These research resources are the archive of the NPSIA Newsflashes, which are made available to students of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. The theme lists cover the research areas of the clusters of the NPSIA MA program.

If you have suggestions for additional newsflashes please forward your comments to Vivian Cummins

The Newsflashes are also available as an email. To subscribe to the newsflash service please click here to complete the online form.

The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year

The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) is pleased to announce a “Call for Papers” for Volume 12 of our journal The Pearson Papers.
The environment is an issue that can no longer be neglected. Despite this knowledge, international institutions and states still respond in silos instead of understanding the relationship and interconnections among cross-cutting issues. Environmental degradation, natural disasters and the competition for resources have a real impact on the success or failure of peace operations and post-conflict peacebuilding efforts. Conversely, peace operations are not neutral in their effects and managing change can also have intended and unintended impacts on the environment. Consequently, it is imperative that the environment be factored into the overall response to conflict.
Volume 12 of The Pearson Papers aims to further the understanding of the way in which environmental issues affect the conduct of peace opera­tions and vice-versa. Such understanding, in turn, will help in planning for future missions and for post-conflict peacebuilding efforts.
The editors of The Pearson Papers welcome the submission of your academic papers, field notes or short articles for publication. We accept submissions in both official languages. The deadline for submission to Volume 12, Issue 1 is January 7, 2009. We look forward to a wide breadth of submissions and aim to provide a space for constructive dialogue, provocative questions, and thoughtful commentary.

Foreign Policy Issue Trackers
More than twenty issue trackers provide up-to-date profiles of the candidates' records, statements, and policy documents on issues
including:
-The Candidates on Financial Policy
-The Candidates on Iran
-The Candidates on Afghanistan
-The Candidates on Pakistan
-The Candidates on Iraq
-The Candidates on Climate Change
-The Candidates on Energy Policy
-The Candidates on Immigration

Set against a backdrop of emerging powers, today's global economy presents Canada with both challenges and opportunities. International trade policy must evolve in such a way as to confront those challenges, seize the opportunities, and, all the while, respect the well-entrenched principles of Canada's foreign policy.

QFPC 2007 will engage students in a dialogue on Canada's role amidst a dynamic global order. This conference provides delegates the opportunity to meet experts in these fields, to discuss major issues, and to create truly informed opinions. Organized by the Queen's International Affairs Association (QIAA), with the support of the Queen's Centre for International Relations (QCIR) and the Department of Political Studies, this conference is targeted for 150 undergraduate and graduate student participants from across Ontario and Québec.

Held on the beautiful Queen's Campus, this two day conference boasts a variety of engaging panels and several eminent speakers. Join us and connect yourself with Canada's foreign policy.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research Library's IES Database simplifies the search for world-wide economic indicators. Individual indicators (such as GDP and CPI) are linked, and each link has a description of the data. Included in each record is the title, corporate author, publisher, years covered in the data series, type of publication (text, table, chart), frequency with which the data is published, country of origin, a URL, available languages, subject headings, format (.pdf, .xls, etc.), a summary (where available), and any notes needed to clarify the data. The database is title, country, subject and keyword searchable. The links will be checked regularly to maintain accuracy.
Indicators are continually being added.

The Resource Centre and the Library have paper copies.
Also electronic access is available through the Library catalogue:
Login:  poletcan
Password: 07141

Online Catalogue for the libraries of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
The catalogue lists many unpublished reports produced by the Department The Library is open to the public.

Policy and Society is an interdisciplinary journal exploring policy and its manifestations in broader political, economic and social contexts.
Each issue of Policy and Society is typically devoted to a single policy theme. The theme may be approached from the perspective of single or multiple disciplines.

Policy and Society seeks to explore how policies are shaped by their context and, in turn, shape it. The Journal welcomes submissions that deal with policy theory and practice at the local, national and/or international level, including review issues on the state of the field.

