http://www.janes.comA special collection of articles covering Conflict.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www4.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://www.janes.comVisit http://www.janes.comhttp://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20780.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKThe EU and Russia held a summit in Stockholm on 18 November, with the aim of improving relations following the fallout from the August 2008 conflict in Georgia. After the fighting in Georgia, the EU condemned Russian actions as disproportionate, with some member states accusing Russia of human rights abuses. Despite this downturn, the EU remains Russia's primary trading partner, and Russian natural gas accounts for approximately 25 per cent of the EU's needs. - 2009/11/18 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20765.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKThe opening of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) conference on 28 October was accompanied by renewed speculation about who will succeed Hosni Mubarak as president. In October, opposition parties launched a campaign against Gamal Mubarak as a future presidential candidate. Gamal Mubarak (left) may be being groomed to succeed his father, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20758.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKJane's Security Alerts provide a snapshot of global security developments and supplement our assessment of a country's overall stability in our Country Risk Ratings. Despite an ongoing breakdown in diplomatic and trade links between the two countries and a potential for further limited escalation, the risk of all-out war remains low. Jane's Country Risk Ratings shows the stability levels of 10 countries across the world, colour coded to indicate the level of risk. - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20740.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKCrime figures released on 28 October in Canada have highlighted the problem of gang-related crime in Vancouver in the run-up to the Winter Olympics, to be held in the city in February 2010. Van Loan has called Vancouver "the gang crime capital of Canada". Despite gang-related crime in Vancouver being less of a direct security threat to the Winter Olympics than a terrorist incident or an organised protest, it nevertheless poses a problem for Canadian security services. - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20767.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKThe statement that Georgia's military capabilities have improved over the past 12 months is hardly surprising considering that a year ago the military was still reeling from the rapid defeat it suffered against Russian forces. Earlier in November the Russian media, citing sources from the Russian intelligence services and military, reported that Georgia was to receive USD100 million worth of weaponry from United States intermediary companies, with Washington's consent. This was apparently to ... - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20761.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKAfter calling for his country to "prepare for war" with Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on 13 November claimed that Colombia and the US had a "diabolical" plan to invade Venezuela. In mid-October, 11 Colombians were kidnapped and killed in the Venezuelan border state of Táchira; in late October, Caracas claimed it had arrested four Colombian spies; on 2 November, two Venezuelan national guards were killed by gunmen near the border; and on 13 November, Colombian authorities detained... - 2009/11/16 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/MicroSites/index.jsp?site=jiwk&pageindex=doc_view&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/mags/jiwk/history/jiwk2009/jiwk20752.htm@current&Prod_Name=JIWKThat 'closure' was achieved with the recognition of Rwasa's National Liberation Forces (Forces Nationales de Libération: FNL) as a political party, his renunciation of armed struggle at a demobilisation ceremony, and the promised sweetener of 33 (mainly minor) positions in government for the group. In fact, such splits are the hallmark of Burundi's political culture, and all the country's main political parties - the FDD, Frodebu and also the Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès... - 2009/11/16 00:00:00