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There are fewer wars and they have fewer casualties. This statement is supported by multiple, well-founded statistical analyses. It is explained most notably by the pacifying role played by the States in the post-cold war period. Despite this, the common preconceptions of an unstable and dangerous world are hard to shake. For various reasons, the realists, liberals and anti-globalists refuse to recognise this reality and perpetuate the stereotype of a planet on the edge of destruction. (Politique étrangère (Paris) / SWP)

In the past women have been excluded from peace initiatives.. - However, with the advent of UNSCR 1325 (2000) women's agency. - in the process has been heightened through a new framework for. - involvement. UNSCR 1325 is a policy document that acknowledges. - the link between women, peace, and security and uses. - gender mainstreaming as a mechanism to implement its objectives.. - Yet in spite of its policy advancements, over a decade later. - women still do not participate equally in peace and security initiatives. - that impact on the sustainability of peace. This article. - aims to explore the context of this framework through considerations. - of the gender mainstreaming provision in the disarmament,. - demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration (DDRR) process. - in Liberia. Using interviews with women associated with fighting. - forces (WAFFs)/ex-combatants the article argues that although. - there was a specific targeted focus showing some gender responsive. - design and coordination, WAFFs'/ex-combatants' unique needs,. - especially those of a social and psychological nature, were poorly. - addressed. In addition, the commentary shows that the focus did. - not attend to structural inequality issues such as sexual and gender. - based violence (SGBV). (International Interactions (London)/ FUB)

Die NATO wird Afghanistan nicht als Sieg an ihre Fahnen heften können. Aber das ist nicht den Soldaten anzulasten, sie haben ihr Bestes gegeben und dabei Tod und Verwundung hinnehmen müssen. Es sind die politischen Fehler, die der Mission den Erfolg verwehrt haben. Es begann mit den Zusagen auf dem Petersberg. Deutschland: die Polizei aufbauen; Großbritannien: den Drogenhandel reduzieren; Italien: die Justiz fördern; Japan: die Milizen abbauen und die USA: die afghanische Armee ausbilden. Nichts davon wurde in den ersten Jahren umgesetzt. (Europäische Sicherheit & Technik / SWP)