Wikigender is a project initiated by the OECD Development Centre to facilitate the exchange and improve the knowledge on gender-related issues around the world. In particular, Wikigender tries to gather empirical evidence and identify adequate statistics to measure gender equality. In this respect, Wikigender serves as a pilot project for the OECD Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies. Based on the work of the OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base, Wikigender aims to highlight the importance of social institutions such as norms, traditions and cultural practices that impact on gender equality.

The Journal is currently accepting both articles and book reviews for its Winter/Spring 2009 issue. The theme of the issue is "Rethinking Liberalism.” We are also accepting papers on any topic within the field of international relations.   Feel free to contact me at your convenience.

All inquiries and submissions can be directed to:
Ricardo B. Rodriguez
Editor-in-Chief
The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
USA
Tel: +1 973 275 2269
Fax: +1 973 275 2519
Email: diplomacyjournal@shu.edu
Web: http://www.journalofdiplomacy.org

The Institute for Public Policy Research is the UK's leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world.

ippr was founded by Lord Hollick, who developed the idea for an independent progressive think tank in 1986. With Lord Eatwell, Lord Hollick spent two years establishing the institute, which was publicly launched in 1988 with Tessa Blackstone as its first chair and James Cornford as its first director.

Since 1988, we have been at the forefront of progressive debate and policymaking in the UK. Through our independent research and analysis we define new agendas for change and provide practical solutions to challenges across the full range of public policy issues.

With offices in both London and Newcastle, we ensure our outlook is as broad-based as possible, while our Security Commission, International Team, Climate Change Programme, and Migration, Equalities and Citizenship Team  extend our partnerships and influence beyond the UK, giving us a truly world-class reputation for high quality research.

The 4th Annual Graduate Conference in memory of Yitzhak Rabin

Call for Papers
Students of political phenomena who work in related fields are also welcomed to present their work in the conference ( e.g. Political and Law, Political History, Political Economy, Political geography, political philosophy, political psychology, and political communication).

The conference has two tracks:
Research workshop: This track holds thematic research workshops.
Participation in each workshop will be restricted to paper presenters and discussants (senior faculty members). A ninty minute slot will be assigned for presentation and discussion of each paper. Consideration to this highly competitive track requires the submission of an extended abstract (approximately 500 to 1000 words).

Visit our website for details.

International Affairs Review, the graduate student journal of the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, is announcing a call for papers for its spring 2009 issue.

The deadline for submissions this semester is Monday, October 13. Please help us again ensure our commitment to publishing the widest range of international affairs scholarship by informing your students about this opportunity!

To be considered for publication, papers must be:
* Related to International Affairs, with preference given to timely global or regional issues.
* Between 15 and 20 pages, with recommendations for policy alternatives, resolutions, and future challenges related to the issue.
* Properly documented according to Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.
References must be in complete endnote form.
E-mail papers to iar@gwu.edu

At freedocumentaries.org we strongly believe that in order to have a true democracy, there has to be a free flow of easily accessible information. Unfortunately, many important perspectives, opinions, and facts never make it to our televisions or cinemas (you can watch movies in our media category if you want to know why).

For this reason we decided to start freedocumentaries.org, a site where anyone with an internet connection can watch a movie to educate themselves or simply explore another perspective whenever they please. These movies aren't just for education but are also for entertainment.

Dear Graduate Student, We invite you to submit your paper for our 4th annual graduate conference in political science, international relations,  public policy.   More details can be seen on the conference
website:
http://gradcon.huji.ac.il/

Join prominent university students from 40 different countries for an experience of a lifetime!
The theme of the conference is “a cross-cultural exchange of ideas concerning the future of world leadership” and the main objective of the IYLC is to blend educational activities and social interaction using a number of inter-related events.
For more information and application, please visit www.CzechLeadership.com

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is pleased to
announce its 2008 intensive course in Transitional Justice: a 3-week
professional development course for 20, based in Cape Town, South
Africa.
To learn more about the fellowship program, http://www.ictj.org/en/workshops/fellowhsips/cape_town/index.html

Chatham House has been the home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs for over eight decades. Our mission is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.

