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EU counter-terrorism framework - an update

By Ksenia Gorlevaya

Because security issues are largely still a matter of national competence, the EU counter-terror framework has two main legs. EU legislative acts impose direct obligations on Member States, while other initiatives set goals for the Member States to cooperate, give strategic frameworks but do not bind them to specific actions.

There were several EU initiatives against terrorism under way when the attack against the US took place on 11 September 2001. The starting point for much of the work was the conclusions of the Tampere Summit in October 1999. It was here that the EU took a formal decision to increase judicial cooperation between Member States in order to fight crime, including terrorism.

The Impact of Climate Change on Global Security and World Affairs

Transcript of a lecture given by Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG, KCVO - 15th October 2007

Sir Crispin Tickell is Director of the Policy Foresight Programme at the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization. His main interests are in the fields of environment and international affairs. Most of his career was in the Diplomatic Service, culminating in his appointment as British Permanent Representative to the UN (1987-90). He then became Warden of Green College, Oxford (1990-97), President of the Royal Geographical Society (1990-93); and Director of the Green College Centre for Environmental Policy and Understanding (1992-2006). Sir Crispin is the author of 'Climatic Change and World Affairs', first published in 1977.

US study to warn of crisis in Afghanistan

The NY Times recently reported on a draft paper by American intelligence agencies which conclude that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral". In addition, large doubt remains whether the government can curb the influence and presence of the Taliban in the country. The National Intelligence Estimate is set to be finished after the November elections in the US and is set to be the most comprehensive American assessment in years on the situation in Afghanistan.

The assessment is the first since the Taliban regained strength there beginning in 2006 and began regain large amounts of territory.

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