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Humanitarian agenda 2015: Afghanistan country study
Feinstein International Center, USA, 2006The case of Afghanistan reveals the tension between humanitarian and military action.DocumentThe age of consequences: the foreign policy and national security implications of global climate change
International Relations and Security Network, 2007This report examines the risks of climate change to global peace and stability. The authors develop three possible scenarios and analyse their respective security implications which include increased disease proliferation, tensions caused by migration, and conflict sparked by resource scarcity. Key points include:DocumentLocal conflict and development projects in Indonesia: part of the problem or part of a solution?
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007It is a common assumption that development projects can help reduce conflict by promoting economic progress and reducing inequality.DocumentHumanitarian agenda 2015: principles, power, and perceptions
Feinstein International Center, USA, 2007This report summarises the findings of the first phase of a research project on the challenges and compromises that are likely to affect humanitarian action in the next decade. The analysis is based on six case studies from Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Liberia, northern Uganda and the Sudan.DocumentNo room for humanitarianism in 3D policies: have forcible humanitarian interventions and integrated approaches lost their way?
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, 2007Following the commencement of the US-led war on terror, there have been increasing attempts to integrate development, diplomacy and defence through so-called "3D" mechanisms. This paper reviews the evolution of this integrated approach, the responses of humanitarian and development organisations, and the difficulties encountered by its application iDocumentThe shifting face of violence
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2007This paper explores the changing trends in violence over time. With the ultimate goal of strengthening governance of the security sector and assisting in meaningful reform, it looks at what violence is, dimensions of new forms of violence and what its implications for security actors are.DocumentLocal conflict and development projects in Indonesia: part of the problem or part of a solution?
World Bank Publications, 2007This document explores the dynamics of the development-conflict nexus in rural Indonesia. It highlights the specific role of development projects in shaping the nature, extent, and trajectories of conflicts.DocumentSecurity requirements for post-transition Cuba
Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, 2007This document analyses security requirements that Cuba will face after the death of Fidel Castro and proposes what missions and structure the Cuban security forces might have after a transition.DocumentEnergy security
Gulf Research Center, UAE, 2007This document presents a collection of articles discussing energy security issues with an emphasis on the Middle East. It focuses on a range of topics in relation to energy security such as economics, politics, and security challenges for example, insurgent attacks.DocumentHelping the bottom billion: is there a third way in the development debate?
Center for Global Development, USA, 2007This article reviews Paul Collier’s new book , The Bottom Billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it.Pages