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Intervention hangovers in stabilisation operations: Case studies from Afghanistan and Iraq
Dennys, Christian; Fitz-Gerald, Ann M. - 2011
This paper argues that the emergence of stabilisation as a concept out of peace-building, state-building and counter-insurgency theories has carried with it some of the key weaknesses of international intervention, in particular the idea that imposing western liberal systems on non-western...
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Irak - Reflexiones acerca de las consecuencias de una guerra por "elección"
Battaleme, Juan - 2007
A 4 años del conflicto de Irak, las consecuencias internacionales del mismo son claramente perceptibles. Sin embargo …-militares en una situación como fue la posguerra y la estabilización en Irak. Contrario a las recomendaciones de los militares, la … Autoridad Provisoria de la Coalición realizó acciones que terminaron por empeorar la situación de seguridad en Irak. Por último …
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Security sector reform and its role in challenging of radicalism
von Tangen Page, Michael; Hamill, Olivia - 2006
This working paper explores the linkage between security sector reform and development assistance in countering radicalization. It is argued that security is an essential prerequisite to sustainable development. The premise of this paper is that there are important security sector reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323426
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Indre mod Ydre Europa: Irak-konflikten 2003 og Europas geopolitiske puslespil
Mouritzen, Hans; Riis Hedegaard, Anna - 2004
The paper maps practically all European states between, on the one hand, the US and UK belligerents in the Iraq operation 2003 and, on the other hand, their main critics France, Germany, and Russia. We describe these patterns and tentatively try to explain them. Whereas we reject public opinion,...
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Economic Policy and Prospects in Iraq
Crane, Keith; Block, , William; Foote, Christopher; … - 2004
This paper describes the Coalition Provisional Authority's attempts to stabilize and reform Iraq's economy along market lines. It argues that while security concerns remain serious, Iraq's economy has not been crippled by violence. However, sustained economic growth will depend on whether Iraq's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263328
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Post-conflict microfinance: assessment and policy notes for Iraq
Desai, Sameeksha - 2007
This paper explores the potential of microfinance in post-conflict economies, and speci-fically examines policy considerations for the case of Iraq. It presents important condi-tions of the post-conflict economy, and examines three critical requirements for suc-cessful microfinance operations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263817
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Resources and the political economy of state fragility in conflict states: Iraq and Somalia
Dibeh, Ghassan - 2008
This paper studies state failure and governance in two conflict-states in the Middle East: Iraq and Somalia. Iraq is currently undergoing a social experiment under which a new form of government is being constructed after the passage of autocratic rule. The government envisaged is a...
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The global checkpoint economy: Supply chains as a new frontline in conflict financing?
Schouten, Peer - 2019
A new DIIS study presents an overview of the role of transit taxes levied at checkpoints in financing ongoing conflicts around the world. Compiling evidence from six different contexts, this DIIS Working Paper finds that in each of the conflicts, checkpoints form a key source of revenue for...
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Under the mountains: Kurdish oil and regional politics
Mills, Robin - 2016
The development of major oil and gas reserves in the autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) is a recent phenomenon which has attracted major media and industry interest. It represents the rare case, in recent history, of the discovery of a large new onshore conventional petroleum province. The...
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Statistical analysis of landmine fatalities in Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Khayyat, Nabaz T. - 2011
This study analyzes mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) victim data in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during the period of the 1960s to 2005. In addition to descriptive analysis of the data, we use regression analysis to identify the determinants of the probability of getting killed by a mine or...
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