The OECD Factbook is the best-selling, innovative title from the OECD.
It provides a global overview of today's major economic, social and environmental indicators, presenting them clearly and concisely, and in a range of user-friendly formats.

The development community benefits from the sharing of knowledge and expertise about governance. Governance Village provides a place for this exchange and unites those working for the common purpose of social development and poverty reduction. Governance Village is a central, easily accessible, web-based location that is rich in content and supported by a comprehensive set of tools to encourage knowledge sharing to design and implement more effective programs. This network is open to government agencies, non-governmental, academic and private sector organizations, and individuals - north and south.

The theme of our conference is “a cross-cultural exchange of ideas concerning the future of world leadership” and the main objective of the IYLC is to blend educational activities and social interaction using a number of inter-related events, such as:
-A United Nations Security Council Crisis simulation
- A mock International Criminal Court pre-trial
- Model European Parliament proceedings
- Visits to Foreign Embassies, Czech Senate, and the European Commission
- Panel Discussions and Presentations led by speakers of the highest calibre in their fields.
Please take a minute to visit www.czechleadership.com to find relevant information about the conference related activities, including the conference schedule.

The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 145 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

Crisis Group's approach is grounded in field research. Teams of political analysts are located within or close by countries at risk of outbreak, escalation or recurrence of violent conflict. Based on information and assessments from the field, it produces analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-takers.

Online Publications:
US Defense Policy
Regional Security
Iraq & Afghanistan
Terrorism
Military & Strategic Studies
Alternative Security & Defense
Chronological

Special Topics Pages:
Iraq and Afghanistan war news and analysis from around the web.
"Revolution in Military Affairs" and US military transformation:
articles and reports.
US defense strategy and military planning: reports, articles, debates, documents.
China's military policy, strategy, and armed forces: articles, reports, commentary.
Reports and articles on terrorism, counter-terrorism, and homeland security.

HOW TO USE: The Peacebuilding Portal -   aims to support multilateral
collaboration on conflict prevention & peacebuilding by offering local, national, and multi-lateral stakeholders a real-time web tool to strengthen their work and better respond to issues surrounding human security, peacebuilding & conflict. The Peacebuilding Portal offers a database designed to dynamically serve a group of users who seek related information presented in an expedient and user friendly way. The database contains the peacebuilding initiatives undertaken by non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, networks, taskforces among others so that the Peacebuilding Portal user can search, identify and link with relevant information related to various thematic foci of conflict management.

The International Biennial Conference of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society will be held in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at the Palmer House Hilton on 23 – 25 October 2009.  The Program Committee is currently soliciting proposals for individual papers and for panel sessions.  Click here for more information.

PLEASE NOTE: 2009 CONFERENCE PANELS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING, 23 October, with panels both morning and afternoon, and the IUS Welcome Reception and Dinner that evening. The regular Saturday and Sunday schedules will remain, with panels ending Sunday 25 October at noon. It may be best to plan to arrive on Thursday 22 October 2009.

MiPALs are published by the National Defense University (NDU) Library as a current awareness service for MERLN users; our objective is to provide access to key U.S. policy statements on the country or topic of the MiPAL.

While MiPALs emphasize U.S. military policy, each MiPAL includes resources analyzing the topic from governmental and non-governmental sources, including think tanks and scholarly journals. All documents are available full-text on the internet. Some may be available only through commercial databases; these are clearly identified.

Each MiPAL is accompanied by an archive.  The current MiPAL contains items released in the last 12 months.  Older material is contained in the archive. 

Call for Papers -  War in the 21st Century: Sociological Perspectives on Iraq and Afghanistan  

Professor Morten Ender and Professor Steve Carlton-Ford seek papers addressing the sociology and social psychology of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The papers will be candidates for inclusion in an edited volume tentatively titledWar in the 21st Century: Sociological Perspectives on Iraq and Afghanistan.

