All Security Watch stories
May 2013
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22 May 2013
Map Room: Borders on Top of The World
Yes, the melting polar ice caps are opening up new transportation routes and revealing untapped mineral wealth that will benefit us all. Uh, hold on, say Mark Terry and Adam Scholl. They remind us that increased accessibility could well lead to overlapping and dangerous territorial claims. More on «Map Room: Borders on Top of The World»
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21 May 2013
Give Colombia's Long-Overdue Peace a Chance
Continued dissatisfaction with the Colombian peace process may impact the final outcome of next year's presidential elections. The stumbling talks may also come to represent yet another missed opportunity to end decades of conflict between the state and FARC rebels, or so warns Robert Valencia. More on «Give Colombia's Long-Overdue Peace a Chance»
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20 May 2013
Europe's Defense Double Dutch
Julian Lindley-French doesn’t believe that shrinking European defense budgets will spur ever-closer defense cooperation. In fact, this erroneous notion not only jeopardizes NATO’s vision of Smart Defense, it also means that Europe’s leading armed forces will have a little bit of everything but not much of anything. More on «Europe's Defense Double Dutch»
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17 May 2013
Australia and Air-Sea Battle
The US’s Air-Sea Battle concept now seems to be the way Washington plans to counter China’s ‘anti-access/area denial’ challenge. Today, Ben Schreer considers the role that Australia might play in operationalizing this concept and how it might impact Canberra’s relations with Beijing. More on «Australia and Air-Sea Battle»
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16 May 2013
Somali Piracy: Gone for Good?
What's behind the recent decline in maritime piracy attacks off the Horn of Africa? Sonia Rothwell believes that military operations on land and at sea are starting to have the desired effect, as are more controversial measures developed by private companies. More on «Somali Piracy: Gone for Good?»
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15 May 2013
Kosovo and Serbia Lurch Towards EU Membership
Serbia's and Kosovo's attempts to join the European Union were recently thwarted by Germany and France. David Muckenhuber believes the rejection wasn’t tactical. In the wake of the Eurozone financial crisis, member states are in no mood for further EU enlargement. More on «Kosovo and Serbia Lurch Towards EU Membership»
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14 May 2013
The US Rebalancing to Asia: Indonesia's Maritime Dilemma
Both the US's pivot to Asia and China's growing military power are complicating Indonesia's strategic calculus, writes Ristian Artiando Supriyanto. Today, he outlines three ways Jakarta might balance its ties with Beijing and Washington more effectively, and therefore safeguard its territorial waters. More on «The US Rebalancing to Asia: Indonesia's Maritime Dilemma»
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13 May 2013
The Global Market in Natural Uranium—From Proliferation Risk to Non-Proliferation Opportunity
Uranium remains a critical component of civil-military nuclear programs. Today, Ian Anthony and Lina Grip reveal that the global market for natural uranium remains relatively unchecked, as do the activities of new exporters from the developing world. More on «The Global Market in Natural Uranium—From Proliferation Risk to Non-Proliferation Opportunity»
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10 May 2013
Greenland’s Dilemma and its ‘Reluctant’ Alliance with China
China is becoming increasingly interested in Greenland’s natural resources. And while the autonomous Danish territory once welcomed Chinese investment, Bhavna Singh believes Nuuk is now using domestic opposition to foreign workers to realign its diplomatic relations with Beijing and other states. More on «Greenland’s Dilemma and its ‘Reluctant’ Alliance with China»
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9 May 2013
Japan Under Shinzo Abe: 'Too Nationalist for the Rest of Asia?
Nationalist gestures and rhetoric from Tokyo in recent months have led to suggestions that Japan may be abandoning its post-War pacifism in favor of a more assertive posture. According to Axel Berkofsky, however, this narrative forgets that the overwhelming majority of the country is opposed to such a change. More on «Japan Under Shinzo Abe: 'Too Nationalist for the Rest of Asia?»
