Latin American Crisis Ends
Posted on March 8, 2008 - Filed Under Chavez, conflict
Just two days ago, Latin America seemed headed towards a regional conflict and there was talk of war. Today, that talk has ended. Â
The presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador met yesterday and signed an accord to end the crisis. Following the incursion by Colombian troops into Ecuador to kill a rebel leader, Venezuela’s President […]
Latin America on Brink of War?
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Chavez, conflict
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Could war be imminent between Venezuela and Columbia? To same Latin American experts, today’s move by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez seems to suggest that the possibility of war is now real.Â
According to the AP: “Venezuelan troops mobilized for the Colombian border on Tuesday after President Hugo Chavez ordered 10 battalionsto the frontier. Hundreds of Venezuelan […]
East Timor President Wounded in Attack
Posted on February 10, 2008 - Filed Under conflict
The AP is reporting:
East Timor President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was wounded in a pre-dawn attack on his home Monday morning, an army spokesman said.
It was unclear what condition Ramos-Horta was in, army spokesman Maj. Domingos da Camara said. A guard was killed in the attack.
A rebel soldier wanted on murder charges […]
Saddam was Surprised U.S. Invaded
Posted on January 27, 2008 - Filed Under Iran, Iraq, conflict
60 Minutes aired a fascinating look at Saddam Hussein, who wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction in order to intimidate Iran, a country he feared would attack him, rather than the US.
The FBI agent sent to interrogate Hussein, George Piro, went to greath lengths to make Hussein feel Piro reported […]
Arrests of Political Activists Increase in Myanmar
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under conflict
Political activists continue to be imprisoned in Myanmar, according to new research by Amnesty International. There have been 96 arrests since November 2007. All this despite assurances from Myanmar’s ruling family that it would halt arrests, which began during pro-democracy rallies in September.
“Four months on from the violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, rather […]
iConflict News Update
Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under conflict, media
iConflict is pleased to release our first webcast. Even though our social media site is still in development and several weeks away from launch, we decided to start webcasting on our blog given the high interest in iConflict.
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Number of conflicts in the world no longer declining
Posted on December 22, 2007 - Filed Under conflict
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University reported today on an alarming, but not surprising trend in global conflicts. After a precipitous and steady drop in conflicts through the 1990’s, conflicts are no longer in decline.
The report finds:
“The trend toward fewer conflicts reported by peace researchers since the early 1990s now seems […]