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Captive Institutions

Flacso Chile

What do Chileans think of the Armed Forces since the death of Augusto Pinochet? This is one of the questions which is tackled by “Captive Institutions"

 

 

Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law

The Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law (TTSRL) project is aimed at framing the current nature of the threat of terrorism as it exists within the EU, and at generating insight into the various response options to terrorism that are available to European governments.

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Peace, Security & Human Rights

Fragile states

State weakness

By (02/09/2008)

Corbis
Ever-increasing attention is being paid to the notion of state failure, referred to under a variety of terms – weak states, fragile states, states in crisis, countries at risk of instability and low-income countries subject to pressure. This article, written by David Sogge, seeks to explore this phenomenon.

Fragile states

After the peace comes the storm: Somalia's relentless crisis

By (27/08/2008)

After 17 years without a functional national state, hopes for peace in the war-torn African country rose after a surprising agreement in June between the government and the opposition-in-exile. In this Comment article Richard Cornwell explores the prospects for peace and asks what lies ahead for the people of the troubled nation.

Fragile states

Bolivia: a national clash over multiple worlds

By (04/08/2008)

Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images

Two and a half years into his presidency, Evo Morales' reform programme has stalled, and Bolivia is in political deadlock. A crucial vote looms on August 10th which could help resolve the crisis - or prolong it. But while Bolivia remains embroiled in an immediate conflict over gas revenues and land redistribution, wider possible consequences of Morales' attempts to construct a "plurinational" state have gone underexamined. 

 

Fragile states

A Haiti facing grand challenges

By (03/07/2008)

Courtesy of Radio Netherlands

The possible designation of the economist Michèle Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister could unblock the situation of paralysis in which Haiti has lived since April, when the crisis begun by the increase in food prices brought down then Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis.

Fragile states

The food crisis in Haiti: a ruptured process?

By (13/06/2008)

Secondhand/Flickr
The crisis in Haiti is nothing less than a giant step backwards for the peace stabilisation and consolidation process which began back in 2004. In April, violent disturbances took place throughout Haiti, causing the whole country to grind to a halt, and the Prime Minister was ousted. As Haiti sank deeper into chaos, neither the government nor the United Nations Mission (MINUSTAH) was able to do anything to check the unrest. In this article Amélie Gauthier explores the ongoing economic and political factors that have led to the crisis and asks what can be done to move forwards towards a sustainable solution.

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