Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Devinder Kumar IDN-InDepth NewsReport NEW DELHI (IDN) – A new chapter in arms race on the Indian subcontinent has been opened with Pakistan successfully conducting the first flight test of a newly developed short-range surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying both tactical nuclear and high-explosive conventional warheads. [...]
ENVIRONMENT: Military Debris Threaten Oceans
April 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Malini Shankar BANGALORE, Apr 14, 2011 (IPS) – Military debris dumped into the world’s oceans are hazardous to coral ecosystems, reefs, fish and marine wildlife, say experts, who also warn – in light of the recent tragedy in Japan – that earthquakes and tsunamis could disturb this [...]
There Will Be No Khomeini in Egypt, The Military Say
April 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Baher Kamal* IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis CAIRO (IDN) – "Egypt will not be Gaza or Iran, nor will it be ruled by a Khomeini." This is what the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of Egyptian armed forces, which manages the fate of this country since the popular overthrow of [...]
BURMA: Military Plays a Civilian-Looking Game
April 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Larry Jagan BANGKOK, Apr 11, 2011 (IPS) – A new quasi-civilian government has taken over in Burma, but diplomats, analysts and pro-democracy activists are dismissing it as nothing more than "old wine in a new bottle". Burma analysts believe that strongman Than Shwe has only retreated [...]
Latin America Logs Largest Increase in 2010 Military Spending
April 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11, 2011 (IPS) – Latin America has displaced traditional high-rollers, including the Middle East and Europe, as the region registering the largest percentage increase in military spending last year, according to a new study released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [...]
HONDURAS: Civilians Keen to Redefine Role of Military
April 1, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Thelma Mejía TEGUCIGALPA, Apr 1, 2011 (IPS) – Reasserting effective civilian control over the Honduran armed forces, after a coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009, will require constitutional reform and a greater grasp by society on defence issues. This is the view of academics, [...]
EGYPT: Virginity Checks Are Army’s Latest Weapon
March 24, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Cam McGrath CAIRO, Mar 24, 2011 (IPS) – Fresh-faced Salwa El-Hosseiny had joined protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square when a plainclothes officer grabbed her and dragged her to army officers stationed in a nearby museum. The veiled 20-year-old claims she was beaten, electrocuted and verbally abused, then [...]
LIBYA: Conflicting Interests Cloud Military Intervention’s Objectives
March 22, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Julio Godoy PARIS, Mar 22, 2011 (IPS) – Conflicting national and electoral interests as well as clashing military and political objectives and potential are jeopardising the U.S.-Europe led military mission to implement the no-fly zone over Libyan territory, as stipulated by U.N. Security Council resolution 1973. [...]
Top Army Commanders Defect in Yemen
March 21, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Correspondents* SANA’A, Mar 21, 2011 (IPS/Al Jazeera) – Several top Yemeni army commanders have declared their support for anti-government protesters seeking the resignation of the country’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Major General Ali Mohsen Saleh, the head of the northwestern military zone and the head of the [...]
LIBYA: Obama Threatens Military Action if Attacks Resume
March 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Aprille Muscara WASHINGTON, Mar 18, 2011 (IPS) – U.S. President Barack Obama issued an ultimatum to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday, less than 24 hours after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to "take all necessary measures" short of deploying an "occupation force". "Gaddafi [...]
