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Global Conflicts & Militarization

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In 2009, countries have reached perilous new levels of conflict, tension and military spending characterised by nuclear proliferation, ideological warfare and pre-emptive invasions of sovereign nations. As news reports highlight an intensifying competition over natural resources, the international community is faced with a stark choice - to share resources and cooperate, or to continue on the path to further warfare.

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The Drone Surge

The US Air Force is ramping up the use of pilotless drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing unprecedented numbers of militants and civilians alike. Is this trend leading toward robotic warfare where human accountability is left out of the loop? By Nick Turse.

The War Trap

In the midst of economic, environmental and resource crises, the US military budget is larger than at any time during the Cold War. Current political and economic structures must be reformed in order to deprioritise the military-industrial complex, argues Ernest Partridge.

Dying for Action

Over the three years that governments at the UN spent discussing a proposed Arms Trade Treaty, almost 2.1 million people have died as a result of armed violence. Negotiations must begin immediately for a robust treaty to be drawn up by 2012, says a report by Oxfam.

NeoConOpticon: The EU Security-Industrial Complex

The design of the EU’s security research agenda has been outsourced to the very corporations who will gain most from its implementation. This strategy will encourage militarisation at the expense of human rights and social justice, says a new report by the Transnational Institute.

The Nuclear-Weapons Opportunity

Sixty-four years after the tragedy of Hiroshima and a year before the next review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a combination of strategic, political and attitudinal factors is finally facilitating progress towards global nuclear disarmament, writes Paul Rogers.

Foreign Companies 'Fuel Congo Violence'

A number of extractive companies from Europe and Asia are purchasing minerals in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that fuel conflict, lead to militarisation and facilitate the exploitation of civilians, says a report by Global Witness.

Globalization of Nuclear Technology: Myth and Reality

The international efforts of all nuclear nations, regardless of their political ideologies or systems of government, must concentrate on preventing nuclear technology from falling into the hands of non-state agents - requiring a global plan of action to accomplish this goal, writes Aqueil Ahmad.

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