Volume 2, Issue 1
Between Militarism and Pacifism: Conscientious Objection and Draft Resistance in Israel
Yulia Zemlinskaya
The outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada in 2000 prompted many Israelis to object to Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories by refusing their reserve call-up or by resisting the draft. They have established and were active in four social movements (Yesh Gvul, Courage to Refuse, New Profile and Shministim) which supported conscientious objectors and draft resisters as well as argued against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories.
Linking DDR and SSR in Post-conflict States: Agendas for Effective Security Sector Reintegration
Atsushi Yasutomi
According to the UN's Integrated Operational Guide to DDR Standards (IDDRS), DDR seeks to create security and stability in post-conflict environments, and to start recovery and development, by getting the former combatants to comprehensively disarm and providing them with opportunities for sustainable social and economic reintegration into civilian life.
The Conflicting Rebirth of Multipolarity in International Relations
Milos Balaban
The process of constructing a new multipolar world, which will probably take decades to complete and whose boundaries may only become clear by 2020, is just as important as the process which ended the Cold War some 20 years ago. The United States, as the only global superpower, is increasingly confronted by the growing influence of Asia, with a clear dominance of China and the mounting importance of India.
President Bush's Address to the Nation on U.S. Policy in Iraq: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach
Ibrahim A. El-Hussari
The reasons for selecting this political speech are simple. Firstly, it was delivered in the wake of the latest U.S. Senate Elections, the result of which gave the Democrats a slim majority in Congress for the first time since the Presidential Election of 2000. Secondly, the over-all situation in Iraq had been deteriorating drastically since the Fall of Baghdad in April 2003.
The Lisbon Treaty and the Future of EU Enlargement
Jana Hynkova-Dvoranova
Each institution entitled to decide by QMV has its decision-making principle tailor-made. The specific set-up is defined while forming (or re-forming) the given institution and it is determined by several factors. The latter may entail the function of the institution, its inner organisation set-up, statute, etc. These factors are case-specific and their specification is relevant with regards to actual functioning of the decision-making process and its efficiency.
The Adequacy of Aviation Security Laws and Airport Security
Gautam Acharya
The era of sustained controlled powered flight began little more than a hundred years ago. Since then the civil aviation industry has grown into a sector of immense importance. As flight trajectories and planes themselves took on a more complex character, airports too had to evolve to accommodate the growing number of destinations and flights served, and passengers imposed upon them.
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