Resources
Kashmir: Conflict Resources
General BBC in-depth – Kashmir flashpoint: Features the latest stories from the region as well as a discussion of the keys debates surrounding the ongoing dispute. The personal perspectives under the ‘Voices from Kashmir’ section are particularly worth a look. The BBC Search function for Kashmir is also useful, as is the BBC Timeline – India and [...] Read more >>>
Iraq: Conflict Resources
General BBC Country Profile: Includes a timeline of events and country statistics. BBC ‘Iraq War Figures‘: Troop levels, casualties and costs. Council on Foreign Relations: This site lists some of the most recent and essential documents and publications on Iraq. Flashpoints: Country briefing on the conflict in Iraq, including a list of related resources. Global [...] Read more >>>
Stories
From the Editors Burundi Early Warning Election Project, April 2010 The last couple of years have seen a number of highly impressive developments in the use of mobile phones to monitor conflicts and humanitarian disasters. Now, the African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI) of the Friends Peace Teams has created the Burundi Early Warning Project to [...] Read more >>>
Lebanon: Key people and parties
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO): a political party recognised as “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people” by countries around the world who hold diplomatic relations with it. Israel: as with many conflicts in the Middle East, the ongoing war along the Israeli-Lebanese border is part of a longer and altogether larger Arab-Israeli dispute. Relationships between [...] Read more >>>
Thailand: Conflict Resources
General BBC Country Profile: Thailand: An insightful yet relatively basic overview of the political, social and economical landscape. Bangkok Post: English language Thai newspaper. The Nation: English language Thai newspaper. Human Rights Watch: Thailand: A range of HRW reports and related news from Thailand. IRIN: UN Humanitarian News and Analysis: The UN news service IRIN carries [...] Read more >>>
Thailand: Key people and parties
Southern Insurgency Southern-based militant groups function within a fluid and dynamic system. Broadly speaking they share similar objectives – an independent or relatively autonomous status for Pattani – however they differ widely in their approaches and capabilities. Whilst many tens of splinter groups exist, it is hard to determine which are smaller offshoots of larger [...] Read more >>>
Thailand: Conflict Timeline
1902: Siam, now called Thailand, annexes the ancient Kingdom of Patanni, a semi-autonomous Islamic Malay region. 1903: The last sultan of Patanni opposes the Thai occupation and is subsequently charged with treason and imprisoned. 1910: Two attempted uprisings are put down by the Thai army. 1917: Siam becomes an ally of Great Britain in World [...] Read more >>>
Sri Lanka: Conflict Resources
General Accord Sri Lanka: Publication on peacebuilding in Sri Lanka. Alertnet Sri Lanka conflict profile: Profile of ‘Asia’s longest modern war’. Berghof Centre for Conflict Studies and Transformation: Details of BFCS projects and documents relating to the Sri Lankan conflict. CARE: Country profile and projects run by CARE in Sri Lanka. Centre for Policy Alternatives: [...] Read more >>>
Kosovo: Conflict Resources
General Balkan Investigative Reporting Network – News on latest training, publication and debates. BIRN has also produced a documentary “Kosovo: Does anyone have a plan?” exploring different perceptions on the future for Kosovo. BBC Country Profile: Kosovo – An insightful overview of the political and socioeconomic landscape of Kosovo. Also note worthy is the timeline [...] Read more >>>
Sudan: Conflict Resources
General Amnesty International: Sudan A database of the latest human rights publication from Amnesty International. Accord Sudan Project Publication on peacebuilding in Sudan. Africa Action Reports and analysis of the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region. Afrol News Sudan News, analysis, and reports on a variety of Sudanese issues. AllAfrica.com Sudan Indexes news articles from a [...] Read more >>>
