http://www.ggw.org/rss/nationalSecurity.asp This is national security from GGW en-us (c) 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:44:00 EST http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) support@eresources.com 60 http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/un-to-discuss-terrorism-without-definition-of-terrorism Without a clear definition of terrorism, existing UN institutions and treaties designed to combat terrorism will be difficult to take seriously. READ MORE... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:33:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/un-to-discuss-terrorism-without-definition-of-terrorism http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/tit-for-tat-at-the-security-council As the Security Council debates the future of Georgia’s territorial integrity, it will be hard pressed to transcend the strategic interests of its members. READ MORE... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:05:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/tit-for-tat-at-the-security-council http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/one-world-one-dream-olympics-raise-doubts-about-global-governance The oft repeated mantra, "One World, One Dream," risks becoming an empty catch phrase. READ MORE... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:50:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/one-world-one-dream-olympics-raise-doubts-about-global-governance http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/security-council-powerless-to-act-in-georgia Following a two hour-long UN Security Council meeting on Monday, Georgian Ambassador Irakli Alasania reported, "A full military invasion of Georgia is going on. Now I think the Security Council has to act." Sadly for Georgia, Russia is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. READ MORE... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:46:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/security-council-powerless-to-act-in-georgia http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/peacekeeping-in-darfur-fighting-from-within-and-without Fighting a two-front battle is never easy. In theory, the African Union/United Nations Hybrid Force in Darfur fights only one battle: keeping Darfuris safe from armed rebel groups. But the International Criminal Court and internal staffing conflicts have opened up a second front – one that resides within the UN itself. READ MORE... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/peacekeeping-in-darfur-fighting-from-within-and-without http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/a-troubled-legacy-un-engagement-in-north-korea Last week, the UN World Food Programme began delivering 500 tons of food assistance to North Korea. The much needed assistance comes against the backdrop of a long and troubled history of UN engagement in the country. READ MORE... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:41:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/a-troubled-legacy-un-engagement-in-north-korea http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/from-the-stump-a-league-of-democracies-finds-a-voice Senator John McCain called for the creation of a league of democracies at a campaign speech at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute: "We should go further and start bringing democratic peoples and nations from around the world into one common organization, a worldwide League of Democracies. READ MORE... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:07:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/from-the-stump-a-league-of-democracies-finds-a-voice http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/old-world-and-new-world-disregard-security-council In 2003, European leaders sharply criticized the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam’s regime, arguing that such action could only be legitimate if authorized by a Security Council Resolution. Five years later, European Union members have similarly ignored the Security Council by recognizing the independence of Kosovo. READ MORE... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:10:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/old-world-and-new-world-disregard-security-council http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/the-law-of-war-in-the-war-on-terror The Bush administration has literalized its "war" on terrorism, dissolving the legal boundaries between what a government can do in peacetime and what's permissible in times of war. Roth argues that this move may have made it easier for Washington to detain or kill suspects, but it has also threatened basic due process rights, thereby endangering us all. To access a copy of this document, please click here. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:11:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/the-law-of-war-in-the-war-on-terror http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/international-law-and-the-war-on-terror This paper analyzes two important legal questions raised by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent United States response. First, did the attacks of 2001 actually start a war, or "international armed conflict"' Secondly, what legal rules should govern the treatment of the al Qaeda terrorist network and the Taliban that supported it' Answers to both of these questions greatly impact how the war is conducted and the treatment of those captured. To access a copy of this document, please click here. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:03:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/international-law-and-the-war-on-terror http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/united-nations-security-council-resolution-1373 The UN Security Council Resolution 1373 was adopted September 28, 2001, just days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The Resolution intended to restrict the movement, organization and fund-raising activities of terrorist groups. It also encouraged member states to share their intelligence in an effort to fight international terrorism. Resolution 1373 created the Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee [CTC], which was established to monitor compliance with these provisions. To access a copy of this document, please click here. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:01:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/united-nations-security-council-resolution-1373 http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/national-security-strategy-of-the-united-states-of-america The 2002 National Security Strategy was released one year after the terrorist attack of 9/11. The Strategy is prepared by the executive branch and presented to Congress, outlining the major national security concerns for the United States and how the President proposes to tackle them. The 2002 report details President Bush’s stance on U.S. military pre-eminence and the right of pre-emptive strikes. The document states, "we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country" (6). This report created the Bush Doctrine and laid the groundwork for the United States’ approach to the war on terror. To access a copy of this report, please click here. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:53:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/national-security-strategy-of-the-united-states-of-america