State-backed militaries continue to act with impunity, writes Iris Gonzales.
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UN ‘travesty’: resolutions of mass destruction - Part 2
- New Internationalist Editorial
- February 22, 2012
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UN ‘travesty’: resolutions of mass destruction (Part 1)
Why haven’t our leaders, itching to get the UN security council to act on Syria, learnt the lessons of UN intervention in Libya?
- New Internationalist Editorial
- February 20, 2012
- 3
US drones invade Iraqi skies
When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.
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- Felicity Arbuthnot
- February 3, 2012
- 1
Grave concerns over security laws in Kashmir
A grim discovery has exposed the military’s abuse of draconian powers in a culture of impunity, says Freny Manecksha.
Filed in: Human Rights Kashmir Military
- Freny Manecksha
- January 16, 2012
- 1
New Internationalist contributor arrested for telling the truth
Supporters plan vigil for anti-arms trade activist Chris Cole, who goes on trial on Monday.
- Dinyar Godrej
- January 12, 2012
- 1
From child soldier to civilian - a tough transition in Colombia
Having handed in their weapons, former child soldiers face a new battle - for acceptance into society. Seth Biderman reports.
- Seth Biderman
- January 1, 2012
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Haiti’s decision to rearm is an obstacle to peace, development and freedom
Costa Rica’s former President Oscar Arias Sanchez – who was instrumental in abolishing his own country’s army – explains why.
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- Oscar Arias Sanchez
- December 21, 2011
- 1
Arms trade infographic
The ‘war on terror’ saw the west splurge its peace dividend in a frenzy of arms spending. Check out some astonishing facts and figures…
- Dinyar Godrej
- December 1, 2011
- 5
The clout of the arms industry
The arms trade tends to have the government’s ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-productive?
- Dinyar Godrej
- December 1, 2011
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‘Nothing has changed in Egypt’
A special report from Tahrir Square on the violence of the last few days, and how Egypt has been let down by its new leaders.
- Glen Johnson
- November 23, 2011
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