Ploughshares Monitor articles from March 2005

Ploughshares Monitor archives from March 2005

Rebuilding confidence in the NPT: resolving the NATO-NPT contradictions.(Non-Proliferation Treaty )
March 22, 2005... That the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is under severe strain is not in doubt. The Treaty's three basic provisions mean that it is rightly described as a cornerstone of global security. First, it reinforces a clear global norm against the...

The largest Canadian military suppliers in 2003.
March 22, 2005... Canada's ten largest military contractors sold almost $2.5-billion in military equipment and services during 2003, according to the latest data compiled by Project Ploughshares. Military sales for the year ranged from an estimated $546-million...

The Nobel Peace lecture for 2004.(Transcript)
March 22, 2005... Your Majesties Your Royal Highnesses Honourable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of...

The impact of the "war on terrorism" on internal conflict.
March 22, 2005... The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would not exist in their current form were it not for the US-led campaign against terrorism, Indeed, the effects of the fight to stop international terrorism have been felt in many of the intra-state conflicts...

Space Security 2003.(Book Notice)
March 22, 2005... Space Security 2003, publ. by the Eisenhower Institute, Washington, DC, 2004, ISBN 0-920231-36-5, 186 pp., paperback. For information on ordering, go to www. eisenhowerinstitute.org. Space Security 2003 is the product of a joint research...

Darfur and the case for intervention.
March 22, 2005... As the scene of atrocities, Darfur in southwestern Sudan has received a great deal of attention in the past year. Some observers have dubbed these atrocities genocide. And, while the international community at large has been reluctant to accept...

Political support grows for a global Arms Trade Treaty.
March 22, 2005... In March, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gave the global campaign for an Arms Trade Treaty a major boost when he called for "a legally-binding international treaty on conventional arms exports" and committed the UK government to working with...

Beyond Impunity: An Ecumenical Approach to Truth, Justice and Reconciliation.(Book Notices)(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Beyond Impunity: An Ecumenical Approach to Truth, Justice and Reconciliation, by Genevieve Jacques, publ. by WCC Publications, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland, 2004 (2nd printing with new introduction; original publ. 2000), ISBN...

State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security.(Book Notices)
March 22, 2005... State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security, A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society, W.W. Norton & Company, New York & London, 2005, ISBN 0-393-32666-1, 237 pp., paperback or pdf, US$18.95. For...

Project Ploughshares launches public education campaign to control small arms.
March 22, 2005... Ongoing and widespread human suffering caused by the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) worldwide demands urgent action. A far-reaching international Programme of Action (PoA) was agreed to at the 2001 UN Conference...

Hide and Seek: Taking Account of Small Arms in Southern Africa.(Book Notices)(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Hide and Seek: Taking Account of Small Arms in Southern Africa, Ed. Chandre Gould and Guy Lamb, publ. Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, 2004, ISBN 1-919913-68-8, 334 pp., paperback. To order, contact ISS at www.iss.org.za....

Landmine Monitor Report 2004: Toward a Mine-Free World.(Book Notices)
March 22, 2005... Landmine Monitor Report 2004: Toward a Mine-Free World, by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, publ. by Human Rights Watch, 2004, ISBN 1-56432-327-7, 1341 pp., paperback, $45.00 (US). Copies can be ordered by going to...