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Political correctness, or plain pussyfooting?

Reality Check: the language of terrorism, Aleppo ceasefire, Ukraine peacekeeper proposal, Thailand's military government, a one state solution

US "war with those perverting Islam"

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Obama's careful choice of words might not make him any friends

Political correctness is abounding at the conference on violent extremism in Washington DC.

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo and Copenhagen attacks, representatives of over 60 countries are meeting to discuss ways to counter radicalisation and violent extremism - but in his address to the conference, President Obama was very careful with the word "Islamic".

US political analyst, James Boys, discusses the fine line President Obama is treading, and explains why political correctness could be seen as political weakness.

Significance of Aleppo ceasefire

A local ceasefire in Aleppo seems to be the first sign that the Syrian government could be moving towards a peace deal - but analyst Rosemary Hollis says there is still a long way to go.

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Poroshenko is calling for international peacekeepers

Poroshenko calls for peacekeeping troops

Ukraine's President Poroshenko is asking Europe and the United Nations to send peacekeeping troops to his country.

United Nations analyst, Andreas Zumach, explains why this is very unlikely to happen, and why the situation in Ukraine may get worse before it gets better.

A one state solution

Arab-Israeli legal issues expert, Mazen Masri, explains why it may be time to consider a one state solution to the Middle East crisis.

Thailand's Yingluck indicted

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Yingluck Shinawatra could face up to 10 years in jail for negligence

Thailand's former Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra is now facing criminal charges over the controversial rice subsidy scheme which led to her impeachment last year.

Her supporters say this is the military attempting to prevent a return to democracy.

Tony Cheng reports from Bangkok on how the military appears to be using the legal system to consolidate its power.

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