The Wikileaks saga (II): challenging the major powers | ThePrisma ...
With the revelations about the biggest contemporary wars, Wikileaks won such prestige that by November 2010, it announced what is known as “Cablegate” – the publication of confidential cables from American diplomats.admin22 January 2012 22:54http://www.theprisma.co.uk/
What is conventional warfare? | Kings of War
Allied forces in WW2 would figure in many people's definition of 'conventional' armed forces – but they put most of their resources in the European theatre into the strategic bombing of the enemy's civilian morale and war-production capability, not the destruction of his main force. All these variations, which are profound, are sometimes .... Isolating the target authority from international diplomatic and material support while obtaining such support for the resistance ...Kenneth Payne03 January 2012 16:14http://kingsofwar.org.uk/
Windows of Promise and Food for the Moon
What is the explanation for this? I've mentioned several possibilities; cowardice, concerning any exposure that threatens their state of imagined well being, reinforced denial, rock hard stupidity and boundless gullibility that could swallow a whale in defiance of various laws of physics. The simple and more .... We only hope Obama is sincere when he reiterates the need for diplomatic solution as Turkey and Qatar warn that military intervention would bring “disaster”. Category: Feature ...Les Visible04 February 2012 16:57http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/
Normative Power Europe: Status of Forces Agreements in the Field ...
On the other hand, the EU's continued reliance on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for inspiration in defining the legal status of its crisis management missions is at odds with international practice. This merits a ...Aurel Sari15 December 2011 06:37http://www.aurelsari.co.uk/
Warlock: Master of the Arcane preview | Gamedot
It opens by having you define a map size and type – from a tiny archipelago to a massive single land-mass. Then it has you pick a leader – a leader who will bestow a set of benefits depending on their ... The lack of any non-warlike approaches is perhaps the most disappointing difference, with no opportunities for cultural takeovers of neighbouring cities, and no diplomatic options whatsoever. The latter seems a particular shame to overlook given the subject matter ...Yann Best13 January 2012 05:46http://www.gamedot.co.uk/
Aid ineffective in the Arab world – The Beaver
Moreover, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait gained diplomatic credibility in supporting the “least recognised countries of the United Nations.” On the other hand, moral motivations to give aid, or as Almezaini terms the “constructivist approach,” are undermined by the tendency of countries to “define morality for themselves.” In the case of the UAE, Almezaini emphasises the problematic “lack of transparency” in monitoring aid. From his recent visit to the UAE ...news30 January 2012 11:45http://thebeaveronline.co.uk/
Greece must not sign the troika's new deal otherwise she will revisit ...
New export orders continued to fall in January…….. According to panellists, the fragile economic climate had a negative impact on foreign sales. What is this on top of? It is always hard to get up to date figures but Greece has an economy going backwards. If we look ... Cromwell was actually an MP (as well as a member of the lower Aristocracy) but eventually faced the fact that, rather as today, those who wanted change could not get it by electoral or diplomatic means.Shaun Richards06 February 2012 06:33http://www.mindfulmoney.co.uk/wp/
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
The program was described by the department's diplomatic security branch in a little-noticed section of its most recent annual report and outlined in broad terms in a two-page online prospectus for companies that might bid on a contract to manage the program. It foreshadows a possible expansion of unmanned drone operations into the diplomatic .... There are certain qualities that define a real human being. Surrender them, for a mess of pottage and you're in a gray area of transit and ...wmw_admin30 January 2012 12:26http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/