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A better future: DFID support to Palestinians
Authors:
No Named Author;
Many Palestinians live without access to schools, doctors or jobs. Most cannot move freely to see family and friends. Nearly half live below the poverty line of $2.10 a day. Over four million Palestinians are registered refugees, more...
Keywords:
Aid;
Conflict Cycle;
Cooperation;
Countries:
Palestine;
Regions:
Middle East;
After Arafat? Challenges and Prospects
Authors:
No Named Author;
In the weeks since Yasir Arafat's death on 11 November 2004, the Palestinian leadership has undergone a surprisingly smooth and orderly transition. Israeli-Palestinian as well as Palestinian-Arab and Arab-Israeli relations are witnessing more...
Keywords:
Conflict;
Transitional Societies;
Peace Accords;
peace-making;
Cooperation;
Leadership;
Countries:
Palestine;
Israel ;
Regions:
Middle East;
Eastern Mediterranean;
ASEAN-Japan Cooperation: A Foundation for East Asian Community
Authors:
No Named Author;
This volume assesses the importance of enhancing the ASEAN-Japan relationship as a step toward building a greater East Asian regional community. International relations experts from ASEAN countries and Japan, as well as China, South more...
Keywords:
Cooperation;
Donors;
Partnership;
Regional Security;
Regionalism;
Countries:
Japan ;
Regions:
Asia;
Asia-Pacific;
East Asia;
Balancing Security and Democracy: Lessons from Indonesia
Authors:
Frida Berrigan;
This article address the political and security relations between Indonesia and the U.S. The Bush administration heralds Indonesia as the worlds largest Muslim democracy and a crucial ally in the war on terrorism. Since 9-11 it has more...
Keywords:
Security;
Democracy;
Cooperation;
Military;
Donors;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
United States of America ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
North America ;
Broadening Philippine-Australia Defence Relations in the Post 9/11 Era: Issues and Prospects
Authors:
Rommel C Banlaoi;
The Philippines and Australia have a strong history of diplomatic and economic relations. Yet, their defence relations are still weak. Although the 1995 Defence Cooperation Agreement has provided the two countries a framework to cooperate more...
Keywords:
Cooperation;
Defence;
Terrorism;
Countries:
Philippines ;
Australia;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia-Pacific;
Collective Security in Asia
Authors:
Manfred Haack;
This is briefing paper of Fredrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) addressing collecrive security in Asia by looking at the myriads of security challenges in the region. The article said that "Collective security works only as far as it accommodates more...
Keywords:
Collective Security;
Threats;
Regional Security;
Conflict;
Cooperation;
Regions:
Asia;
Comparative Perspectives on Regional Security Co-Operation amongst Developing Countries [part of the Democratic Governance and Common Security in Southern Africa study]
Authors:
Gavin Cawthra;
This paper examines some of the conceptual issues related to the rise of regional inter-state co-operation, looking in particular, at security and defence co-operation. It presents the different options for co-operation and then examines more...
Keywords:
Regional Approaches;
Regionalism;
Security;
Cooperation;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: Asean and the Problem of Regional Order
Authors:
Amitav Acharya;
This book provide substantial investigation into the prospects for a security community in Asia, ASEAN, which is facing challenges. Addresses these challenges, examining key issues related to the future stability of Southeast Asia more...
Keywords:
Confidence Building;
Conflict Resolution;
Consolidating Democracies;
Cooperation;
Cooperative security;
Regional Approaches;
Regional Integration;
Regional Security;
Regionalism;
Regions:
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Contemporary Challenges for the Intelligence Community - DCAF Backgrounder
Authors:
No Named Author;
The end of the Cold War and the rise of various forms of international terrorism have been accompanied by unprecedented changes in the working environment of the intelligence community. Five developments stand out:
the proliferation more...
Keywords:
Accountability;
Cooperation;
Intelligence;
Intelligence Community;
Terrorism;
Regions:
Global;
West Africa;
Defence, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia
Authors:
No Named Author;
This is the proceeding of The Summer Workshop is designed as a forum for young professionals in South Asia to collectively examine and understand the major security issues in the region. As analysts, commentators and opinion shapers more...
Keywords:
Armed Forces;
Arms Trade;
Defence;
Defence Strategy;
Cooperation;
Defence Policy;
Defence;
EU Crisis Management: A Humanitarian Perspective
Authors:
Jennifer Ernst;
This paper seeks to provide an overview of ECHO and EU crisis management capabilities, and raise awareness among humanitarian actors of the possible implications of new crisis management mechanisms for EU humanitarian aid in particular more...
Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Civil-Military Cooperation;
Civil-Military Relations;
Civic Engagement;
Cooperation;
Regions:
European Union ;
EU Crisis Response Capability Revisited
Authors:
No Named Author;
This report is an overview of those aspects of the EU foreign policy that relate to the field of crisis response and management, civilian and military. It is written to draw attention to developments within the EU that have been both more...
Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Cooperation;
Security;
Conflict Prevention;
Conflict Management;
Military;
Policing;
Regions:
European Union ;
From Military Strife to Civil Society: NGO-Military Cooperation in Peace Operations
Authors:
Francis Kofi Abiew;
This article examines the various factors impeding effective NGO-military cooperation, and offers suggestions for improvement of the relationship. It argues that given the complex nature of contemporary conflict management and resolution, more...
