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    Elimination of mercenarism in Africa: a need for a new continental approach

    Institute for Security Studies, 2008
    This paper presents a collaborative work from experts across various fields and disciplines during a conference on the regulation of the private security sector in Africa.
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    Reforming Pakistan's police

    International Crisis Group, 2008
    Based on extensive interviews with current and retired police officers, this report analyses the existing system of policing in Pakistan. It seeks to identifiy flaws and proposes tangible ways of reform under the new civilian dispensation.
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    Terrorism in the Maghreb: the transnationalisation of domestic terrorism

    Institute for Security Studies, 2008
    International developments and challenges and domestic circumstances predominately fuel domestic terrorism. This is particularly true when assessing the 'renewed' threat of terrorism in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
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    TALIBAN PROPAGANDA: WINNING THE WAR OF WORDS?

    International Crisis Group, 2008
    This paper discusses the conflict in Afghanistan with a specific focus on the Taliban and their propaganda mechanism. It also looks at the current situation with regards to Afghanistan’s political landscape before proposing recommendations to the government, the governments of countries contributing troops and donors.
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    Mullahs, money, and militias how Iran exerts Its influence in the Middle East

    United States Institute of Peace, 2008
    This report examines Iran’s interactions with groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Palestinian territories. It intends to help policymakers understand the real extent of Iranian influence so that they can better motivate Iran and its allies to become more constructive actors in the Middle East.
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    The Century Foundation

    The Century Foundation is a nonprofit public policy research institution committed to the belief that a mix of effective government, open democracy, and free markets is the most effective solution to
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    Al Hima: a way of life

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2007
    The Hima is a traditional system of resource tenure that has been practiced for more than 1400 years in the Arabian Peninsular. With the numerous deteriorations that came and halted advancement in the Arab world, and at times for different reasons, the Hima also declined.
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    The past is always present: the Moros of Mindanao and the quest for peace

    Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2008
    With a focus on the Philippines, this paper looks at the quest for peace and the impact of the past. It asks what the roots of conflict in Mindanao are, the American role in creating the problem, the role of counter-terrorism, and what the current prospects for peace are held with the present initiatives.
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    L'Escola de Cultura de Pau/ The School for a Culture of Peace

    The School for a Culture of Peace was created in 1999 with the aim to work on culture of peace related issues, such as human rights, analysis of conflicts and peace processes, education for peace, dis
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    Protection, politics and protest: understanding resistance to conservation

    Conservation and Society, 2007
    This paper presents a framework to understand how conservation is resisted, particularly in protected areas and national parks. Informed largely by James Scott’s concept of ‘everyday resistance’, the paper is based on theories of subaltern politics and a review of thirty-four published case studies.

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