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Tag: France

After renewing sanctions, EU seeks face-time with junta – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18327 European Union (EU) foreign ministers have renewed the bloc’s “Common Position” on Burma, extending existing sanctions until April...
Posted on 27 April 2010 by Simon | Read More... Burma, EU, Politics & Government, The Irrawaddy

Fighting in Tripoli, Syrian hands – World Politics Review

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=2524 TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On the road into Tripoli from the south, Lebanon’s condo- and casino-dotted coastline rises sharply...
Posted on 4 August 2008 by Simon | Read More... Lebanon, Reporting from the Middle East, Security & Defence, Terrorism, World Politics Review

EUFOR: damned either way? – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=88490 How will the refugees EUFOR is protecting react when they see the same thugs that killed their families...
Posted on 20 June 2008 by Simon | Read More... Chad, EU, ISN Security Watch, Sudan, War

Basra Fighting may overshadow NATO Summit – Sunday Business Post

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/03/30/story31621.asp Civil war may loom again, with Moqtada al-Sadr and Abdul Hakim – both Shi’ite warlords – now facing-off,...
Posted on 30 March 2008 by Simon | Read More... Iraq, Security & Defence, Terrorism, The Sunday Business Post

No EUforia as Chad plans go awry – CSIS Africa Forum

http://forums.csis.org/africa/?p=86 At a European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting on January 28, it was finally confirmed that Ireland’s Lieutenant-General...
Posted on 4 February 2008 by Simon | Read More... Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Chad, EU, Sudan

Chad’s complexities a barrier for Eufor – The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0202/index.html Events in Chad have postponed the deployment of the Irish-led EU force. Simon Roughneen explains why, if the...
Posted on 1 February 2008 by Simon | Read More... Chad, EU, Sudan, The Irish Times, War
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