Ploughshares Monitor articles from September 2004

Ploughshares Monitor archives from September 2004

Facing the arms control challenges of BMD.
September 22, 2004... In Canada the opposition to ballistic missile defence (BMD) has rightly focused on urging the Government to reject participation and certainly not go beyond the already agreed integration of NORAD's missile launch detection and tracking system...

A space weapons ban: laying the foundation.
September 22, 2004... In the spring election campaign, and more recently in debates about potential participation in the US ballistic missile defence system, Paul Martin stated repeatedly that Canada is opposed to the weaponization of space. But how does this...

Conversion Survey 2004--Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization.(Book Notice)
September 22, 2004... Conversion Survey 2004--Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization by the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), publ. by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 2004, ISBN 3-8329-0738-6, 200 pages. An order form can be...

Selected Canadian military export contracts reported during 2003.
September 22, 2004... Selected Canadian military export contracts reported during 2003 Overseas contracts during 2003 (non-US) Supplier City/Province Military product/service AMEL Corp Brampton, ON Naval...

R2P won't work without "greater love".
September 22, 2004... When Project Ploughshares first asked me about doing a reflection on "the responsibility to protect," I immediately said No, explaining that I have neither the experience nor the theoretical expertise to do a credible job on the topic. Then,...

MANPADS and small arms control.
September 22, 2004... The unsuccessful attempt in November 2002 to shoot down a civilian passenger jet leaving Mombasa, Kenya brought widespread attention to the threat of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). Since then, the US government has led efforts to...

Acronyms and abbreviations.
September 22, 2004... Acronyms and Abbreviations ABM Anti-ballistic missile ASAT Anti-satellite weapon BICC Bonn International Center for Conversion BMD Ballistic missile defence CCC Canadian Council of Churches CD ...

Canada's international role: four political perspectives.
September 22, 2004... Given that Canadian defence and international security policies are now pursued in the context of minority government, the policies of all four major parties are relevant. The peace and security policies that each presented in the recent...

Statement of the 2004 Pugwash Council.
September 22, 2004... The Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, has been a pre-eminent global voice for nuclear disarmament since the early days of the nuclear age. At its most recent gathering, October 5-8 in...

Canadian church leaders urge Prime Minister to reject BMD.
September 22, 2004... 14 October 2004 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I write on behalf of the member churches of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) to urge your Government to reject Canadian participation in ballistic...

Beyond Churchianity: Insights from Japan for a World-Changing Christianity.(Book Notice)
September 22, 2004... Beyond Churchianity: Insights from Japan for a World-Changing Christianity, by Floyd Howlett, Hybrid Publishing Co-op Ltd., Winnipeg, 2003, ISBN 0-9689709-8-2 232 pp., paperback, $21.95. Floyd Howlett spent a lifetime working for peace,...

Update on Iraq: small arms continue to wreak havoc.
September 22, 2004... In the Autumn 2003 issue of the Ploughshares Monitor, David Jackman wrote about the devastating effects that small arms were having on Iraq. Now, over a year later, the problems have worsened, with small arms continuing to kill and maim people...

Participants in Project Ploughshares' 2004-2005 Young Professionals International Program.
September 22, 2004... This year Ploughshares placed 10 young people as interns with peace and security organizations at home and abroad, as part of Foreign Affairs Canada's Young Professionals International program, funded by the Government of Canada. These young...

New report puts sustainable development on arms export control agenda.
September 22, 2004... Arms importing and exporting governments including Canada pay insufficient attention to the impact of arms sales on poverty, according to the findings of a new report co-authored by Project Ploughshares. As a result, arms transfers can divert...

Landmine Monitor Report 2003: Toward a Mine-Free World.(Book Notices)
September 22, 2004... Landmine Monitor Report 2003: Toward a Mine-Free World, by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, publ. by Human Rights Watch, 2003, ISBN 1-56432-287-4, 826 pp., paperback, $45.00 (US). Copies can be ordered by going to...

Strategic Survey 2003/4: An Evaluation and Forecast of World Affairs.(Book Notices)
September 22, 2004... Strategic Survey 2003/4: An Evaluation and Forecast of World Affairs, by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, publ. by Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-853019-6, 340 pp., paperback. Copies can be ordered by going to...

Rushing to Armageddon: The Shocking Truth about Canada, Missile Defence, and Star Wars.(Book Notices)
September 22, 2004... Rushing to Armageddon: The Shocking Truth about Canada, Missile Defence, and Star Wars, by Mel Hurtig, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 2004, ISBN 0-7710-4162-4, 229 pp., paperback, $19.99. In Rushing to Armageddon, readers will learn about...

Small Arms Survey 2004: Rights at Risk.(Book Notices)
September 22, 2004... Small Arms Survey 2004: Rights at Risk, a project of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004, ISBN 0-19-927334-0, 334 pp., paperback, 17.99 [pounds sterling]. For ordering information go...