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El “role-playing” en los estudios de política internacional y resolución de conflictos

Por Jordán y Peña, el 08 de February de 2012

Los ejercicios de simulación política constituyen una herramienta docente de gran utilidad en la enseñanza de la política internacional y de la resolución de conflictos internacionales. Este artículo presenta la experiencia aplicada en una asignatura de la Licenciatura de Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración de la Universidad de Granada durante el curso académico 2009-2010, que ha contado con el apoyo de un proyecto de Innovación Docente financiado por dicha Universidad.

The Syria Crisis: Assessing Foreign Intervention

Por Scott Stewart, el 15 de December de 2011

The ongoing unrest, violence and security crackdowns in Syria have been the subject of major international attention since February. Our current assessment is that the government and opposition forces have reached a stalemate in which the government cannot quell the unrest and the opposition cannot bring down the regime without outside intervention.

The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran

Por Scott Stewart, el 08 de December de 2011

There has been a lot of talk in the press lately about a “cold war” being waged by the United States, Israel and other U.S. allies against Iran. Such a struggle is certainly taking place, but in order to place recent developments in perspective, it is important to recognize that the covert intelligence war against Iran (and the Iranian response to this war) is clearly not a new phenomenon.

Egypt and the Idealist-Realist Debate in U.S. Foreign Policy

Por George Friedman, el 06 de December de 2011

The first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections has taken place, and the winners were two Islamist parties. The Islamists themselves are split between more extreme and more moderate factions, but it is clear that the secularists who dominated the demonstrations and who were the focus of the Arab Spring narrative made a poor showing. Of the three broad power blocs in Egypt — the military, the Islamists and the secular democrats — the last proved the weakest.

A Deadly U.S. Attack on Pakistani Soil

Por Nate Hughes, el 01 de December de 2011

In the early hours of Nov. 26 on the Afghan-Pakistani border, what was almost certainly a flight of U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and an AC-130 gunship killed some two dozen Pakistani servicemen at two border outposts inside Pakistan. Details remain scarce, conflicting and disputed, but the incident was known to have taken place near the border of the Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar and the Mohmand agency of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The death toll inflicted by the United States against Pakistani servicemen is unprecedented, and while U.S.

Pakistan, Russia and the Threat to the Afghan War

Por George Friedman, el 30 de November de 2011

Days after the Pakistanis closed their borders to the passage of fuel and supplies for the NATO-led war effort in Afghanistan, for very different reasons the Russians threatened to close the alternative Russia-controlled Northern Distribution Network (NDN). The dual threats are significant even if they don’t materialize. If both routes are cut, supplying Western forces operating in Afghanistan becomes impossible. Simply raising the possibility of cutting supply lines forces NATO and the United States to recalculate their position in Afghanistan.

Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

Por George Friedman, el 22 de November de 2011

U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. We are now moving toward a reckoning with the consequences. The reckoning concerns the potential for a massive shift in the balance of power in the region, with Iran moving from a fairly marginal power to potentially a dominant power. As the process unfolds, the United States and Israel are making countermoves. We have discussed all of this extensively. Questions remain whether these countermoves will stabilize the region and whether or how far Iran will go in its response.

El proceso de Transformación militar en España (2004-2011)

Por Guillem Colom, el 15 de November de 2011

El artículo realiza un análisis de la Transformación militar española desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad. Tras la consolidación de este proceso en Estados Unidos en el 2001 y en la Alianza Atlántica dos años después, España inició la Transformación militar en el año 2004 para adaptar la estructura de fuerzas y catálogo de capacidades militares para satisfacer los retos actuales y futuros, garantizando así la continuidad del proceso de modernización material, la profesionalización de las fuerzas armadas, la adaptación de la arquitectura defensiva

The Rising Threat from Nigeria's Boko Haram Militant Group

Por Scott Stewart, el 10 de November de 2011

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, issued a warning Nov. 5 indicating it had received intelligence that the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram may have been planning to bomb several targets in the Nigerian capital during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as Eid al-Kabir, celebrated Nov. 6-8. The warning specifically mentioned the Hilton, Nicon Luxury and Sheraton hotels as potential targets.

Los delitos de terrorismo en el Código Penal español tras la reforma de 2010

Por Miguel Ángel Cano, el 31 de October de 2011

El peso de los atentados terroristas en la conciencia pública, así como su —en ocasiones— instrumentalización política, son aspectos que hacen que los legisladores penales no se hallen nunca satisfechos con el arsenal penal antiterrorista, por más que la experiencia histórica demuestre que el éxito de la lucha contra tan temible fenómeno depende en muy escasa medida de la legislación.

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