Ploughshares Monitor articles from June 2008

Ploughshares Monitor archives from June 2008

Addressing small arms violence in the Caribbean.
June 22, 2008... Crime and violence perpetrated with readily available firearms are taking a rising toll on the small states of the Caribbean. Project Ploughshares and its partner organization, the Women's Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) based in...

The Arms Trade and International Law.(Book Notice)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... The Arms Trade and International Law by Zeray Yihdego, Hart Publishing, 2007, ISBN 9781841137469, hardcover, 380 pages, 50.00 [pounds sterling]. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many consider small arms and light weapons (SALW) the weapons of...

Conversation in Kabul on military intervention and political reconciliation.
June 22, 2008... Ernie Regehr visited Kabul, Afghanistan from April 24 to May 4 to explore, among other things, attitudes and approaches toward political reconciliation and negotiations. The room was like any boys' high school dormitory. It had all the...

Acronyms and abbreviations.(Table)
June 22, 2008... Acronyms and Abbreviations AFCCL Automatic Firearms Country Control List ANA Afghan National Army ANP Afghan National Police APFO Africa Peace Forum ATK Alliant Techsystems Inc. AU African Union...

Cluster bomb meeting drafts treaty.
June 22, 2008... A two-week international meeting in Dublin ended May 30 with an agreed text for a treaty to ban existing types of cluster bombs, destroy stockpiles within eight years, and provide crucial victim assistance Cluster munitions can be fired by...

Taking Wrongs Seriously: Acknowledgment, Reconciliation, and the Politics of Sustainable Peace.(Book Notice)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Taking Wrongs Seriously: Acknowledgment, Reconciliation, and the Politics of Sustainable Peace by Trudy Govier, Humanity Books, 2006, ISBN 1-59102-425-0, hardcover, 303 pages, $42.00. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Taking Wrongs Seriously,...

Transparency and accountability: NPT reporting 2002-2007.(Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)(Report)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Permanence with accountability" was the central equation of the 1995 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review and Extension Conference. The indefinite extension of the treaty was accompanied by a commitment to...

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: preparations for the 2010 Review Conference.(Conference news)
June 22, 2008... There is widespread agreement on at least one point regarding the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): its outcome will have a major impact on the long-term effectiveness of the Treaty. While similar sentiments...

No net benefit: a tactical response to the MDA sale raises a strategic question.
June 22, 2008... On May 9, 2008, Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice delivered his final decision on the immediate future of the space and information systems division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA): it is not for sale. Stating that a proposed...

Putting the control in Canada's Automatic Firearms Country Control List.
June 22, 2008... The Canadian Government recently expanded the list of states eligible to receive Canadian automatic weapons. This may be good news for Canadian firearms manufacturers, including Kitchener's Colt Canada, but bad news for anyone concerned about...

Toward a peace and security architecture in the Horn of Africa: reaching beyond incredulity.
June 22, 2008... The notion that the African Union constitutes a regional security community may strike some with incredulity, considering all the challenges facing the continental organization and its (sometimes unfair) reputation of inefficiency. ...

The 2008 Armed Conflicts Report--preview.
June 22, 2008... After a period of seven years, during which there was a cumulative decrease of 12 armed conflicts, 2007 saw an increase in armed conflicts from 29 to 30, with two added to the report and one removed. The number of countries involved increased...

Ernie Regehr receives ethics award.(In the News)
June 22, 2008... On April 3, Project Ploughshares Senior Policy Advisor Ernie Regehr received the 2008 Arthur Kroeger College Award for Ethics in Public Affairs. Regehr is a founder and former executive director of Project Ploughshares. "We're honored and...