Peace & Security Media

Moral Obscenities in Syria

28 August 2013
Does anyone really believe that a military strike on an alleged chemical weapons factory would help the Syrian people, would save any lives, would help bring an end to this horrific civil war?

Ägypten wird nicht zerfallen wie Syrien

17 August 2013
Die Zukunft Ägyptens ist ungewiss und die blutigen Auseinandersetzungen halten an. Doch US-Wissenschaftler Elliott Abrams glaubt nicht, dass es zu einem Bürgerkrieg wie in Syrien kommen werden. Denn ein Großteil der Muslimbrüder sei unbewaffnet.

Diplomatiek incident in Snowden-case

8 August 2013
Begin juli weigerden Portugal, Spanje, Frankrijk en Italië het gebruik van het luchtruim voor het presidentiële vliegtuig van Evo Morales.

France and Spain take military spending in opposite directions

2 August 2013
Military spending in France and Spain grabbed the spotlight this week in the latest act of the euro crisis.

Washington Secures Long-Sought Hemispheric Outpost, Perhaps at the Expense of Regional Sovereignty

22 July 2013
The Transnational Institute, an Amsterdam-based scholar-activist organization, observed that the response of the Bolivian press is understandable because there have been previous suspicions of outside forces wanting to exercise military control over the natural resources of the Chaco (Tarija) region.

Grounding of Bolivian presidential jet and treatment of Snowden shames European Union

5 July 2013
Over 50 international lawyers, human rights, civil rights and civil society groups and networks say the actions of certain EU member states in response to Snowden's revelations contradict the EU’s stated commitment to democracy, human rights and international law.

Hands off Syria

23 June 2013
A recent front-page headline in the London Evening Standard declared: "Cameron: We must act over Syria gas attacks."

Rüstungsausgaben verschärfen Eurokrise

8 May 2013
Neue Studie zeigt, dass teure Waffenanschaffungen die Staatsschulden in der Eurozone in die Höhe treiben.

Mirjam van Reisen benoemd tot nieuw bestuurslid Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken (AIV)

3 May 2013
Net voor haar abdicatie heeft Koningin Beatrix Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen beëdigd als bestuurslid Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken (AIV) en daarbinnen voorzitter Commissie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking; het instituut dat de regering en de Staten-Generaal adviseert over het buitenlandse beleid.

Climate change, energy security and arms trade

25 April 2013
While it is increasingly clear that climate change is an irreversible processes that will hit people and the environment hard, the defence industry sees new profit opportunities.