A recent conference at Columbia University brought vividly to life the events of May 13, 2005 in Andijan, Uzbekistan. Journalists and human rights advocates told riveting tales of the massacre there, where it is estimated over 700 people were murdered. Almost a year has passed now, but in many hearts
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- junio 24, 2020
Media’s Role in Peace and War Author: Ginny Collins, Marcel Fomotar, and Julia Odumuyiwa Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 09/29/2006 Category: Interview The following is an interview with Canadian media veteran Keith Spicer. Spicer is a former editor of the Ottawa Citizen and former chairman of
- junio 24, 2020
This is the first publication of a series. The Monitor, in the coming issues, will be publishing personal accounts from areas of conflicts.
The letter below is from a mother of a soldier to the Office of Public Affairs, a department in the Israeli government responsible for facets of military
- junio 24, 2020
This articles questions the definition of nationalism and the social constructs that redefine it today. The author argues that nationalism is commonly understood in a dualistic dichotomy – either positive or negative. This is partly a problem of the different contextual circumstances within which nationalism occurs, and partly a response
- junio 24, 2020
Naxal Violence: India’s Achilles Heel Author: Animesh Roul Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 08/23/2006 Category: Comment In comparison to the indiscriminate violence perpetrated by Islamic terrorists, the Naxal menace has been plaguing India for quite some time, posing as the other biggest internal security challenge. The
- junio 24, 2020
Nuclear weapons could not proliferate if they did not exist. Because they do, they will. The policy implication of this logic is that the best guarantee of nuclear nonproliferation is nuclear disarmament through a nuclear weapons convention that bans the possession, acquisition, testing and use of nuclear weapons, by everyone. This would solve the
- junio 24, 2020
Nuclear Dangers and Challenges to a New Nuclear Policy Author: David Krieger Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 01/04/2008 Category: Policy It is worthwhile asking the question: What are nuclear weapons? In some respects the answer to this question may seem obvious, but this is not necessarily the
- junio 23, 2020
The UN, through its mission in the DRC, has embarked in its most ambitious electoral-support endeavor yet. Rafael Velasquez our South Africa correspondent had the opportunity to meet up with General Mujahid Alam, Head of the Pretoria Liaison Office of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of
- junio 23, 2020
