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18 enero, 2019
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Fondo europeo de defensa

Real Instituto Elcano✔@rielcano

@Rielcano #FondoDefensa Madrid 17 enero 2019. Mesa redonda organizada por el Real Instituto Elcano para presentar el Policy Paper «El Fondo Europeo de Defensa y el futuro de la industria española» de Felix Arteaga y Luis Simón. http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp… Por primer, desde 2016 se están utilizando fondos comunes de la UE para financiar programas de investigación y desarrollo de defensa, cuya gobernanza se elabora por la Comisión, los Estados miembros y la industria. Tras la presentación del Fondo Europeo de Defensa de la Comisión en 2017, el RIE abrió un canal de comunicación con la Administración (Foro EDAP) y organizó una serie de seminarios en su Oficina de Bruselas para ampliar su perspectiva de la situación, evaluar las medidas adoptadas y analizar sus posibles implicaciones para la base tecnológico- industrial de la defensa en España. Este documento recoge las conclusiones alcanzadas tras este proceso de reflexión y la mesa redonda que se presenta es uno de lo diversos resultados de este trabajo.
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18 enero, 2019
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Aghan war casualty reports (NYT)

The New York Times

By Fatima Faizi (Jan. 18, 2019)

The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan from the past seven days. It is necessarily incomplete as many local officials refuse to confirm casualty information. The report includes government claims of insurgent casualty figures, but in most cases these cannot be independently verified by The Times. Similarly, the reports do not include Taliban claims for their attacks on the government unless they can be verified. Both sides routinely inflate casualty totals for their opponents.

At least 62 pro-government forces and three civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. Casualties among pro-government forces saw a significant drop compared to the previous two weeks, but remain high for this time of year when freezing temperatures historically have curtailed Taliban attacks. In Kabul, there were two bombings within two days of each other; the first left at least 22 people dead and 120 wounded; the breakdown of casualties between security forces and civilians was not available. The second bombing killed one N.D.S. official.

[Read the Afghan War Casualty Report from previous weeks.]

Jan. 17 Parwan Province: one police officer killed

Afghan forces launched an operation against the Taliban in Shinwari District. The district police chief was killed and two police officers were wounded in the fighting.

Jan. 16 Faryab Province: four police officers killed

The Taliban ambushed an Afghan security convoy in Khwaja Sabz Posh District, killing four police officers and wounding two others. The convoy was driving from Balkh to Faryab.

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17 enero, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Misión en Malí de soldados españoles

https://youtu.be/LrrZgmg-fFg

A petición del gobierno maliense y sobre la base de resoluciones de la ONU, en particular las Resoluciones 2071 (OCT12) y 2085 (DIC12) del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, los estados miembros de la Unión Europea decidieron llevar a cabo una misión para la formación de las fuerzas armadas malienses, bajo el nombre de Operación EUTM-Mali. Esta misión se encuadra dentro del marco de la política exterior y de seguridad común (PESC).

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16 enero, 2019
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Peacekeepers Quagmire

 

In this documentary, Paul Cowan delivers unprecedented access to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, and the determined and often desperate manoeuvres to avert another Rwandan disaster, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC). The film cuts back and forth between the United Nations headquarters in New York and events on the ground in the DRC. We are with the peacekeepers in the ‘Crisis Room’ as they balance the risk of loss of life on the ground with the enormous sums of money required from uncertain donor countries. We are with UN troops as the northeast Congo erupts and the future of the DRC, if not all of central Africa, hangs in the balance. As Secretary General Kofi Annan tells the General Assembly at the conclusion of The Peacekeepers: «History is a harsh judge. The world will not forgive us if we do nothing.» Whether the world’s peacekeeper did enough remains to be seen.

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16 enero, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Peacekeeping: are UN missions in trouble?

The United Nations has more than 100,000 peacekeepers, serving in sixteen missions on four continents. Their goal is to protect civilians, maintain peace and security. But their operations have caused controversy, including allegations of sexual abuse. Demand for peacekeepers in conflict zones continues to rise and the UN is struggling to keep up. 12 months after world leaders pledged to strengthen and modernize peacekeeping operations, the UK is hosting a follow up to see where things stand. Defence ministers from more than 70 countries flew to London to discuss how to improve operations. Presenter: Richelle Carey Guests: Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law & Global Development, University of Reading Mehari Maru, International Consultant on African Union affairs Jack Christofides, Director of Policy, Evaluation & Training at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

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