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Semaine du
07 au 13/04/2007
Liban - Hizbollah
stares down UN
Commentary by Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN Security Watch
(10/04/07)
"Hizbollah condemns a UN sponsored court amid signs that
Lebanon's political crisis is deepening..."
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Lebanon:
Interview with Ziad Baroud, member of the National Council for
a New Electoral Law
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace April 2007
"A reform advocate explains how Lebanon's ongoing
crisis is rooted in weak institutions..."
Sécurité, Climat
- National
Security and the Threat of Climate Change
The CNA Corporation 2007
"Global climate change presents a serious
national security threat which could impact Americans
at home, impact United States military operations and heighten
global tensions, according to a new study released by a
blue-ribbon panel of retired admirals and generals from all
branches of the armed services.
The study, “National Security and the Threat of
Climate Change,” explores ways projected climate
change is a threat multiplier in already
fragile regions, exacerbating conditions that lead to failed
states — the breeding grounds for extremism and terrorism..."
Sécurité
aérienne - National
Strategy for Aviation Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security March 26, 2007
"National Security Presidential Directive-47/Homeland
Security Presidential Directive-16 (NSPD-47/HSPD-16) details a
strategic vision for aviation security while recognizing
ongoing efforts, and directs the production of a National
Strategy for Aviation Security and supporting plans. The
supporting plans address the following areas: aviation
transportation system security; aviation operational threat
response; aviation transportation system recovery; air domain
surveillance and intelligence integration; domestic outreach;
and international outreach..."
Sécurité -
Global
security: A vision for change
By Paul Rogers for openDemocracy (13/04/07)
"The United States’ global military strategy serves a
control paradigm. What the world needs is sustainable security..."
Sécurité -
Six
Crises in Search of an Author
By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch 09/04/07
"...Back in 2002-2003, officials in the Bush
administration and their neocon supporters, retro-think-tank
admirers, and allied media pundits, basking in all their
Global War on Terror glory, were eager to talk about the
region extending from North Africa through the Middle East,
Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the former SSRs of Central
Asia right up to the Chinese border as an "arc of
instability." That arc coincided with the energy
heartlands of the planet and what was needed to "stabilize"
it, to keep those energy supplies flowing freely (and in the
right directions), was clear enough to them. The "last
superpower," the greatest military force in history,
would simply have to put its foot down and so bring to heel
the "rogue" powers of the region. The geopolitical
nerve would have to be mustered to stamp a massive "footprint"
-- to use a Pentagon term of the time -- in the middle of that
vast, valuable region. (Such a print was to be measured by
military bases established.) Also needed was the nerve not
just to lob a few cruise missiles in the direction of Baghdad,
but to offer such an imposing demonstration of American
shock-and-awe power that those "rogues" -- Iraq,
Syria, Iran (Hezbollah, Hamas) -- would be cowed into
submission, along with uppity U.S. allies like oil-rich Saudi
Arabia..."
Environnement, Climat
- New
Report Shows Increased Flood Risk from Global Warming Despite
Billions Spent on Flood-Control Projects
Environmental Defense 04/12/2007
"As Congress considers a massive new water projects bill,
a new report released today shows how flood risk is increasing
because of poorly designed and managed federal flood-control
projects, damage to coastal wetlands and global warming. The
report by leading national environmental organizations
Environmental Defense and National Wildlife Federation touches
on several issues currently under debate in Congress as it
considers passage of a $15 billion water projects bill, the
Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA). The full House and
Senate will likely vote on the bill soon after Congress
returns from its April recess..."
Bio-terrorisme
- Europe's
bio-threat readiness questioned
By Brooks Tigner in Brussels for ISN Security Watch (11/04/07)
"Europe discusses how to prepare itself in the face of
bio-terrorism threats and "perversions" of science,
not to mention naturally occurring bio-threats to human health..."