As well as the additional papers we are soliciting, the book will contain eleven papers on the Iraq War originally published in two issues (November 2006 & February 2007) ofSociological Focus.  These previously published papers addressed the Iraq War both from perspectives external to Iraq, as well as from inside Iraq during the early years of the war.  The initial structure of the book (subject to revision) with the list of the initial titles (altered slightly from the originals) is included below.

We seek papers that treat the same or similar issues concerning the war in Afghanistan. We also seek papers that address similar issues concerning the war in Iraq but from different sociological or social psychological points of view.  These topics include but are not limited to:
-    Media and popular press impact on the buildup to and length of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
-     Bases of support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
-     Bases of opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
-     Attitudes toward the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan within countries supplying troops
-     Impact of either of these wars on military families
-     Effects of social inequalities on recruitment and deployment of troops
-     The impact of either war on civilians in their respective countries
-     Attitudes toward the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan inside those countries
-     The role of contractors and other non-military personnel in these wars
-     Regional and global impact of either/or both of these wars
-     Leadership issues and the wars in Afghanistan and/or Iraq
-     The role of social scientists in these war zones
-     Representations of the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan in popular culture
-     Effects of social inequalities on casualties or post-service reintegration of troops
-     Social-psychological impact of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan on constituent groups

The deadline for submitting letters of intent is:  November 15, 2008. 
Please send a 2-3 page letter of intent providing an abstract of your proposed paper to:
Professor Steve Carlton-Ford
Steve.Carlton-Ford@UC.edu
Department of Sociology
1018 Crosley Tower, ML 210378
University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A. 45221-0378

A comprehensive website devoted to international military education outreach.  It represents a consortium of military education research libraries that work together to provide access to a variety of unique electronic resources for the use of researchers and scholars.

MERLN's extensive electronic resources include the following:
Military Policy Awareness Links (MiPALs), which provide access to current U.S. Government policy statements on selected key topics, accompanied by additional resources that analyze the topic; Digital collections of full-text papers, lectures, and legislation; Links to worldwide military library catalogs; Links to military journals and publications; and Access (password controlled) to full text ejournals and reference tools.

The MERLN website is maintained by the National Defense University Library in Washington, D.C.

The Crimes of War Project is a collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict. Our goal is to promote understanding of international humanitarian law among journalists, policymakers, and the general public, in the belief that a wider knowledge of the legal framework governing armed conflict will lead to greater pressure to prevent breaches of the law, and to punish those who commit them.

A Symposium on the Cold War
Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum
Carp, Ontario
November 7-9, 2008
As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum, is proud to announce its first Cold War symposium in Fall 2008. This event is set to correspond with the opening of two new, permanent exhibitions and an inaugural Cold War memorial ceremony to coincide with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum is located in Carp, Ontario, about 30 minutes west of Ottawa. Constructed from 1959 to 1961, the Diefenbunker served for over 30 years as a military base and as the federal government’s emergency
government headquarters in case of nuclear war. Closed in 1994, the cavernous underground facility was brought back to life as a museum by local volunteers in 1998.
The symposium is entitled Cold Culture: A symposium on new approaches to Cold
War research, education and expression. This event is being organized to bring
together a broad range of professional scholars, historians, artists, filmmaker, teachers, museum professionals and journalists who are involved in the exploration of themes in Cold War history, and who shape how the event is understood today. Participants are encouraged to consider how those interpreting the period have adopted new and varied approaches through which they seek to build a framework to make meaning of the conflict.
International and comparative topics are strongly encouraged.
Questions about the Cold Culture symposium should be directed to Alexandra Badzak,
Executive Director at director@diefenbunker.ca or 613-839-0007. Anyone interested in
presenting a paper (individual or part of a proposed session) or organizing a panel should electronically submit their name, affiliation, and an abstract of 500 words or less bySeptember 15th, 2008 (Word or PDF file). For more information visit
www.diefenbunker.ca

