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Great Game’ Seeks to Put Afghanistan Experience in Context

“The Great Game” was the euphemism the British used when referring to their strategic rivalry with the Russian empire that played out in Afghanistan in the 19th century.

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Security Council discusses poverty and under-development as root of conflict

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota of Brazil at the...

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Egypt: UN chief urges peaceful transition after Mubarak resignation

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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

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Democracy In Egypt An Uncertainty, Analysts Fear

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During a coup d'etat led by General Muhammed Naguib, Egyptian army tanks and field guns are drawn up in front of the royal Abdin...

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