Month: October 2010

Paper Proposal Guidelines – Point form, Given a PASS/FAIL grade by completion

• Country and Theme addressed
• Description/Justification of argument (thesis)
• Approach/Outline of body paragraphs
• Initial References and Resources (at least 2 academic articles, news articles, books, interviews, etc.)

Hey everyone!

I’m posting this on behalf of Martina, who’s access into the blog is acting all wonky right now. This is a really cool link to an international NGO that focuses on cross-border peacemaking.

http://www.c-r.org/index.php

Cheers,

Julia

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g4gvOGUxZYf32Zh3hCP7eOuUfH3A

South Sudan has taken an initiative to update the weaponry and training of local defence militia groups as part of a larger strategy to eliminate the LRA. While local defense against LRA attacks is desirable, I’m skeptical about the increased militarization of paramilitary groups as a viable strategy against guerrilla insurgency. The record from countries such as Colombia, where the paramilitary AUC has actually caused more problems and prolonged the violence moreso than the insurgent FARC, demonstrates that creating a distinct and (semi)autonomous military group to fight insurgency can actually serve to intensify conflict.

What do you guys think about this?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/world/europe/04iht-bosnia.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

http://www.viceland.com/int/v17n9/htdocs/the-children-of-kampiringisa-509.php