Burma/ Myanmar: Challenges of a Ceasefire Accord in Karen State by Paul Core

“…Like all ceasefire groups in the country, the KPC has come under immense pressure to follow the government's “seven-step road map” to democracy, compete in the 2010 elections, and transform its troops into a border guard force under the control of the Burmese military or face disarmament. This article seeks to provide some insights into a ceasefire group, to analyse the failures and successes of the ceasefire accord, and to outline future challenges to the country.…”
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Mihail S. Gorbaciov, ,,noua gândire” și sistemul relațiilor internaționale la sfârșitul Războiului Rece by Constantin BUCHET

“…Thus, Gorbachev approached the relations with the USA through the prism of an improved political communication on the themes of disarmament, without excluding the competition for power through the arms race, the issues generated by the problem of German reunification, the discussion of the status of the Eastern European countries traditionally integrated into the communist bloc, the approach economic and ideological assistance for the Third World.…”
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Gender, Sexuality and Emotion in Visual Representations of Sweden Joining NATO by Emma Rosengren

“… This research note introduces gender and feminist theory as important tools for understanding international relations (IR), and uses snapshots from my ongoing research project on gender and disarmament in Swedish security policy during the post-Cold War period to exemplify what feminist contributions to the field can look like. …”
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Social movements and popular education. Struggles at companies in Portugal after april 25 by Rui Canário

“…A clarification of this concept is understood to be essential to overcome a current critical disarmament in face of thelogic of capital. The paper analyzes and deconstructs a vision of social conflictin the 20th century, reduced to a dichotomy between two camps: capitalism and state capitalism. …”
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Women in Conflict by Robin Arnett

“…The article specifically notes the deficiencies of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs in serving female populations. …”
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On China's Nuclear Doctrine by Xia Liping

“…There are five major parts in China's nuclear doctrine: policy of declaration, nuclear development, nuclear deployment, nuclear employment, and nuclear disarmament. Because China is faced with a different situation from other nuclear powers and has its own strategic culture, China has a nuclear doctrine with its own characteristics. …”
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The construction of peace as a multipurpose action research agenda: Strategic peace building and conflict transformation by Rafael Grasa

“…This model of distinguishes, security and governance, implies that the main purpose is disarmament, disintegration and reintegration of combatants (DDR). …”
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Implementation of the 1995 Middle East Resolution: A Vital Lifeline to the Extension and Success of the Non-Proliferation Treaty by Haidy Y. Ghoname, Howard Lewis Hall

“…An indispensable key to the treaty calls for a rethinking of what we believe should be referred to as its four pillars: disarmament, non-proliferation, peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and implementation of the 1995 Middle East Resolution. …”
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Truth Commissions in Latin America. The hope of a new future by Nelson Molina Valencia

“…This review shows, that in addition to the subjects that constitute the Commissions, they work due to eight conditions: determined duration; legitimacy; themes; working methodologies; media of dissemination of results; attention to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration processes; repair strategies, request for forgiveness and reconciliation. …”
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Proliferation and Use of Improvised Explosive Devices in West Africa by Theò Bajon

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Triangulation, Emotional Reactivity, and Violence in the Niger Delta by Benjamin Aigbe Okonofua

“…This study shines the light on this small, exclusive, and very powerful group whose actions triggered off the violence and yet are at the center of efforts to institute peace including the current disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. …”
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Invitation Accepted: Integrating Invitational Rhetoric in Educational Contexts by Sonja M Modesti

“…Offering a new paradigm for educators affected by hostile communication, this essay proposes the application of invitational rhetoric, a theory and practice developed in the field of Communication Studies, aimed at the civil "disarmament" of hostile communication, rooted in dialogue and openness.  …”
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Fieldwork ‘headaches’. Comparing feminist Peace and Conflict research in Kosovo and the DRC by Itziar Mujika Chao, iker zirion landaluze

“…One, on the role of local women’s organizations and activists in peacebuilding; the other, on the disarmament and reintegration of combatants and the impact of this process on the reproduction of violence. …”
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Il potere aereo e la Regia Aeronautica nel primo dopoguerra by Davide Borsani

“…This essay explores the swift progression of military aviation from the end of the Great War until the eve of the World Conference on Disarmament in 1932 with a focus on the international context and strategic thinking. …”
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Title not available by Nicola Gabellieri

“…The research findings show that farmers and politicians have not exploited the opportunity offered by Set Aside Program, i.e. the diversification of the production; on the contrary they persisted in the agriculture disarmament of marginal rural areas.…”
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«Eurocommunism» and the split of the Communist movement in Spain by Evgeny Astakhov

“…After many years of political and ideological disarmament of the left forces in Spain appeared a party, acting with genuine class positions. …”
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Cyber Threats and Asymmetric Military challenges In the Context of Nuclear Security: Ukrainian and International Cases Analysis by Alika Guchua, Thornike Zedelashvili

“…The issue of nuclear security has become increasingly important since the violation of various international treaties on nuclear disarmament and arsenal reduction.…”
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The Arms Trade Treaty Opens New Possibilities at the UN by John Scales Avery

“…On 2 April, 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty, which had been blocked for ten years in the consensus-bound Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, was put directly before the United Nations General Assembly, and was passed by a massive majority. …”
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The Problem with Templates: Learning from Organic Gang-Related Violence Reduction by Dennis Rodgers, Steffen Jensen

“…This article considers what demobilisation, disarmament, and reintegration (DDR) programmes might learn from research on gangs and the problems associated with government-instituted ‘wars on gangs’ putatively aimed at reducing or fighting gang-related violence. …”
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Le Potenze vincitrici e il controllo del commercio di armi nei primi anni Venti. I limiti della cooperazione internazionale by Lorenzo Fabrizi

“…The net result was that they were either unable to tackle the issue from the point of view of the promotion of disarmament and peace, or incapable of finding a common ground in order to overcome the critics of the smaller Powers.…”
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