Bio-terrorisme
- Biodefense
Research Supporting the DoD: A New Strategic Vision
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College 10/04/07
"The author examines the productivity of the Department
of Defense’s biodefense research program over the course of
more than 35 years, coupled with changes in the global
research environment since the events of September 11, 2001.
Where the deployment of a biologic agent of mass destruction
is largely an unpredictable risk, the outcome certainly could
be catastrophic for an unprotected population. An urgent moral
imperative is cast upon the federal government, then, to
objectively assess the application and management of its
biodefense research resources..."
Développement
- FY
2007-2012 Department of State and USAID Strategic Plan
U.S. Department of State April 9, 2007
"The Department of State and Agency for International
Development (USAID) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 to
2012 sets forth the Secretary of State’s direction and
priorities for both organizations in the coming years. The
Strategic Plan supports the policy positions set forth by
President Bush in the 2006 National Security Strategy and
presents how the Department and USAID will implement U.S.
foreign policy and development assistance..."
Chine - China’s
Economic Prospects: 2006-2020
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 04/07
"China’s economic growth during the past twenty-five
years has been remarkable, averaging more than 9 percent a
year. While there have been earlier episodes of comparable
growth rates in countries such as Japan and South Korea, there
is no precedent for such rapid growth in a country the size of
China, whose population of 1.3 billion is thirteen times that
of Japan when that nation began its rapid growth. The impact
on the rest of the world of economic dynamism on this scale is
already being felt. If China continues its rapid growth in the
coming decades, it will take the global economy into uncharted
terrain..."
Immigration -
The
Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration
Council on Foreign Relations April 2007
"In this Council Special Report, Professor Gordon H.
Hanson of the University of California, San Diego approaches
immigration through the lens of economics. The results are
surprising. By focusing on the economic costs and benefits of
legal and illegal immigration, Professor Hanson concludes that
stemming illegal immigration would likely lead to a net drain
on the U.S. economy—a finding that calls into question many
of the proposals to increase funding for border protection.
Moreover, Hanson argues that guest worker programs now being
considered by Congress fail to account for the economic
incentives that drive illegal immigration, which benefits both
the undocumented workers who desire to work and live in the
United States and employers who want flexible, low-cost labor.
Hanson makes the case that unless policymakers design a system
of legal immigration that reflects the economic advantages of
illegal labor, such programs will not significantly reduce
illegal immigration. He concludes with guidelines crucial to
any such redesign of U.S. laws and policy. In short, Professor
Hanson has written a report that will challenge much of the
wisdom (conventional and otherwise) on the economics behind a
critical and controversial issue..."
Risque, Energie
- A
New Energy Paradigm: Ensuring Nuclear Fuel Supply and
Nonproliferation through International Collaboration with
Insurance and Financial Markets
Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania 03/07
"Increases in world population and per capita energy
demand in the next few decades are expected to cause a
substantial rise in world energy use. In addition, growing
concern over carbon-based energy’s effect on global warming
has revived interest in non-carbon-based energy sources such
as nuclear power. Seeking ways to dissuade more states from
contemplating launching their own uranium enrichment programs
(which could produce not only material for nuclear fuel but
also for nuclear weapons), the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) is considering different mechanisms to assure
these states that they can obtain fuel supplies from the
market without political interference..."
Brunei, Energie
- Country
Analysis Brief: Brunei
US Energy Information Administration
"Brunei’s small, wealthy economy is based heavily upon
proceeds from exports of crude oil and natural gas. Revenues
from the hydrocarbons sector account for nearly half of gross
domestic product (GDP), around 90 percent of merchandise
exports, and 80 percent of government revenues. Brunei
consumes little energy domestically, and is a sizeable net
exporter of oil and natural gas. However, the country’s
hydrocarbon reserves have declined over the last several
decades..."
Canada, Energie
- Country
Analysis Brief: Canada
US Energy Information Administration
"Canada is a net exporter of oil, natural gas, coal, and
electricity. It is one of the most important sources for U.S.
energy imports..."
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