Jane's Intelligence Review - Impartial intelligence in an uncertain world

Impartial intelligence in an uncertain world

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Second site - Iran reveals its Qom enrichment facility

High drama surrounded the revelation on 21 September that Iran's nuclear programme is expanding.

16-Oct-2009

*Feeding instability - Latin America tackles a hunger crisis
Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom's declaration of a state of public calamity in September was another blow for the impoverished country. Chronic food shortages mean that...
06-Nov-2009

*Archipelago attrition - Philippine army targets militant group ASG
Amid the Philippines' many Islamist insurgent groups, the smaller Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is proving surprisingly resilient to military pressure. Perhaps the most radical Philippine...
23-Oct-2009

*Route of the problem - Trafficking and addiction threaten Russia
In early October, Viktor Ivanov, head of the Federal Narcotics Control Service (Federalnaya sluzhba narkokontrolya Rossii: FSNK), accused the United States's counter-narcotic policy in Afghanistan...
23-Oct-2009

*Outside intelligence - Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA
Six months after stepping down as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), retired US Air Force General Michael Hayden continues to focus on ...
21-Oct-2009

*Nuclear renaissance - Security challenges of atomic power
More than 30 countries are currently considering establishing their own nuclear power programmes. The growing popularity of nuclear power could be likened to a 'nuclear...
16-Oct-2009

*Second site - Iran reveals its Qom enrichment facility
High drama surrounded the revelation on 21 September that Iran's nuclear programme is expanding. On that date, Iran notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
16-Oct-2009

*Argentina protests at UK Falklands upgrade
On 22 September, the Argentine government criticised the deployment of four new British fighter aircraft to the Falkland Islands and expressed its regret at ...
16-Oct-2009

*Birthday presence - China parades its modernised military might
For a military steeped in the millennial wisdom of Sun Zi (Sun Tzu), who prized information denial and deception, the 1 October 2009 anniversary military...
16-Oct-2009

*Bosnia-Herzegovina risks social protest over war pensions
The World Bank urged political leaders in Bosnia-Herzegovina on 5 October to push through difficult economic and social measures to which it had committed ...
16-Oct-2009

Iran 'does not fear' possible US restrictions on gasoline
On 8 October, Iranian Minister of Oil Massoud Mir-Kazemi said Tehran does not fear US steps to restrict its access to gasoline products on ...
15-Oct-2009

*Harbouring ambitions - China invests in Indian Ocean ports
In early September, an Indian media report claimed New Delhi was planning to construct major air force and naval stations on the Andaman and Nicobar...
15-Oct-2009

*Revolutionary road - Maoists decide on Nepalese peace process
It is now a cliché to remark that Nepal is undergoing multiple transitions - from war to peace, from a monarchy to a republic and...
15-Oct-2009

Instability in Guinea increases tensions within ruling junta
Allies of Guinea's military leader denied a split within the junta, amid high tensions following a bloody protest on 28 September, Radio France Internationale ...
15-Oct-2009

*Co-ordinated attacks hit Pakistan's Punjab
On 15 October, militants launched three near-simultaneous attacks in Lahore, targeting two police training buildings and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), killing at least ...
15-Oct-2009

*Top target - Militant deaths hit extremism in Indonesia
The death of the Malaysian Noordin Mohammed Top, Southeast Asia's most wanted militant, in a police raid on 17 September near Solo, Central Java, was...
15-Oct-2009

Summit falls short of East Asian vision
China, Japan and South Korea's second trilateral summit in Beijing on 10 October demonstrated continued regional co-operation but did not realise the vision of ...
15-Oct-2009

US envoy gets mixed Israeli messages
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell received conflicting signals from Israeli government ministers on his latest visit to the country on 8 October. First, ...
15-Oct-2009

*Total gridlock - Cyber threat to critical infrastructure
Cyber security is becoming an increasingly important issue, as governments and companies evaluate the potential risks that cyber attacks could pose. In May, US President...
12-Oct-2009

Power lines - Energy and politics threaten to cross wires in Southeast Asia
On 16 August, pressure in the pipeline linking Myanmar's offshore Yadana and Yetagun natural gas fields with Thailand's Kanchanaburi province suddenly dropped, cutting off fuel...
06-Oct-2009

*Family business - La Familia: Mexico's most violent criminals
The turf warfare that has beset Mexico's major drug cartels since the government-led security crackdown of late 2006 has benefited one emerging cartel: La Familia...
06-Oct-2009

*Human behaviour - Trafficking increases in Central Asia
Although Central Asia only represents approximately 1.5 per cent of the world's total migrant population, the region's economies are heavily influenced by migrant workers. Illegal...
01-Oct-2009

*Global focus - Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff
"I think the number one threat that we have right now is Al-Qaeda," claims Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs ...
01-Oct-2009

*Out in force - Military operations in Helmand province
Taken together, the recent United States Marines Corps and British Army operations in Helmand were the largest carried out in Afghanistan since 2001. The International...
22-Sep-2009

*Withdrawal symptoms - What will happen after the US leaves Iraq?
A major explosion in Baghdad on 19 August that killed 95 people and injured 563 raised questions about the ability of Iraq's security forces to...
17-Sep-2009

*Indonesia police claim Noordin Top is dead
Four suspected militants were killed and three others arrested during a counter-terrorism raid in Indonesia's Central Java province on 17 September, according to police. ...
18-Sep-2009

Venezuela confirms arms and oil deals with Moscow
On 13 September, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez confirmed that Russia would open a USD2.2 billion credit line for arms purchases, indicating an upswing in ...
18-Sep-2009

*Fourth protocol - Competition hots up between gas pipelines
For decades, Europe has imported natural gas through three key pipeline routes running from Norway, Russia and North Africa. Now the EU supports the construction...
18-Sep-2009

Uganda hunts LRA rebels in Central African Republic
Uganda is continuing its offensive against Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, extending into the Central African Republic, Uganda's New Vision online reported on 7 ...
18-Sep-2009

*Arctic exercises highlight resources race
On 17 August, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper began a five-day visit to view ongoing military exercises in his country's Arctic region in a ...
18-Sep-2009

Huge Northern Ireland bomb defused
A British army bomb disposal team in Northern Ireland made safe a 272 kg (600 lb) bomb near the border with the Republic of ...
18-Sep-2009

*Japan's electoral result to shift international relations
The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a landslide victory in the 30 August general elections, denoting a paradigm shift in the country's ...
18-Sep-2009

*Black gold trade - Oil theft increases in Nigeria
Decades of oil production have generated hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues but have left a legacy of social disharmony, economic underdevelopment and environmental...
17-Sep-2009

*Northern explosion - Violence escalates in the North Caucasus
Statistics surrounding the conflict in the Russian North Caucasus paint a stark picture. By August, the total number of damaging attacks in all of ...
17-Sep-2009

*Clouded alliance - North Korea and Myanmar's covert ties
Speculation about the nature of military co-operation between North Korea and Myanmar has abounded since the two Asian states re-established diplomatic relations in April 2007....
17-Sep-2009

*Collision course - Yemen's converging crises
Yemen has always been on the verge of crisis. Throughout its history the country has never known complete stability, and governance has always bordered on...
17-Sep-2009

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Second site - Iran reveals its Qom enrichment facility