..... invitation to join a Facebook group on "Transatlantic Security Issues," which is meant to complement the study of this topic in a more formal setting, e.g., at Carleton.
This is a "common interest" (politics) group, looking at several sub-topics: NATO as a political and military alliance; NATO and 21st century threats; security roles for the EU; broader translatlantic security issues; etc.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14680048404&ref=mf
In addition to news and commentaries on defence and security issues (with a strong emphasis on Canada), the group encourages debates on these topics and occasionally lists employment opportunities (mostly in Political Science and POLCAN-generated), as they relate to IR, strategic studies, international security, etc.

Iraq / Afghanistan / Daily War News
Project on Defense Alternatives has sought to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era. Toward this end it promotes consideration of the broadest range of defense options.

Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan

Canada's Approach
Priorities: Security - Basic Services - Aid - Border - National Institutions - Reconciliation - Stories from the Field Canada's Progress Canada's Embassy Canada's Ambassador Focus on Kandahar

Contributions are invited for the CDA Institute's ON TRACK magazine's December 2008 edition from graduate students (MA and PhD) conducting research on defence and security issues.
The acceptable range of subjects includes defence policy in Canada and her allies, Canada's foreign missions, defence procurement, international security issues, and other related topics.
-  Articles must be 1500 words or less, Times New Roman regular font, in simple format (no columns, no PDF, no headers, no footers).
-  Photos and diagrams will not be included with any article unless the file(s) has / have a minimum resolution of 300DPI and a minimum width of 4.5 inches. The resulting TIFF and EPS file sizes would be between 1-2 MB for black & white photos and diagrams and between 4-6 MB for colour. Items not meeting these specifications do not look good in a published format and we would rather not include such items in the publication.
- The deadline for submissions for the December 2008 edition is November 17.
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute, based in Ottawa, provides public information services on national security and defence issues by conducting studies, seminars and conferences. The CDA Institute is a charitable and non-partisan organization whose ability to prosecute its mandate depends on private donations.
ON TRACK is the quarterly journal of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDA Institute), and is available online at:
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/ontrack.htm
Contact information:
Conference of Defence Associations Institute
222 Somerset Street West, suite 400B
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2G3
Email: projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca
Phone: (613) 236-9903
Fax: (613) 236-8191
Web: http://www.cda-cdai.ca

Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Since its founding in 1994, the PPC has been engaged in innovative research in the area of peacekeeping and peace operations. The Pearson Papers provide a forum where researchers and practitioners can openly explore the complexities of evolving peace operations. The journal is peer-reviewed, and represents an opportunity for professionals and practitioners to engage and share in an interdisciplinary dialogue on the complexities experienced in peace operations within the global peace and security realm.
The complexity of peace operations and of the context in which civilian, military, and police are being deployed underscores the fact that there is no “one-size-fits-all” model of peace operations. With this in mind, while there should be space for some improvisation based on circumstances and context, contemporary peace operations should not rely entirely on ad hoc structures. In order to be effective, peace operations must evidence a balance between flexibility and coherence. While there seems to be a broad consensus on the need for integration, questions remain as to the what, when and how to integrate.
To facilitate the exploration and enhanced understanding of today’s complex peace operations, including Integrated Missions, Provincial Reconstruction Teams and Hybrid Operations, the upcoming issue of The Pearson Papers (Fall 2008) will further explore the theme of cooperation and coordination by focusing more specifically on the interoperability of integration.

The upcoming issue will complement the current issue of The Pearson Papers (Spring 2008) which looks at the Challenges of Effective Cooperation and Coordination in Peace Operations.

The editors of The Pearson Papers welcome the submission of your academic papers, field notes or short articles for publication. We accept submissions in both official languages. The deadline for submission is July 15, 2008. We look forward to a wide breadth of submissions and aim to provide an environment where constructive dialogue, provocative questions, and thoughtful commentary will facilitate understanding integration.

