Military force and European strategy

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The European security strategy is approved by the European Union (EU) mainly to fight threats like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, failed states, regional conflicts and organized crime for global security. This is different from classic war fighting or traditional peacekeeping as it is more of human security operations and hence has to take into account primacy of human rights, legality, appropriate military response, clear political authority, civil, police and military coordination, and adequate intelligence and information to change military culture and bring in civil-military relation.

Europe, European Union, Military aspects, Peacekeeping forces, Antiterrorism measures

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Jordan: the consequences of peace

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Hawks in the White House maintain that the road to Middle East peace begins in Baghdad and ends in Jerusalem, implying that the fall of Saddam Hussein may uncork a surge of liberal reform throughout the region. If this happens, Jordan is likely to be overshadowed by its neighbors in a region which is stable and possibly robust.

United States, Jordan, United States foreign relations, Liberalism

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The return of the knights: al-Qaeda and the fruits of Middle East disorder

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The increasing influence of the al-Qaeda throughout the Greater Middle East as well as the scope of its attacks demonstrate the movement's success in building its local allies and surrogates across Muslim nations as well as in the Muslim diaspora in Europe.

Al-Qaeda

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