Comments on: Ten foreign policy predictions for 2009* http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/12/29/ten-foreign-policy-predictions-for-2009/ Global risks and how to respond to them, edited by Alex Evans and David Steven Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/12/29/ten-foreign-policy-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7239 Charlie Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:53:29 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3513#comment-7239 No.10? No.10?

]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/12/29/ten-foreign-policy-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7201 Jeremy Jacobs Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:54:41 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3513#comment-7201 No mention of Mr Obama? No mention of Mr Obama?

]]> By: Guy Edwards http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/12/29/ten-foreign-policy-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7136 Guy Edwards Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3513#comment-7136 Like the predictions Bro, but the Mexico example is perhaps overly pessimistic. Admittedly, organised crime and increasing urban insecurity are definitely two priorities for Latin American governments. http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/book.asp?bookdetail=4130 However, there are positive examples suggesting that attempts to deal with these problems can build on some good experience of inter-regional collaboration: 1. Central American governments have experience of dealing with regional conflict demonstrated by Costa Rica’s pivotal role in securing the 1987 Central American Peace Accords paving the way for the end of the Central American Crisis. 2. The Colombian air strikes against FARC rebels on Ecuadorian tuff this year provides an excellent case of how effective diplomacy on the part of the feuding parties’ regional neighbours helped to scale down the dispute and bring about a solution. Like the predictions Bro, but the Mexico example is perhaps overly pessimistic. Admittedly, organised crime and increasing urban insecurity are definitely two priorities for Latin American governments.

http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/book.asp?bookdetail=4130

However, there are positive examples suggesting that attempts to deal with these problems can build on some good experience of inter-regional collaboration:

1. Central American governments have experience of dealing with regional conflict demonstrated by Costa Rica’s pivotal role in securing the 1987 Central American Peace Accords paving the way for the end of the Central American Crisis.

2. The Colombian air strikes against FARC rebels on Ecuadorian tuff this year provides an excellent case of how effective diplomacy on the part of the feuding parties’ regional neighbours helped to scale down the dispute and bring about a solution.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/12/29/ten-foreign-policy-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7130 Daniel Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:47:46 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3513#comment-7130 Charlie, Good predictions, except on Bosnia. The issue you highlight is not what actually is at stake in Bosnia. Rather, it's state dysfunctionaility caused by conflicts between Bosnian Serbs, Muslims and Croats. Read this informative article, which confirms much of what I saw in Sarajevo when I visited last year: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/1229/1229728604065.html Daniel Charlie,

Good predictions, except on Bosnia. The issue you highlight is not what actually is at stake in Bosnia.

Rather, it’s state dysfunctionaility caused by conflicts between Bosnian Serbs, Muslims and Croats. Read this informative article, which confirms much of what I saw in Sarajevo when I visited last year: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/1229/1229728604065.html

Daniel

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