Keywords:
Conflict Resolution;
Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO);
Cooperation;
Military;
Peace Support Operations;
Multinational forces;
Regions:
Africa;
Global;
Gobernabilidad en America Latina: Informe Regional 2004
Authors:
Francisco Rojas Aravena;
Claudia Fuentes;
This publication assesses the main threats to democratic governability that Latin-American countries face at the present time. The background of this research refers to the fact that democratic governability depends on a virtuous more...
Keywords:
Democratic Governance;
Conflict Resolution;
Cooperation;
Regional Integration;
Security;
Regions:
Latin America;
Home Office Report on Tackling Cross Border Crime
Authors:
No Named Author;
This report presents the findings of a national study into
the extent and nature of such offending and the current
police response to it. The research, which was originally
undertaken in support of the ACPO Working Group on
International, more...
Keywords:
Cooperation;
Customs/Border Control;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Countries:
United Kingdom ;
Regions:
Global;
Western Europe;
European Union ;
Institutionalizing Cooperation: Public Goods Experiments in the Aftermath of Civil War
Authors:
No Named Author;
Fostering cooperation is one of the main tasks of state building in the aftermath of civil wars, yet little is known about the effects of institutions of integration in increasing interethnic cooperation and facilitating peace. We more...
Keywords:
Conflict Prevention;
Cooperation;
Countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Regions:
South East Europe;
Integration and transition --Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR
Authors:
No Named Author;
The paper holds as a premise that effective integration of the three Indochina economies with the "old ASEANS" involves the former developing market institutions that can sustain "quality" growth which will take them out of the transitional more...
Keywords:
Economic Development;
Regionalism;
Nation Building;
Colonialism;
Cooperation;
Reform;
Politics;
Government;
Countries:
Laos ;
Cambodia ;
Vietnam ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Joint Peacekeeping in The Eurasian Region: Structures & Prospects
Authors:
Yury Morozov;
Despite differences of theory and practice, institutional frameworks exist within which practical cooperation in peacekeeping operations and training can be eeveloped between international and regional organisations. Though drawing more...
Keywords:
Peace Support Operations;
Peacekeeping;
NATO;
Cooperation;
Countries:
Russia ;
Regions:
Central and Eastern Europe;
East Asia;
Black Sea Region;
Western Europe;
European Union ;
Managing Security Challenges in Southeast Asia
Authors:
No Named Author;
Sheldon W Simon;
The differences and lingering suspicions among the states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) make cooperative approaches to security in the region difficult. Faced with a myriad of destabilizing factors, including more...
Keywords:
Regime Security;
Regional Approaches;
Regional Security;
Conflict Prevention;
Cooperation;
Strategic Culture;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Peace Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH): Analysis of Chile's Participation
Authors:
Marcello Tapia Canihuante;
On March 1, 2004, Chilean president Ricardo Lagos informed the nation of the decision to send troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peace mission (MINUSTAH), under the mandate of the United Nations. He defended his decision saying, more...
Keywords:
Peace;
Collective Defence;
Collective Security;
Cooperation;
International Community;
International Organisations;
UN Peacekeeping;
Countries:
Haiti ;
Regions:
Caribbean;
Central America;
Peacekeeping and Enforcement Action in Africa: The Role of Europe and the Obligations of Multilateralism
Authors:
Christine Gray;
The participation of European states in multilateral operations in Africa are currently a matter of some controversy: what are the obligations of European states with regard to the maintenance of international peace and security in more...
Keywords:
Peacekeeping;
Regional Approaches;
UN Peacekeeping;
Cooperation;
ECOWAS;
Legitimacy;
Multinational forces;
Armed Conflict;
Countries:
Rwanda ;
Sudan ;
Regions:
Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Central Africa;
Peacekeeping Intelligence: New Players, Extended Boundaries Conference Report
Authors:
Alexandre Dumulon-Perreault;
Rachel Lea Heide;
Jaime Phillips;
The second annual Conference on Peacekeeping Intelligence was held in Ottawa, Canada from the 4th to 5th of December 2003. The conference was co-sponsored by Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs' research more...
Keywords:
Intelligence;
Intelligence Community;
International Community;
Collaboration;
Cooperation;
Peacekeeping;
Post-Conflict;
Post-Cold War;
Education;
Effectiveness;
Planning;
Policing;
Policy Development;
Political Transition;
Law and Order;
Mission Planning and Design;
Countries:
Canada ;
United States of America ;
Regions:
North America ;
European Union ;
Global;
Perfect Partners? The performance of Programme Aid Partners in Mozambique, 2004
Authors:
Carlos Castel Branco;
Richard Gerster;
Tony Killick;
In this report they provide an assessment of the performance of the PAPs during
2004, report on Mozambican perceptions of donors' activities, make suggestions
for improving the assessment of donor performance and discuss how the
principles more...
Keywords:
Aid;
Cooperation;
Donor Funding;
Donors;
Countries:
Mozambique ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
Promoting Peace, Stability And Cooperation In Asia
Authors:
Dipankar Banerjee (Maj Gen Retd);
The Asia-Pacific region is poised at the threshold of a new millennium, which holds enormous prospects of prosperity for the entire region and its peoples. Yet, there are serious challenges that remain, issues that have suddenly come more...
Keywords:
Collective Security;
Cooperation;
Security;
Peace;
Regions:
Asia-Pacific;
Re-Nationalization of Military Strategy? New Challenges for the Armed Forces in a Changing Global Environment
Authors:
Wilfried von Bredow;
This essay presents the debate over the role of armed forces in the post-Cold War international relations. It argues for the development of new and efficient ways to adapt armed forces to the new wave of conflict-ridden globalisation. more...
Keywords:
Armed Forces;
Conflict;
Cooperation;
Regional Approaches;
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