Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Oct 12, 2008	Military Bloggers
Via the 50 most busiest blogposts , I stumbled upon The Army of Dude , a U.S. Mil-blogger who was based in Iraq, who also happens to be a good writer .  For us mere mortals who don't really know what it's like to run around legitimately shooting people, while some other bastard is trying...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Oct 7, 2008	Is OSCE (closely) monitoring the U.S. election?
With less than a month to go, I'd really like to know whether or not my former colleagues of the OSCE - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - have a plan in place (on invitation of the U.S....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 23, 2008	Russian Navy deploys ships to Venezuela
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - A Russian Navy squadron set off for Venezuela Monday in a deployment of Russian military power to the Western Hemisphere unprecedented since the Cold War. During the Cold War, Latin America became an ideological battleground between the...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Sep 21, 2008	The upside of the Colombo Visa
Marking the International day of Peace, the Sri Lankan Police decided to launch registration of residents from the north currently staying as 'guests' in Colombo. The new Colombo Visa is complete with details such as purpose of visit, expiry date, etc. Those already having 'visas' will be able...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Sep 20, 2008	India's Shame: Anti-minority atrocities in Orissa
All of Indian society, India's diaspora (particularly in the West), the national government and its diplomats in Washington and elsewhere, and anyone anywhere in the world who professes to admire or emulate India really must take action to stop the...... [view]

Posted By:  jongbloed Posted On:  Sep 16, 2008	What’s Up this week: Human Rights Online, Peace and Conflict, Do-gooder’s grad fair
Tomorrow I’m headed to Hacking Back: The Battle for Human Rights Online , with a presentation by Ron Diebert from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab . (7pm at Innis Town Hall). Also on this week are the Idealist Grad Fair and the International Day of Peace , as well as...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 7, 2008	Bahamas Police Chief Opposes Cops In Public Schools, and Legalizing Gaming For Locals
Top Cop rejects placing police in schools: By CANDIA DAMES, NG News Editor - Nassau, Bahamas: Acting Commissioner of Police Reginald Ferguson expressed opposition to placing police officers in schools, and was against legalizing gaming for Bahamians, when he appeared before the House...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha Posted On:  Aug 28, 2008	WOMEN IN CONFLICT - An interview with American filmmaker based in Sri Lanka, Lisa Kois
[Editors note: This interview was conducted in April 2006]   Lisa Kois is a brave filmmaker, working right at the heart of today’s dangerous and on going civil conflict in Sri Lanka. Her movie and television series on Sri Lanka’s war have won her numerous international awards;...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha Posted On:  Aug 28, 2008	WOMEN IN CONFLICT - An interview with American filmmaker and UN Rapporteur based in Sri Lanka, Lisa Kois
Lisa Kois is a brave filmmaker, working right at the heart of today’s dangerous and on going civil conflict in Sri Lanka. Her movie and television series on Sri Lanka’s war have won her numerous international awards; she talks to Hugh Bohane, about her experiences making her first...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	NATO – the paper alliance
(John Laughland for RIA Novosti) - As the dust settles on the conflict in South Ossetia - and as it vanishes progressively from the headlines in the Western press - one thing has become overwhelmingly clear. It is that Georgia will now never join NATO and that the balance of power in the world...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
MOSCOW. (Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies for RIA Novosti) - When Europe and the US advocated the independence of Kosovo, many experts warned that its impact on the Caucasus would be destabilising. The Allies responded by repeating that Kosovo...... [view]

AIDWYC
Submitted By:   juampa87 Website:  http://www.yorkunplugged.ca/sites/csy/aidwyc/ E-mail:  julieap@yorku.ca	Vision:   AIDWYC at York University is an initiative of the Criminology Society to raise awareness for wrongful convictions and to help establish a York University chapter of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted.......   [view]

In Their Shoes/ Dans leurs Chaussures
Submitted By:   dthions Phone:  5149917395 E-mail:  info@intheirshoescanada.org	Vision:   In Their Shoes intends on raising awareness of issues related to poverty, war and genocide to adolescents who may not be aware of these global realities by teaching an understanding of global citizenship and the persuance......   [view]

Leaders Organization
Submitted By:   satshan Website:  http://www.leaders.ps Phone:  +972 2 2970477 E-mail:  satshan@leaders.ps	Vision:   Leaders has a vision of a secular Palestinian society respectful of civil and political liberties, moving towards peace, equality, participation and democracy with youths playing a leadership role in political, social,......   City:   Ramallah   [view]

Somos CaPAZes
Submitted By:   mlecbaird Website:  http://projects.takingitglobal.org/SomosCaPAZes Phone:  +57 (1) 627 5935 E-mail:  somos.capazes@gmail.com	Vision:   Entre la violencia y las desigualdades que enfrentan Colombia y los colombianos, se requiere de proyectos innovadores que puedan ayudar a construir la paz desde abajo. Empezar con la juventud brindará la posibilidad que......   [view]

International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Amsterdam
Submitted By:    Website:  http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SIC/ Phone:  +31 (0) 20 525 5249 E-mail:  sic-ishss@uva.nl	Vision:   Conflict is everywhere. It exists in international politics, between organizations, and in interpersonal relations. It can have cultural, psychological and political dimensions. Conflict resolution is a necessary skill for......   City:   Amsterdam   [view]

Submitted By:   ericab Event Date:  Aug 29, 2008 & Time: 0:00 AM-0:00 AM Event Location:  London [view]

Transformative Mediation

Submitted By:   rm4improvement Event Date:  Jul 12, 2008 & Time: 13:45 PM-15:00 PM Event Location:  Education Building, University of Saskatchewan [view]

Global Issues Forum

Submitted By:   Plardette Event Date:  Jun 13, 2008 & Time: 19:30 PM-21:30 PM Event Location:  Croatian Cultural Centre [view]

Romeo Dallaire to speak about conflict resolution in Africa

Blood at the Crossroads: Making the case for a global Arms Trade Treaty

Submitted By:   rbruneau Author Name:  Amnesty International Published:  2008-09-17

Website:  http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT30/011/2008/en/19ea0e74-8329-11dd-8e5e-43ea85d15a69/act300112008en.pdf   Description:   The world is reaching a crossroads in deciding how to control the arms trade. Governments must act now to create effective and robust regulation. This report shows through illustrative cases how that trade contributes to serious violations of human rights in different parts of the world. In particular, it seeks to help demonstrate why the establishment of a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is an urgent necessity and how an ATT could work to save lives, preserve livelihoods and enhance respect for human rights.   [view]

Global Affairs Monitor - The Situation in Sudan and the Conflct in Darfur

Submitted By:   WorldSavvy Author Name:  World Savvy Published:  0000-00-00

Website:  http://monitor.worldsavvy.org   Description:   The Situation in Sudan and the Conflict in Darfur The ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Darfur, Sudan, is a complex narrative that touches on issues of race, religion, politics, economics, geography, climate, war, and human frailty. It does not exist in a vacuum, and must be viewed in the context of other national, regional, and international tensions. The story of Darfur is a tragedy, and the stakes are enormous worldwide.   [view]