Small Arms Control and Management in Cambodia
This article raises the growing concerns over the production, accumulation, and availability of illegal small arms around the world and points out negative effects of small arms misuse on post-conflict societies like Cambodia. It further acknowledges and illustrates small arms control efforts of the Cambodian government such as: (1) establishing the National Commission on Weapons Management and Reform (NCWMR); (2) enacting the Law on the Management of Weapons, Explosives and Ammunition; (3) collecting Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) nationally; and (4) initiating and developing public awareness campaigns. In-depth analysis of these small arms control efforts follows, and concluding remarks are emphasized at the end.
Somalia’s message to the world: Get Ethiopia off our back
Ethiopia’s occupation of Somalia has recieved significantly less attention from world media than other ongoing conflicts. Afyare Abdi Elmi discusses some of the reasons behind this silence and warns against the consequences of its continuation.
Save Who from What? Exploring the Ethics of the Save Darfur Coalition
Save Darfur patently aims to “save Darfur” by raising awareness, not by providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance. This is clearly defined on the organization’s website. Yet, through the advertising techniques employed in its media campaigns, the Save Darfur coalition misleads the public by giving off the image of a humanitarian relief organization. Maggie Schwalbach takes a closer look at the coalition’s media campaigns and investigates the assumptions present in the advertisements by exploring the moral consequences of raising awareness based on victimization and perpetuating stereotypes of Africans as helpless.
Switzerland’s
Switzerland’s Author: Lucy Dubochet Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 10/06/2008 Category: Analysis II I. Description In 2006 and 2007 a few Muslim communities had requested building permits to add a minaret to their mosques. In many cases, although local administrations had considered that there was no legal basis to reject these demands, […]
A Solution to my Existential Crisis as a Teacher – Learning Communities
A Solution to my Existential Crisis as a Teacher – Learning Communities Author: Paul Klassen Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 12/04/2007 Category: Comment After having taught in classrooms in both Costa Rica and Canada for nearly ten years, I now find myself as the student here at UPEACE, on the receiving end […]
Secrecy in the Security Council
Secrecy in the Security Council Author: Hamish Low Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 06/03/2008 Category: Essay II “Secrecy is a drug to which its practitioners become confirmed addicts.”[1] – William R. Frye Following World War II, representatives from 50 nations met in San Francisco to found the United Nations. One of the […]
Understanding Peace Education: An Indian Perspective
Understanding Peace Education: An Indian Perspective Author: Shreya Jani Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 02/16/2007 Category: Comment “Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education is not to produce mere scholars, technicians and job hunters, but integrated men and women […]
The Rise of Ordinary Fascism and Intolerance in Turkey
The Rise of Ordinary Fascism and Intolerance in Turkey Author: Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 07/04/2007 Category: Special Report Proud of its secularity and multi-cultural social structure the Republic of Turkey celebrated its 83rd anniversary on 29 October 2006. Not long after this celebration, the assassination of an Armenian-Turkish journalist, Hirant Dink, […]
The Lesser of Several Evils
It is obvious Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon. The question, therefore, is what to do about it, and this question must be answered now, before Israel takes matters into its own hands and sets off even more conflict in the region, or before Iran gets the bomb and sets off an arms race among its neighbors. The international community’s options aren’t pretty, but even worse would be to do nothing.
The Nuclear Haves and Have Nots
Disarmament, deterrence, and the role of nuclear power in the UN system.