http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=58&L=en News Analysis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:12 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75454&L=en Dhaka/Brussels - The Bangladesh government has taken steps to dismantle the terrorist group Jammat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), but it should not take its demise for granted: the organisation is regrouping and the possibility of another attack is increasing. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75069&L=en Baghdad/Washington/Brussels : The run-up to the Iraqi elections on 7 March has brought to light deep-seated problems that threaten the country’s fragile recovery.   Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=74299&L=en Beijing/Brussels -While China resists tougher UN Security Council sanctions on Iran, it is likely to ultimately come on board but will seek to delay and weaken the West’s desired measures.   Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73950&L=en While France recently celebrated the keel-laying for its third Mistral-class amphibious assault ship (Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement, BPC) at the DCNS shipyard in Saint Nazaire, the vessel may see an even greater success. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73840&L=en Nairobi/Brussels - Burundi’s escape from its long civil war can only be solidified if all political forces, including government, opposition parties, civil society and media ensure that this year’s series of elections is truly democratic.   Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73619&L=en Romanian President Traian Basescu announced last week that his country would accept an US offer to base medium-range interceptor missiles (the proposed land-based version of the SM3 system) as part of the revamped missile defence plans formulated by the Obama Administration in 2009. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=72886&L=en Multi-billion dollar arms deals announced by the US on Friday caused strong protests from China along with an announcement halting all military and diplomatic visits. The latter had seen happier days in late 2009 when both countries exchanged high-ranking delegations, including a visit by US President Barack Obama to Beijing in November. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=72194&L=en by German Navy Vice Admiral (retd.) Lutz Feldt   Each payment of a ransom has been, and remains, a further brick in the wall of recruitment and the successful accomplishment of attacks on international shipping. To counter this development, a large-scale and coordinated effort is required. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=71654&L=en By David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs The threat of terror and the origins of terrorist groups spans beyond any single region. Moreover, terrorist groups’ links to criminal activity is not a new phenomenon. In the 70s and 80s, for example, groups like the Red Army Faction, the Red Brigades and the domestic Symbionese Liberation Army financed violent terrorism with violent crimes like bank robbery. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=70474&L=en No matter which of the two main Sinhalese candidates wins Sri Lanka’s 26 January presidential election, the international community must take steps to ensure he addresses the marginalisation of Tamils and other minorities in the interest of peace and stability.   Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=69867&L=en Bishkek/Brussels - If Central Asian countries want to survive as viable independent states and avoid political and social instability in the region, they need to make urgent reforms in the labour sector. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=69821&L=en Six actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in December 2009, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch, released today. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=68591&L=en Jakarta/Brussels - The international outrage generated by last month’s massacre in Maguindanao, southern Philippines, of 57 men and women, half of them journalists, may offer opportunities to make progress in the areas of justice, security and peace. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=68340&L=en Bogotá/Brussels - The decision on whether to change the constitution to enable President Álvaro Uribe to seek a third consecutive term in 2010 will have important consequences for Colombia’s efforts to resolve its armed conflict and tensions with its neighbours. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67828&L=en Damascus/Washington/Brussels - Syria’s foreign policy has long been a contradictory mix of militancy and pragmatism, but new dynamics create opportunities for the U.S. if it does more to deepen its engagement. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=68186&L=en Nairobi/Brussels - If the international community does not step in to ensure full implementation of Sudan’s North-South peace deal and shore up other failing centre-periphery agreements, the country risks a return to all-out civil war. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=68067&L=en Damascus/Brussels - U.S. diplomatic engagement with Syria risks losing momentum if it fails to build upon several potentially promising changes in Damascus’s policy. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67950&L=en Bishkek/Brussels - Prisons in Central Asia are becoming hothouses for the growth of militant Islamism, threatening long-term stability in the region. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67459&L=en For the third time since 1998 the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) released its white paper and gave a detailed insight into budget matters and its defence posture regarding national as well as cross-border issues. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67251&L=en Not many modern armed forces unite in their inventory, and particularly among their key assets, technology from two – in political terms – entirely opposite origins. It is more common in the countries of the former Soviet bloc where, since the fall of the iron curtain, Western technology slowly but ever increasingly found its way into countries primarily equipped with Russian weapon systems. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67152&L=en Bangkok/Brussels - If the Thai government is serious about curbing the deadly southern insurgency, it needs to pursue political solutions, including lifting draconian laws, exploring new governance arrangements and engaging in dialogues with Malay Muslim militants. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67025&L=en WASHINGTON - Even as hundreds of Marines launched a new offensive in southern Afghanistan, top U.S government and military officials made the Sunday morning news-show circuit here today spelling out President Barack Obama’s new war strategy. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=67017&L=en Nairobi/Brussels - The stalled electoral process has plunged Somaliland into a serious political crisis that presents yet another risk of destabilisation in the region. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66881&L=en Some long weeks, now it seems, have passed in which the world has tensely waited for the final decision of the “Commander-in-Chief” on how the United States future strategy for Afghanistan will look like. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66527&L=en Dili/Brussels - The UN and its mission in Timor-Leste should hand over formal control of the Timor-Leste police as soon as possible in order not to undermine the long-term goal of professionalising the country’s police. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis