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The food crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
New England Complex Systems Institute, 2011It is noticeable that despite the many possible contributing factors, the timing of violent protests in North Africa and the Middle East in 2011 as well as earlier riots in 2008 coincides with large peaks in global food prices. This paper emphasises that riots and food prices are closely linked, identifying a specific food price threshold above which protests become likely.OrganisationNew Tactics in Human Rights
New Tactics in Human Rights is project of the Center for Victims of Torture. CVT's mission is to heal the wounds of torture, and to stop its practice worldwide.DocumentRethinking Climate Change as a Security Threat
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2011Once upon a time climate change was a strictly environment and development issue. Today it has become a matter of national and international security. Efforts to link climate change with violent conflict may not be based on solid evidence, but they have certainly captured the attention of governments.DocumentEconomics of the Arab awakening: from revolution to transformation and food security
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011Few observers would have predicted the recent dramatic changes in the Arab world. This policy brief provides some insights into the potential role of economics in the ongoing uprisings. Findings contain:DocumentMinority Islam in Muslim majority Bangladesh: the violent road to a new brand of secularism
2011More than 85% of Bangladesh ’ s 150 million people are Muslims. Bangladesh earns its title as “ the third largest Muslim country of the world ” following Indonesia and Pakistan because of its enormous size of Muslim population. Their religion , Islam, is however becoming a “ minority” day by day.OrganisationClico
The CLICO project mobilizes 14 research teams and brings together for the first time some of the world's leading researchers in water resource, vulnerability, and peace and security studies.DocumentThe effects of a very young age structure in Yemen
Population Action International, 2011Yemen has the most youthful age structure in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa, with three-quarters of its population under the age of 30. It also has a very high fertility rate. Periodic terrorist attacks against foreign targets and its location as a base for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula have highlighted the geopolitical significance of this country.DocumentReform without ownership? Dilemmas in supporting security and justice sector reform in Honduras
Fride, 2010The citizens of Honduras have been plagued with insecurity since the 2009 coup d’état which brought to the fore a sustained crisis of security and legitimacy making the political equilibrium very fragile.DocumentNepal’s political rites of passage
International Crisis Group, 2010Nepal’s transition from war to peace seems to be chaotic and many have warned of impending anarchy entailing collapse of the social order and the fragmentation of the nation. This, however, is not the case because the transition, though messy and confusing, is not anarchic due to the existence of some form of order within the political change.DocumentStates of fragility: stabilisation and its implications for humanitarian action
Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2010Stabilization includes a combination of military, humanitarian, political and economic activities to control, contain and manage areas affected by armed conflict and complex emergencies. This paper explores the evolution of international stabilization efforts and their significance for humanitarian action.Pages
