A billion dollars in aid to Pakistan over two years. That is a huge donation from Japan to try and assist the stabilisation of the Pakistani economy and to aid the fight against terrorism. It is also a large portion – in fact a quarter – of the total package pledged by about 40 countries [...]
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Billion Dollar Pledge – Why?
Posted in global security, tagged aid, billion dollars, collapse, donation, non-state actors, pakistan, security on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kidnap Drives Policy Direction?
Posted in global security, tagged feelings, Japan, kidnapped, missile, North Korea, rachi-jiken, unstable, yokota on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I support the comments of TinkertheThinker ie- that there are bigger threats to consider than those from state actors at present. And the ongoing problems with pirates in the Indian ocean is indicative of the increased conflict posed by non-state actors. Interestingly, however, the Japan Times tried to gauge the reaction of people on the [...]
Easter Plotting
Posted in global security, tagged counter-terror raids, easter, north-west UK on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The news coming out of the UK is troubling. There have been high profile counter-terror raids in the North West of the country with several arrests being made. The alleged plotters supposedly discussed the Easter bank holiday as possible dates for the plot to be carried out. This of course is one of the busiest [...]
Power of nuclear power
Posted in global security, tagged nuclear power on April 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The power of nuclear power is one issue that makes the international community stand up and take note. This is the strategy that the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pursuing in advancing Iran’s nuclear program. On Thursday he indicated that his country would not suspend its enrichment of uranium. For the developed world, Irans pursuit [...]
What to do about Pirates
Posted in global security, tagged pirates, ransoms, somali on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A US warship has reached the Somali coast to aid a cargo ship seized by Somali pirates. The ship has been recaptured by its crew but the captain is believed to be being held hostage by the pirates. These kind of pirate attacks have been increasing rapidly. There were more than 130 incidents reported in [...]
Ban Nuke Tests
Posted in global security, tagged Bush, non-proliferation treaty, shame on you on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obama has decreed that its time for the testing of nuclear weapons to be banned. Addressing his audience of 20,000 in Prague he said the surrendering of nuclear weapons must be a global all for one endeavour. It is not the first time that this has been called for. In 1996 there was a comprehensive [...]
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