peace

• Giving peace a chance with ad hoc Radios: in the world of military communications it is easy to become enthralled by the seemingly endless capabilities offered by today's state-of-the-art tactical radios. Armed forces across the industrialised world are well aware of the need to speedily and securely move voice and data traffic around the battlefield with zero interruptions.

A mid the never-ending deluge of global media coverage it is easy to forget that alongside the high-tempo combat and counter-insurgency operations in ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 35 Num. 5, Octobre 2011

• Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights

The Nordic Youth Council (UNR = Ungdomens Nordlska Råd) decided earlier this year to use English as its working language whenever it s not possible to understand each other in one of the Nordic languages (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic). The decision was heavily criticized recently by Bertel Haarder, the Danish Minister of Education, who pointed out that the decision works against the Nordic Language Declaration. "Using English at their meetings is completely out of the question. It is incompatible with the very concept of Nordic co-operation," Haarder told the Danish paper Politiken. The content of the work and the debates in the Nordic Youth Council must be more important than the language being used, argues Lisbeth Sejer Gotzsche, President of unr. "Since understanding neighbo...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 21 Num. 25, Septembre 2008
• What Where When Who

• Your own four walls: buying a property can be overwhelming, but careful planning and preparation will provide peace of mind and help you avoid a number of pitfalls. This is the biggest investment decision most of us will ever make, so diligence is the key.

The first and most essential step is setting your budget! Overspending on your mortgage can be disastrous. It is your responsibility to know what you ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• '...Tell the Truth; Obey the Law; Keep the Peace'

Built on fourteen islands, Stockholm has been hailed as Venice of the North. Like Venice, it boasts magnificent buildings and reverberates with the echoes of centuries past. But there the comparison ends. Stockholm is unique, not only because of its architecture but also because of its foresight. All Scandinavian capitals offer a Green Map, many of the hotels are green, the cities invite to walking but it's to be understood there are also ample bike roads everywhere and biking is safe. Most eco-villages are located outside major urban areas, similar to Baskemölla along the southeastern coast of Sweden. Hammarby Sjöstad is the exception. Located in Stockholm city, planned in the 1990s and ultimately home to 35,000 residents, this is where urban utopia meets reality, ten minutes from the ...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 21 Num. 25, Septembre 2008
• News

• Trade to Work for Peace in Peru and Ecuador

ITC and the Peru-Ecuador Binational Fund for Peace and Development have been working together to develop exports by small firms in the countries' bord...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 2/2006, Avril 2006

• Virtual Classroom discusses war and peace.

The "Virtual Classroom" was part of the "swisspeaks" festival in New York, designed to improve relations between Switzerland and the United States. ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• Geneva seeks Middle East peace.

Prominent members of Israeli and Palestinian civil society gathered in Geneva on December 1 to unveil an unofficial Middle East peace plan, which runs...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• Mothers urged to act as peace messengers.

A former Swiss parliamentarian has launched a peace initiative--to unite Israeli and Palestinian mothers as peace envoys. The initiative comes amid gr...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2002, Juin 2002

• Summer in Switzerland: I love summertime in Switzerland for several reasons, not least because this is the time when all the Sunday motorcyclists shatter the peace.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As you may have noticed from your trips to the park and the outdoor swimming pool, Continental Europeans are not afraid to sh...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2008, Avril 2008

• Peace through trade.

Swiss president Joseph Deiss has called for closer international trade ties to foster peace worldwide. Deiss invited trade ministers to participate ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004