Ploughshares Monitor articles from September 2006

Ploughshares Monitor archives from September 2006

The Small Arms Review Conference ends with no agreement.(Conference notes)
September 22, 2006... Project Ploughshares staff participated in The United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its...

NORAD renewal: further down the slippery slope?(North American Aerospace Defense Command)
September 22, 2006... Following the May 2006 debate and vote in the House of Commons (257 in favour and 30 opposed), Canada and the United States finalized a permanent extension (rather than the usual five-year term) of their binational defence cooperation...

Space Security 2006.(New Publication)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Space Security 2006, the third annual report of the Space Security Index project, was published in July 2006. The report is the product of Spacesecurity.org, a research consortium that includes the Cypress Fund for Peace and Security, the...

Update on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space.
September 22, 2006... The foremost measure intended to address current gaps in the treaties relevant to space security is the "Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space" (PAROS) resolution of the United Nations General Assembly's First Committee. In the past, PAROS...

Military procurement: expanding options and export dependence.
September 22, 2006... Resolution of the conflicts at the root of modern wars requires accelerated diplomacy and genuine political and economic attention to the grievances that stoke enmity and desperation. It is widely accepted that these conflicts are not amenable...

The Military Balance 2006.(Book Notice)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... The Military Balance 2006, edited by Christopher Langton, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006, ISBN 1-85743-399-8, 448 pp., paper. To order, go to...

Participants in the 2006-2007 project Ploughshares young professional international program.
September 22, 2006... Again this year Ploughshares has placed 10 young people with peace and security organizations abroad, as part of Foreign Affairs Canada's Young Professionals International program, which is funded by the Government of Canada. These young...

Arms destruction in Costa Rica.
September 22, 2006... Costa Rica has no army but does have a national police force, the Fuerzas Publicas. In their arsenal the police have a wide range of surplus small arms and light weapons (SALW). Many handguns and rifles have been confiscated from civilians,...

Afghanistan: from good intentions to sustainable solutions.
September 22, 2006... If good intentions and serious effort were what it takes, Afghanistan would be a peaceful democracy today, but war on the Taliban regime starting in 2001, followed by a half-decade of security, democratization, and reconstruction effort have...

Haiti: Hope for a Fragile State.(Book Notice)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Haiti: Hope for a Fragile State, edited by Yasmine Shamsie and Andrew S. Thompson, The Centre for International Governance Innovation, published by Wilfrid Laurier Press, Waterloo, 2006, ISBN: 0-88920-510-8, 148 pp., paper, $29.95. Haiti:...

Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2005.
September 22, 2006... Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2005 Overseas contracts during 2005 (non-US) Military product Contract Supplier Location or service value...

A celebration of 30 years: November 9 & 10 / 2006.
September 22, 2006... Thursday, November 9, 7:00 pm Public Lecture: Dr. Paul Rogers, Bradford University, UK Friday, November 10, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Symposium: Canadian Responses to Contemporary Threats to Peace and Security Session themes: *...