Peace Talks

Syria’s rebel fighters: Bullets and home-made bombs

The rebels are digging in, but still lack the equipment to bring down the regime(8)

Syria's ceasefire: Assad indigestion

A peace plan comes into wobbly effect(11)

Qatar’s ruler: Flying-carpet diplomacy

The emir of a small Gulf peninsula is here, there and everywhere(16)

Afghanistan: Dial 1 to speak to the Taliban

The meaning of the Taliban's office in Qatar(61)

Nepal's Maoists: The few, the proud, the happy campers

As two armies prepare to merge, an air of farce lingers from the years of stalemate(12)

Security in Colombia: Top dog down

The death of the FARC’s leader is a triumph for the government. But will it make peace any easier to attain?(33)

An assassination in Afghanistan: The deadly envoy

Already troubled prospects for peace are further shattered(50)

Egypt and Israel: A new low

Relations between Israel and Egypt are deteriorating rapidly(167)

Nepal's politics: Every faction for itself

The government is fracturing in a most familiar way(8)

Conflict mediation: Privatising peace

Governments are increasingly handing over the early stages of conflict resolution to independent organisations(21)

Nepal's government: Kingmaker to the Maoists

At long last Nepal finds itself with a prime minister. If only a constitution were forthcoming(4)

South Sudan's future: Now for the hard part

The January referendum confirms that South Sudan will become a sovereign country. But it will struggle to prosper(8)

Israel and Palestine: Leaks must not poison diplomacy

Palestinian leaders should be praised, not reviled, for their willingness to compromise(71)