Armed Conflict
Armed Conflict
War is a reciprocated, armed conflict, between two or more non-congruous entities, aimed at reorganising a subjectively designed, geo-politically desired result. In his book, On War, Prussian military theoretician Carl Von Clausewitz calls war the "continuation of political intercourse, carried on with other means." War is an interaction in which two or three or more opposing forces have a “struggle of wills”. The term is also used as a metaphor for non-military conflict, such as in the example of Class war. War... read more
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Colombian guerrillas propose talks on conflict : video
From The Age Dated 30 July 2010 Colombia's largest leftist guerrilla group released a videotaped message Friday, proposing talks with president-elect Juan Manuel Santos to find a political settlement to their armed conflict.
Soldiers fire on protesters in Kashmir, two wounded
From Dawn Dated 30 July 2010 SRINAGAR: Clashes erupted again in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded when paramilitary forces opened fire on a group of protesters. Paramilitary soldiers in an armoured vehicle shot at rock-throwing demonstrators, wounding...
Targeting non-conflict armed violence
From Institute of Development Studies Dated 30 July 2010 Non-conflict armed violence has a devastating effects both to individuals and their communities, setting back social and economic development. The policy briefing 'Horizon', from IDS Knowledge Services, looks at what can be done.
Government's move to curb universal jurisdiction sends wrong message
From The Guardian Dated 27 July 2010 Where states have failed to comply with international law, private citizens must have the right to instigate transgressors' arrestOn 1 June this year newspaper headlines were filled with angry outpourings after a flotilla of humanitarian aid for Gaza was attacked...
Wikileaks: a new journal of the disasters in Afghanistan | Philippe Sands
From The Guardian Dated 26 July 2010 The US military logs released by Wikileaks reveal widespread use of targeted killings. But is our aim true?Nothing beats raw material for its capacity to home in on truth. These logs are unvarnished and brutal, and it will take some...
Hugo Chavez Threatens To Cut Off Oil Sales To U.S. Over Colombia Dispute
From The Huffington Post Dated 25 July 2010 CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to halt oil sales to the United States if Venezuela faces any military attack by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia. Chavez said in a speech to thousands of supporters that if there...
Senior UN official welcomes body to protect children in Afghanistan
From United Nations Radio Dated 22 July 2010 The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy on Thursday welcomed the creation of a body to protect children in Afghanistan.
Joint ceasefire committee begins mine extraction, disposal in C. Mindanao
From Business World Online Dated 22 July 2010 ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The joint ceasefire committee of the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) with the international peace-keeping team have started to dig up and dispose live bombs from previous armed conflict in Central Mindanao.
Regional Roundtable on Promoting People to People Interaction Through the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
From Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Dated 22 July 2010 Under the Interaction and Advocacy Programme of GPPAC South Asia, a Regional Roundtable on 'Promoting People to People Interaction Through SAARC' was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 14-16, 2010. It was organized by the Centre for South Asian Studies...
Australians rank child poverty as the number one global problem
From Reuters Alert Net Dated 22 July 2010 ChildFund Australia Sydney, Australia: Poverty and hardship for children in developing countries is the global problem of greatest importance to Australians, followed by war and armed conflict, terrorism and refugees/ ...
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