Ploughshares Monitor articles from March 2008

Ploughshares Monitor archives from March 2008

A peace to keep in Afghanistan.(CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN)(Report)
March 22, 2008... The January-March 2008 parliamentary effort at bipartisan cooperation in reshaping the Canadian mission in Afghanistan held the possibility of pursuing a genuinely national consensus that spans a broad political spectrum and is rooted in proven...

From Manley report to sustainable peace in Afghanistan: you can't get there from here!(CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN)
March 22, 2008... On January 22, 2008, the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan (The Manley Panel) released its final report on Canada's role in the current war in Afghanistan. American writer John Gardner (1933-1982) reportedly said that...

We believe God desires peace in their land as in ours: a statement by The Canadian Council of Churches.(CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN)
March 22, 2008... The Manley Report, sadly, has missed the opportunity to guide Canada towards a truly constructive role in securing a long term sustainable peace in Afghanistan. The Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan, known as the...

The recommendations of the Manley report.(CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN)(Excerpt)(Report)
March 22, 2008... The following is taken from the final report of the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan, released on January 22, 2008. The complete report can be found at http://www.independent-panel-independant.ca/report-eng.html. ...

Canada's latest report on military exports.(Critical essay)
March 22, 2008... The latest government report on Canada's arms exports was released at the end of 2007--more than three years late. The report shows that recent non-US Canadian military exports have been concentrated in shipments by one company to a few...

Peace and human security internship.
March 22, 2008... The Presbyterian Church in Canada and Project Ploughshares invite applications for the second year of the Peace and Human Security Internship with Project Ploughshares in Waterloo, Ontario. The internship will run from September 2008 to April...

Radarsat-2: launched and lost?
March 22, 2008... On December 14, 2007, one of the "world's most advanced" commercial Earth observation satellites was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. After almost a decade of design, construction, and delays,...

Addressing armed violence in development programming.(Canadian International Development Agency)(Report)
March 22, 2008... "The likelihood of armed conflict affecting states increases as their human development ranking declines.... [F]igures show that 1.6 per cent of the countries ranked as High Development states by the UN Human Development Index (HDI) 2006...

In memoriam.(Geoffrey Pearson)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... The worlds of diplomacy and civil society lost a gifted practitioner and valued friend with the death of Geoffrey Pearson in late March. The Ottawa Citizen called him "a distinguished Canadian diplomat" and he was that in full measure. ...

The Ottawa landmines treaty: a major step forward human security.
March 22, 2008... The Centre for International Governance Innovation hosted a "Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty Banning Landmines" in December 2007. The following is an adaptation of a presentation made during the symposium. **********...

Building capacity for sustainable peace in Sudan project draws to a close.(Conference news)
March 22, 2008... Project Ploughshares and the Kenya-based Africa Peace Forum (APFO) have been working together to support peace in Sudan since 1999. In 2005 they launched a project to research policy options to overcome obstacles to the implementation of the...

Staff transitions.(Emily Alexander as new officer of Canadian International Development Agency and Maribel Gonzales to join Project Ploughshares)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... At the end of 2007, Emily Alexander left Project Ploughshares to join the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as a Performance Review Officer with the Performance and Knowledge Management Branch. In her time with Ploughshares,...

Three questions to fulfill our duty to the next generation.(8th Nobel Peace Laureate Summit)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... This statement came out of the 8th Nobel Peace Laureate Summit that was held in Rome, Italy from December 13-15, 2007. The world is interconnected and interdependent as never before. Decisions today will have permanent consequences....

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Global Overview and Implications for the Security Sector.(Book Notices)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Global Overview and Implications for the Security Sector by Megan Bastick, Karin Grimm, and Rahel Kunz, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2007, ISBN: 978-92-9222-059-4, paperback, 216...

Canadian Policy on Nuclear Co-operation with India: Confronting New Dilemmas.(Book Notices)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Canadian Policy on Nuclear Co-operation with India: Confronting New Dilemmas edited by Wade Huntley and Karthika Sasikumar, The Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research at the University of British Columbia, 2007, ISBN:...

Acronyms and abbreviations.(Brief article)(List)
March 22, 2008... APFO Africa Peace Forum ATK Alliant Techsystems Inc. BMD Ballistic missile defence CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CMC Cluster Munitions Coalition CPA Comprehensive Peace Agreement DDR ...

Regional Security. Gender Identity, and CPA Implementation in Sudan.
March 22, 2008... This joint publication of Africa Peace Forum and Project Ploughshares presents two commissioned papers that wore prepared for a December 2007 workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, hold in support of the Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan...

New chair.(Board News)(Dona Harvey as new chair of the Project Ploughshares board)(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Longtime journalist Dona Harvey of Waterloo was recently appointed chair of the Project Ploughshares board. She was formerly editor-in-chief of the Winnipeg Tribune and managing editor of the Vancouver Province. For five years she was a...

New sponsor.(Board News)
March 22, 2008... The Christian Reformed Church in North America has joined Project Ploughshares as the newest sponsor. It is one of nine national church sponsors.