozizé in CAR and why many of them joined other armed groups after Bozizé's takeover. The reconversions of armed combatants, who may easily shift allegiance and cross borders to carry on with their 'politico-military careers', is thus a structural characteristic of the current conflict, which has major implications both at the local and transnational levels. The article concludes that freelance military entrepreneurs' trajectories are crucial in understanding the unfolding of this regional crisis
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134216
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2014.
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In 2014, Afghanistan will confront profoundly significant challenges: international troops will withdraw and a pivotal presidential election is scheduled in April. In anticipation, the USA has outlined the 'New Silk Road' vision, as part of an attempt to move away from military solutions towards a notion of regional connectivity in South Central Asia. This vision has been the target of extensive criticisms, especially in terms of a perceived gap between rhetoric and reality, yet it is striking that a major segment of the region has begun to take ownership and move in new directions. A key manifestation of this shift is 'The Istanbul Process on Regional Security for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan' (IP) launched in 2011. This article evaluates what has been achieved thus far and the obstacles which may undermine a full realisation of the process. The IP's focus is on 'connectivity', engaging the landlocked nation of Afghanistan and safeguarding it from the isolation which fomented extremism and conflict in the past. Expanded connections must also take account of divisions between participating nations, the potency of the insurgency, the weaknesses of the Afghan state and issues without direct linkage with Afghanistan such as the ongoing conflict in Syria. If the process enjoys even a modicum of success, further regional crises might be averted, and new opportunities for sustainable development will be uncovered
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169682
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