Please visit The Pearson Papers webpage for further information, including Guidelines for Contributors

As ongoing financial chaos upends Wall Street, pundits and politicians are debating the causes of the economic crisis and proposing solutions to it. The tendency to reexamine the architecture of the world economy is nothing new; Foreign Affairs authors have done so many times before in the wake of sudden economic shocks. Following the recession of the late 1970s and early 1980s, economists Harold van B. Cleveland and Ramachandra Bhagavatula called for monetary reform. Robert B. Reich, reacting to the 1987 "Black Monday" stock market crash, blamed supply-side economic thinking for the failure. In the aftermath of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, too, experts examined the wreckage and went back to the drawing board. Jeffrey E. Garten recounted "Lessons for the Next Financial Crisis," Alan S. Blinder listed "Eight Steps to a New Financial Order," and Peter G. Peterson and Carla A. Hills, co-chairs of a Council on Foreign Relations task force, recommended a series of reforms in "The Future of the International Financial Architecture."
-Full text of Cleveland and Bhagavatula's essay (America and the World 1980)
-Full text of Reich's essay (America and the World 1987/88)
-Full text of Garten's essay (March/April 1999)
-Full text of Blinder's essay (September/October 1999)
-Full text of Peterson and Hills' essay (November/December 1999)

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. Our mission is to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. 

Created by Congress in 1977, EIA is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. Our mission is to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Analyses: Country Energy Profiles - includes country level data, charts and Country Analysis Briefs // Chronologies of Energy Events  // International Energy Security

To mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights the Association for Canadian Studies in collaboration with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and The John Humphrey Center for Peace and Human Rights will be holding a major conference which will take place on December 9, 2008 at McGill University in Montreal.   The event is designed to provide for a national conversation on human rights and feature presentations by leading Canadian and international academics, jurists and representatives of various non-governmental organizations. Registered delegates are also invited to attend a special event on the work and accomplishments of the late Senator Jacques Hébert to be held December 8th at McGill University as well. Click here for more information.

The most widely read and consulted publication on refugee and internal displacement issues. It provides a unique global forum for sharing information, experience and policy recommendations among practitioners, policy makers, researchers and displaced people.

As the in-house publication of the Oxford University Refugee Studies Centre, FMR is a key part of the RSC's dissemination and outreach activities - which, in turn, complement the RSC's extensive programme of research and teaching.

Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR's global network of field offices, Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.

ecoi.net provides up-to-date and publicly available country of origin information with a special focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, refugee counsels and persons deciding on claims for asylum and other forms of international protection. Access to information is facilitated by a comprehensive search tool and Topics & Issues files, offering thematically structured information on asylum-relevant topics and issues for a set of focus countries.

The Center's mission is to promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs. [offers intensive courses in disaster management)

The Literature of Intelligence: A Bibliography of Materials, with Essays, Reviews, and Comments J. Ransom Clark, Emeritus, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio

Online Publications:
US Defense Policy
Regional Security
Iraq & Afghanistan
Terrorism
Military & Strategic Studies
Alternative Security & Defense
Chronological

Special Topics Pages:
Iraq and Afghanistan war news and analysis from around the web.
"Revolution in Military Affairs" and US military transformation:
articles and reports.
US defense strategy and military planning: reports, articles, debates, documents.
China's military policy, strategy, and armed forces: articles, reports, commentary.
Reports and articles on terrorism, counter-terrorism, and homeland security.

At their 25th Conference, the European Ministers of Justice invited the Committee of Ministers to consider the possible setting up of a European register of national and international standards, starting as a matter of priority with standards in the field of the fight against terrorism.

The Committee of Experts on Terrorism (the CODEXTER) agreed on the usefulness of drawing up short country profiles addressing the most relevant questions related to member states' standards and capacity to respond to terrorist acts. To this end, it decided to