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The second Gulf War started and ended without a global consensus - there was no UN resolution to support the attack of Iraq by the US and UK armies, there was no capture of Saddam Hussein and there was no discovery of weapons of mass destruction. This led some countries to criticise the US’s war. During the last phase of the war, international attention moved away from Saddam Hussein and his possible whereabouts to the outbreak of Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in South East Asia and the world.
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The group is keen to increase membership and would ask members to help in this
recruitment process, in particular, by suggesting possible new members. Members
do not have to be from an ECPR institution. We are interested in expanding our
network to recruit academics and practitioners so that we can have an exchange
of ideas and develop projects together. Please suggest names if you can. |
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We are please to announce there are two books by SGOC members this spring: Reversible Destiny by the Schneiders and The European Union and Internal Security by Wyn Rees et al. Also, Organised Crime and the Challenge to Democracy is coming soon in July. It is a edited book by F. Allum and R. Siebert containing papers ECPR Joint Session in Grenoble (France), 2001. For the information related to the books can be find in New Books section below. |
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This May issue will probably be reviewed and reworked in July due to the editors circumstances, which unable us to work for the eNewsletter during June. Please check the site for update in July.
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