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  War with Iraq: costs,consequences,and alternatives

  American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002

  Starting from the premises that this paper does not and cannot either measure the extent to which military action today may reduce the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in the future or estimate the increase or decrease in risk of terrorist acts, the authors try to balance advantages and disadvantages of war by considering the benefits of the disarmament of Iraq.In particular, this pa
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  Devolution as a threat to democratic decision-making in forestry?: findings from three states in India

  Overseas Development Institute, 2003

  This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: appropriation of space for forest management by diverse self-initiated community formations; and state-driven devolution where government policies define the scope of local authority in forest management.
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  The global infectious disease threat and its implications for the United States

  Central Intelligence Agency, 2000

  The authors of this paper state that new and reemerging infectious diseases will pose a rising global health threat and will complicate US and global security over the next 20 years.
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  The destabilizing impacts of HIV/AIDS

  Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2002

  This paper states that by undermining infrastructures, such as education, health and food production systems, HIV/AIDS undermines stability.
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  A new security threat: HIV/AIDS in the military

  Worldwatch Institute, 2003

  This paper describes the possible extent and consequences of HIV/AIDS prevalence among military personnel worldwide.
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  Deconstructing engagement: corporate self-regulation in conflict zones – implications for human rights and Canadian public policy

  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2003

  This paper examines the existing governance gap in the accountability of TNCs for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law associated with their extraterritorial operations. It assesses the adequacy of efforts at self-regulation that involves the development and implementation of voluntary standards and self-assessment and verification techniques.
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  Restoring peace and democracy in Sudan: limited choices for African leadership

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2002

  Are there any lessons to be learnt regarding the role of "brotherhoods of men" in conflict-ridden African states? The Broederbond (Association of Brothers) in South Africa played a crucial role in not only providing guidance to the apartheid Nationalist Party government, but also dominating it through the infiltration of its membership.
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  Gender equity and peacebuilding: from rhetoric to reality: finding the way

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2003

  This paper looks at how gender concerns are being integrated into policies and programs that shape post-conflict societies.Findings indicate a slow but positive shift in international opinion and understanding about the consequences of conflict on women and the importance of their participation in peacebuilding processes and post-conflict social transformation.
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  Impact of war on Iraq

  Eldis Questioning Development Resource Guide, 2003

  Collection of documents forecasting the humanitarian consequences of the current war on Iraq.Common to these are assertions that: as a result of 12 years of sanctions, the Iraqi population is far more vulnerable to war than it was before the last Gulf warwar will likely cause the collapse of the oil-for-food programme on which 60% of Iraqis are dependentdestruction or disablemen
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  Tearing up the rules: the illegality of invading Iraq

  Center for Economic and Social Rights, USA, 2003

  The central question that this report seeks to answer is: can the U.S. and U.K lawfully attack Iraq—either with Security Council approval or, in the absence of such approval, on the basis of previous Council resolutions or under the principle of self-defense?

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