Tuesday, September 5 06

Both the African Union and the international community want U.N. peacekeeping troops to deploy in The Sudan, but Khartoum's consent is the decisive factor. Meanwhile, reports suggest that the Darfur conflict is deteriorating. The U.N. appoints Police Advisor Lopes as new police commissioner for Timor Leste (East Timor). How difficult is to establish military dominance of a population schooled in guerilla tactics? A month after NATO assumed control in Afghanistan, the Taliban regains key regions. Central Baghdad still under control by U.S. coalition, but militants hold effective power nearly everywhere else. Visit the September 2006 edition of the OSCE's LegislationOnLine resource to test the recently redesigned user-friendly interface.