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Despite a deepening economic crisis, global military expenditure increased markedly in 2008, rising to some $1.5 trillion. US military spending comprised nearly half of this total, easily outstripping its nearest rival China, according to a report by SIPRI.
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Since 1990 at least 18 violent conflicts have been fuelled by exploitation and competition over natural resources. The United Nations should integrate strategies of sharing natural resources to ensure post-conflict peace and security, according to a new report by the UNEP.
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2008 has seen the security situation in Iraq improve, while Afghanistan and Pakistan still pose challenges. However, with a more internationally engaged US administration, the coming year provides an opportunity and may even be a
positive tipping point towards global stability and emancipation, writes Paul Rogers.
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US arms sales have multiplied by three since the beginning of the Bush Administration, and of these sales more than half were either to undemocratic governments or regimes that engaged in major human rights abuse, according to a new report by The New America Foundation.
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A report by the Commonwealth Institute lays out a comprehensive plan
for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq, focusing on the need for
reconciliation, regional dialogue, humanitarian aid, and a central peacekeeping role
for the United Nations.
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Based on the work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard public finance lecturer Linda J. Bilmes, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) recently determined that the Iraq war costs $720 million per day, $500,000 per minute - enough to provide homes for nearly 6,500 families, or health care for 423,529 children in just one day.
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Without counting the human tragedy, armed conflict costs Africa around $18bn per year, seriously derailing development. This report argues the case for swift progress towards a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty, with the cooperation of all governments.
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