Archive for August, 2006

Balochistan: After the Nawab Bugti

Posted by Phil on August 29th, 2006

Reuters: FACTBOX – Baluch nationalist leader Nawab Bugti Wikipedia: Nawab Akbar Bugti Winds of Change: The Killing of a Nawab The insurgency in Balochistan must be one of the world’s most intractable separatist or ethno-nationalist conflicts, yet it is rarely covered in the Western media. After the death of Nawab Bugti – the tribal leader, [...]

4GW, Energy, Non-state actors, South Asia | 1 Comment »

History repeating itself in Lebanon

Posted by Phil on August 28th, 2006

They say he who forgets history is doomed to repeat it. And Israel’s loss against Hezbollah is a replay of skirmishes on the Lebanon border dating as far back as 1969. Before 1968, the border with Israel was the most peaceful of Israel’s borders. In 1968, the PLO and various other non-state armed groups moved [...]

4GW, Failed states, Middle East, Non-state actors, Terrorism | No Comments »

Australian Empire?

Posted by Phil on August 26th, 2006

Budget lift will take army to war footing Australia is boosting its army by several thousand, or at least thats the plan. PM John Howard has cited the recent interventions to quell unrest in East Timor and the Solomons as examples of Australia’s strategic challenges. The Australian Army will be at its largest since the [...]

Empire, Failed states, Pacific | 2 Comments »

Some world headlines

Posted by Phil on August 21st, 2006

India and China Compete for Burma’s Resources Distrust of Venezuela military growing Gas pipeline explodes in Turkish rebel region Three very interesting items which have barely been noticed by the mainstream media. While these events take place in widely separated parts of the world, they all affect the same energy market. The bombing in Turkey [...]

Energy, Failed states, Non-state actors, World | No Comments »