Argentina raised the prospect of posting military forces in the Antarctic region yesterday, with the announcement of plans to use troops to defend its interests.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told defence chiefs that Argentina must be prepared to assert its sovereignty and protect its natural resources, as nations compete to claim areas of the region [...]
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Argentina’s military threat raises fears over Falklands
Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in general, Antarctic Region, Argentina, Cristina, Defence Chiefs, Falkland Islands, Falklands, Fears, Kirchner, Military Forces, Military-Threat, Natural Resources, South American Nation, Sovereign Territory, Sovereignty, Tensions
The Fall of Lebanon
Posted by Matt in May 24th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Middle East, War, Act 3 Scene 1, Assistant Secretary, Beirut, Concession, Czechoslovakia, December 7 1941, Druz, German Dictator, hezbollah, Hizballah, Infamy, Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Secretary Of State, September 11 2001, Shakespeare Julius Caesar, Small Mercies, Sovereignty, Victuals, Western Diplomacy, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill
“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now….
Oh, what a fall was there…
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down.”
–William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar,” Act 3, Scene 1.
May 21, 2008, is a date–like December 7 (1941) and September 11 (2001)–that should now live in infamy. Yet who will notice, mourn, or act the [...]
Canada: Ocean survey looks promising for Arctic sovereignty effort
Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Uncategorized, Alpha Ridge, Bid, Canada, Canadian Landmass, Continental Shelf, Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Ellesmere Island, Geoscientist, Jacob, Law Of The Sea, Mapping Project, News Service, Preliminary Results, Seabed Mapping, Sovereignty, Survey, Un Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Verhoef
Jacob Verhoef, the federal geoscientist leading Canada’s bid to assert control of offshore territory in the High Arctic, told Canwest News Service on Friday that preliminary results of a seabed mapping project off Ellesmere Island suggest the submerged Alpha Ridge is attached to the Canadian landmass and appears likely to qualify under the UN Convention [...]
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