INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR–PAPER NO.486 Global Geopolitics Net Sites B.RAMAN Gen.David Petraeus, the Commander of the US Central Command, who previously headed the US forces in Iraq, was credited with bringing down the level of violence in Iraq and weakening the capability of Al Qaeda in Iraq by creating a divide between the secular Baathist Arabs [...]
Bush’s Farewell Gift*
December 28, 2008 By
UN Resolution 1850 pushes Palestinian unity further from reach than ever, argues Nicola Nasser** Global Geopolitics Net Sites By Nicola Nasser The body of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 avoids any meaningful mention of a two-state solution or the creation of a Palestinian state with the exception of a feeble reference late in the text—added [...]
MIDEAST: Gaza Carnage Sets West Bank Aflame
December 28, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 28 (IPS) – Anger, shock and revulsion at the continuing carnage in Gaza has ignited spontaneous demonstrations and riots across the West Bank and Israel, sparking concerns of a possible third Palestinian uprising or Intifadah. More than 300 Palestinians were killed and at [...]
MIDEAST: Israeli Attacks Shatter Gaza
December 28, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, Dec 28 (IPS) – At least 300 Palestinians have been killed and more than 900 wounded as Israel continues to carry out its severest military attack on Gaza since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Late Saturday morning 80 Israeli fighter planes and Apache helicopters launched the first [...]
CHINA’S ANTI-PIRACY PATROL — STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS
December 27, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites B.RAMAN Three ships of the Chinese Navy—— the missile-armed destroyers “DDG-171 Haikou” and “DDG-169 Wuhan” and the suply ship “Weishanhu”— are reported to have sailed from the Yalong Bay naval base on the Hainan Island on January 26,2008, on a three-month mission to undertake anti-piracy patrol for the protection of Chinese [...]
London reaps benefits from Pakistan’s flight of capital
December 27, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites by James Crickton Billions of dollars flying out of Pakistan, due to growing fears of terrorism and worsening economic situation are finding their way into London’s slumped property market. According to property dealers, Pakistan politicians and military officers have been investing in areas around the prestigious Park Lane and Mayfair in [...]
NEPAL: Former Maoist rebels causing trouble
December 25, 2008 By
KATHMANDU, 24 December 2008 (IRIN) – Former Maoist rebels are exacerbating the problems of the poor and those still displaced from the 1996-2006 conflict, say human rights groups, despite the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist being the leading political party. Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal and several senior ministers – all Maoist leaders – have been [...]
Challenging Pakistan’s agenda in India
December 22, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites By Susenjit Guha Henry Kissinger, in a column early this year, described Pakistan as a wild card in U.S. diplomacy. He was writing as the struggle to oust loyal U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf was heating up. The U.S. challenge was to encourage democracy without risking the alienation of other dictators [...]
RIGHTS-PHILIPPINES: Stalled Talks With Muslim Rebels Hard on Civilians
December 22, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Prime Sarmiento MANILA, Dec 22 (IPS) – With the government insisting that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in conflict-ridden Mindanao disarm prior to resumption of peace talks — and the rebels refusing to do so — prospects for quick resettlement of some 300,000 internally displaced people (IDP) seem [...]
NO BRIDGE ACROSS PALK STRAIT YET
December 20, 2008 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites By M Rama Rao President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit in New Delhi failed to bridge the India-Lanka divide. The meeting took place against backdrop of a call by Tamil Nadu assembly for a ceasefire in the Eelam War IV. Expectedly, [...]
