Read Ahead Material for the Sovereign Challenge November 2010 Conference:
Sovereign Challenge team has selected El Paso, Texas for the Sixth Sovereign Challenge Conference focusing on the theme of "Border, Migration and Security: Division, Continuities and Shard Affinities." Located on the Rio Grande border crossing with Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the El Paso setting will be the backdrop for frank and candid discussion on border security, illegal drug trafficking and global migration movements that threaten the territorial integrity of many sovereign states. With an exciting roster of conference presenters, this should be the best Sovereign Challenge conference yet! The Sovereign Challenge team thanks USNORTHCOM for graciously co-hosting this 7-10 November presentation.
Be Prepared for the 6th Sovereign Challenge Conference by reviewing the collected data on border security, illegal drug trafficking and migration.
Pre-Conference Documents for the November 2010 Conference
Top Articles for the November 2010 Conference
South Sudan calls for U.N. sanctions on Khartoum
18-May-2012 - UK ReutersThe United Nations should impose sanctions on Sudan for failing to obey a Security Council resolution calling for an end to hostilities and renewed negotiations with South Sudan over oil and border disputes, South Sudan's negotiator said on Friday.
Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial
16-May-2012 - ReutersBosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives of the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two.
EU naval foces strike Somali pirate land base
15-May-2012 - France24.comAn international naval force struck Somali pirate assets on land for the first time on Tuesday, marking a major escalation in the fight against the scourge of piracy plaguing vital shipping lanes.
Nigeria to deploy troops to Guinea Bissau within days
15-May-2012 - France24.comNigeria will deploy troops to Guinea Bissau by May 18, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed said Monday at the opening of a meeting of military officials from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS in Abuja.
Dealing Crack? There’s an app for that too!
14-May-2012 - futurecrimes.comWell it was just a matter of time before somebody figured this one out. Recently an iPhone developer created an application known as “Drug Lords,” a program that would enable both drug-dealers and users to find one another in real time and space,...
Havoc as Congolese flee the 'Terminator'
11-May-2012 - BBC.comWema Mambo has fled her village for the third time in just five years because of warring groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On this occasion the fighting pits government forces against defectors loyal to the renegade general Bosco...
Peru ministers resign over Shining Path rebel clashes
11-May-2012 - BCC.comPeru's interior and defence ministers have resigned in the face of a public outcry over a failed security operation against Shining Path rebels.
The Syrian Exodus
10-May-2012 - Foreign PolicyToday's gruesome car bomb attack in Damascus only adds to the worries of Syrians agonizing over whether to stay or flee.
The Crime of Displacement: Holding Leaders Accountable
07-May-2012 - BrookingsThe trial of Charles Taylor reflects a notable pattern in the prosecution of war-time atrocities linked to large-scale displacement, which has been explored in a recent study on displacement and transitional justice undertaken by the Brookings-LSE...
Resources and Links for the November 2010 Conference
Defence Geospatial Intelligence
Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) is Europe's largest and most international annual gathering dedicated to the high-level discussion of the...
Drug Market Analyses
Drug Market Analyses examine the market dynamics and the trafficking, distribution, and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, heroin, marijuana,...
Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery
Human Trafficking in the first ten years of the 21st Century, including reports of human trafficking for forced labor, forced prostitution, debt...
International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP)
ICSDP aims to be a primary source for rigorous scientific evidence on illicit drug policy in order to benefit policymakers, law enforcement, and...
Living in a Ghetto: Recent Developments
Kosovo is the most isolated country in the world today. Kosovars can travel without visas to just four countries; many countries have yet to recognize...
Web Forums for the November 2010 Conference
Migration/Border Security
Immigration and border security issues and how these things affect sovereignty.
Videos for the November 2010 Conference
- America’s Nightly Scoreboard
- Assassination of Public Safety Official in Mexico
- Bin Laden, al Qaeda and Pakistani Intelligence
- Dispatch U.S. Agent Killed in Mexico
- Dispatch: A Fresh NATO Incursion into Pakistan
- Dispatch: Colombia, Venezuela Bargaining Over Extradition
- Dispatch: Massacre in Mexico and Human Trafficking
- Dispatch: Mexican Cartels' Money Movement
- Dispatch: Organized Crime vs. Terrorism
- Dispatch: Tajikistan and Central Asia's Fergana Valley
- Dispatch: The Importance of Turkmenistan
- Dispatch: The Israeli-Lebanese Border Skirmish
- Dispatch: The Status of U.S.-Pakistan Tensions
- Expanding Reach of Mexico's Drug Cartels
- Hungarian Citizenship and Central European Tensions
- Iran Seeking to Exploit Turkish-Israeli Rift
- South African Security and the World Cup
- The Turkish Flotilla and Egypt's Position
- The Yemeni Crisis and Saudi Interests
