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Global Security

A daily public radio broadcast program and podcast from PRX and WGBH, hosted by Marco Werman

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Egypt ends its state of emergency amid intense criticism of its human rights record

Egypt ends its state of emergency amid intense criticism of its human rights record

For the first time in four years, Egypt is no longer under a state of emergency. The government of President Abdul Fatta... Read more

27 Oct 2021

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Sudanese protester to military: ‘Our numbers are too big to be ignored’

Sudanese protester to military: ‘Our numbers are too big to be ignored’

Today in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, calls for civil disobedience came blaring from a loudspeaker attached to a mosque. O... Read more

26 Oct 2021

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Protests erupt across Sudan against military coup

Protests erupt across Sudan against military coup

Across Sudan, people have taken to the streets to protest a military coup that threatens their hopes for a democratic fu... Read more

25 Oct 2021

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Sister of imprisoned Saudi aid worker: 'They are already calling me a terrorist'

Sister of imprisoned Saudi aid worker: 'They are already calling me a terrorist'

A court in Saudi Arabia upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid worker who had criticized the government on ... Read more

8 Oct 2021

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a 'real, cold-hard facts look' at US' failed 20-year war in Afghanistan

Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a 'real, cold-hard facts look' at US' failed 20-year war in Afghanistan

Twenty years ago today, less than a month after 9/11, then-President George W. Bush addressed the nation to announce the... Read more

7 Oct 2021

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The Afghan government and the US lost popular support over corruption in Afghanistan, investigator general says

The Afghan government and the US lost popular support over corruption in Afghanistan, investigator general says

The Taliban raided an ISIS-affiliated hideout in the Afghan capital Kabul killing several insurgents, hours after a dead... Read more

4 Oct 2021

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Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war

Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war

A logistical success, but a strategic failure.That's how top US generals described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, i... Read more

29 Sep 2021

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Unaccompanied minors are among the thousands evacuated from Afghanistan

Unaccompanied minors are among the thousands evacuated from Afghanistan

There were hugs, smiles and a tight embrace at Toronto airport earlier this month as a 3-year-old Afghan boy reunited wi... Read more

24 Sep 2021

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'We are still here': Afghan UN employees worry about their safety

'We are still here': Afghan UN employees worry about their safety

This week, as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, concerns are growing about the s... Read more

23 Sep 2021

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Syrian refugees and migrants in Turkey face a difficult decision to return home 

Syrian refugees and migrants in Turkey face a difficult decision to return home 

Mohammed Ammar, 23, works at a lively cell phone repair shop on a bustling street in a largely Syrian district of Istanb... Read more

23 Sep 2021

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