Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Monday, June 06, 2011
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
New book- 'Armed Humanitarians'
The theme is by far not new, but at least the title is provocative:
'It’s arguably the central story of the military during the past decade of war. Soldiers and Marines, trained to kill an enemy, found that to succeed in wars fought among the people, they had to teach themselves to be diplomats and development workers. They needed to address foreigners’ grievances and help them rebuild shattered communities — in some cases, communities the United States itself shattered.'
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
'UN peacekeeping in consolidation phase'
' United Nations peacekeeping operations have entered a consolidation phase, allowing the world body to focus on areas such as enhancing efficiency, planning and oversight, a senior official told the Security Council today.'
http://ping.fm/Pgnly
http://ping.fm/Pgnly
Friday, August 06, 2010
Can aid win hearts and minds?
One article leads to some of the latest ponderings on the age-old question of whether aid can win hearts-and-minds:
http://ping.fm/WDH5o
Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq
http://ping.fm/y4yze
Do they think we're stupid? Local perceptions of US 'hearts and minds' activities in Kenya
http://ping.fm/C6Cmi
Afghanistan war: How USAID loses hearts and minds
http://ping.fm/qR77p
http://ping.fm/WDH5o
Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq
http://ping.fm/y4yze
Do they think we're stupid? Local perceptions of US 'hearts and minds' activities in Kenya
http://ping.fm/C6Cmi
Afghanistan war: How USAID loses hearts and minds
http://ping.fm/qR77p
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