Presidential Rule Still Dominates African Politics; Majorities in most countries think armed forces are loyal to the president.
Byline: Magali Rheault Synopsis: Majorities of respondents in most sub-Saharan African countries Gallup surveyed say their military is primarily loyal to the president, even in nations considered "free." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After almost two decades of institutional reforms, political regimes across sub-Saharan Africa are shifting...

Feminism, nationalism, and motherhood.
KAREN STEELE Women, Press, and Politics During the Irish Revival Syracuse University Press, 2007, $24.95 KAREN STEELE'S ANALYSIS of the contributions of women to the advanced nationalist press during the two decades preceding the Easter Rising of 1916 challenges some of the standard...

Sexual violence and armed conflict: complex dynamics of re-victimization.
Abstract This article first examines two types of causes of sexual violence in armed conflict: systemic, or more distant causes, and more proximate, or situational causes, including the role of "runaway norms." In the second part, the article draws from a phase model of conflict to understand...

War everywhere: rights, national security law, and the law of armed conflict in the age of terror.
INTRODUCTION: AN OUTMODED LEGAL PARADIGM I. BACKGROUND A. The Law of Armed Conflict B. National Security Law C. The Assumption of Clear Boundaries II. CHANGES: GLOBALIZATION AND ASYMMETRICAL THREAT III. THE BREAKDOWN OF BOUNDARIES A. "International" Versus "Internal" Armed Conflicts B. Crime Versus Conflict C. Geographical Boundaries D. War...

Compassion after conflict: helping Guatemalans seek justice and hope.
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Proverbs 31:8 Guatemala is a nation struggling to move forward after years of civil war, crimes against human rights and high rates of violence. Presbyterian World Service & Development is working with partners...

Legal policy for a twilight war.
I. How LAWYERS FOUND THEMSELVES AT THE CENTER OF THE POLICY DEBATE II. REFRAMING THE DEBATE: FROM "CAN" TO "SHOULD" III. A LEGAL POLICY PERSPECTIVE: SHOULD WE TREAT THIS AS AN ARMED CONFLICT? IV. A LEGAL POLICY PERSPECTIVE: QUESTIONING CAPTIVES A. The Moral Question B. Analyzing Cost Effectiveness V....

Battle for Muslims' hearts and minds: the road not (yet) taken.
After a five-year war against global terrorism, it is apparent that Muslim extremism and violence is growing. Attacks are sweeping across the world from North Africa to Southeast Asia, with targets extending from Casablanca, Madrid and London to Istanbul, Riyadh, Jakarta and Bali. The Osama bin Ladens and Abu...

"Boxed in" semantic indifference to atrocity.
INTRODUCTION "Silence is the real crime against humanity." (1) In this war-crimes-weary world, the international community appears to be "grading" the result of an atrocity perpetrated by a warlord, general, or head of state in a dark corner of the world where indifference is the operative state....

Evolution of operational art.
Vasily Kyrillovich KOPYTKO was born in Minsk Region on November 12, 1948. He finished Kazan Higher Tank Command School (1970), Armored Troops Academy (1982), and General Staff Academy (1991). He held command and staff positions with the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, in Odessa Military District, and Main...

Coastal defense and anti-amphibious landing operations.
Leonid Viktorovich BOYKOV was born in 1952, in Moscow. He finished the Kazan Higher Tank Command School (1973), the M.V. Frunze Military Academy (1984). Boykov served in various command and staff positions in the Moscow, Transbaikal, and Far East Military Districts; last position: chief of a staff...