Chadians View U.S., China More Favorably Than France; Slight majority view former colonial ruler and its citizens in a negative light.
Byline: Magali Rheault Synopsis: Chad's president, Idriss Deby, is eager to see the full deployment of a European Union peacekeeping force (EUFOR) to his country. In light of negative public perceptions of France, the EUFOR may not be popular with Chadians. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Armed...

Indian soldiers under UN lens for smuggling.
NEW DELHI: Allegations of gold-smuggling against Indian soldiers deployed as part of UN peacekeeping operations in strife-torn Congo last year have come back to haunt India. This time, however, the defence ministry is admitting that the role of three Indian soldiers is being investigated by the UN's...

No case against army officers in S Africa.
NEW DELHI: Defence minister A K Antony has asked army chief General Deepak Kapoor to take "strict action" against the three officers, for allegedly indulging in "misconduct and inappropriate behaviour" during a UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. The three officers, on leave from their North Kivu brigade...

Rape slur: Army officers recalled from Congo.
NEW DELHI: In a major embarrassment to India's proud peacekeeping record, three army officers have been recalled from their posting with the Indian contingent deployed in Congo, as part of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUC) there, for allegedly indulging in "misconduct and inappropriate behaviour". Sources said defence...

British firms interested in investing here.
Munn said there are many London, England-based companies that have expressed interest to invest in the Philippines provided they are given a level playing field. During her visit from May 2-3, the British senior official met key government officials and leaders of civil society groups and the...

The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building.
THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO NATION-BUILDING James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane, and Beth Cole DeGrasse Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2006. 275pp, US$35.00 paper (ISBN 978. 0833039880) There is a certain bitter irony in the title of the RAND Corporation's The Beginner's Guide...

What constitutes acceptable use of force?
"What Constitutes the Legitimate Use of Force?" is a thorny and much debated question in modern political theory and just war doctrine. Under what conditions is the use of force moral? When is it immoral? How much force is enough? What is excessive use of force? Do some types...

City stage for UN peace training.
HYDERABAD: Exercise 'Aman Sena', an international exercise on United Nations (UN) peace support operations commenced at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad on Wednesday. This is the first such training programme to be held in India, which aims at training armed force personnel to operate in...

A question of intervention: American policymaking in Sierra Leone and the power of institutional agenda setting.
Abstract: This article is an examination of American foreign policy towards Sierra Leone in 1999 and 2000. Hopefully it will contribute to the literature of Sierra Leone while shedding theoretical light on types of humanitarian intervention. It seeks to answer two questions about American policy: First, why did the...

The myth of the Pacific society: Quebec's contemporary strategic culture.
Introduction One of the most enshrined notions in Canadian foreign policy is that French-speaking Quebecois have a different attitude toward many issues than other Canadians, resulting in a national division that has come to be known as 'the two solitudes." This attitudinal difference is said to be...