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    Dilemmas of humanitarian assistance: don't shoot the messenger – aid workers’ perspectives and practice on working with insecurity

    International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2008
    Based largely on qualitative data collected through interviews with humanitarian aid workers from a range of British INGOs, this paper discusses some of the security issues faced those delivering humanitarian assistance.
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    NATOs global aspirations

    German Council on Foreign Relations, 2008
    Under the backdrop of the Bucharest summit initially dubbed as the “enlargement summit”, this paper looks at the opportunities and implications on NATO expansion. It particularly focuses on the uncertainties about the organisation's role and strategic choices. Key points highlighted by the authors include:
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    Gender and security sector reform toolkit

    United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2008
    Security sector reform (SSR) opens a window of opportunity to transform security policies, institutions and programmes by integrating gender issues. The Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit is an initial response to the need for more information and analysis on gender and SSR processes.
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    Human security brief 2007: featuring a special report, dying to lose: explaining the decline in global terrorism

    Human Security Centre, 2008
    Western governments often cite the threat of Islamic terrorism to justify national security concerns, legislature and expenditure. However, is the threat from such insurgents as real  or increasing as they suggest? Here the Human Security Report Project, asserts that Islamic terrorism, in fact all global terrorist activities, are decreasing.
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    Climate change, security and sustainable development

    Institute for Environmental Security, 2008
    This paper documents the conference entitled “From Bali to Poznan: New Issues, New Challenges”. Convened by the Institute of Environmental Security on the 18 December 2007 and held at the European Parliament in Brussels, the conference discussed the impact of climate change on international security and sustainable development.
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    Engaging non-state armed groups or listing terrorists? Implications for the arms control community

    Geneva Call, 2008
    This article discusses how the increased use of the “terrorist” label since September 11th 2001, to describe some non-state armed groups (NSAGs), has challenged efforts to tackle security issues in ways that are inclusive of NSAGs.
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    Colombia: making military progress pay off

    International Crisis Group, 2008
    This briefing paper analyses the progress made by President Álvaro Uribe’s administration in their security operations against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). It also takes into account, the role of external influences, most notably that of Venezuela and Ecuador.
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    The emerging architecture for security and cooperation in Northeast Asia

    Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2008
    What is the potential for an emerging architecture for security and cooperation in northeast Asia? In the context of the ‘Six party talks’, this paper analyses what would be required to achieve peace after six decades of turbulence in the Korean peninsula.
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    The graying of the great powers: Demography and geopolitics in the 21st Century - major findings of the report

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2008
    The report assesses how population ageing and population decline in the developed world may affect the ability of the United States and its traditional allies to maintain national and global security.
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    Law of war training: resources for military and civilian leaders

    United States Institute of Peace, 2008
    Recent abuses committed by military personnel in war zones and violent conflicts the world over reemphasise the central importance of the law of armed conflict, the law of war for the protection of combatants, prisoners, and noncombatants alike, and cultural and religious landmarks.

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