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Cambodia's untreated wound

The Khmer Rouge regime and its genocidal aftermath have left a psychological legacy that has crippled the development of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge regime collapsed almost three decades ago; however, the lack of a healing process for the victims of the trauma, the erosion of trust initiated by the regime, and the delayed establishment of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the public distrust in the hybrid court, have still trapped the victims in the past trauma, which prevents them from letting go of their past traumatic experiences to fully contribute to the development of Cambodia.

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ANALYSIS II

Georgia-South Ossetia-Russia: Proposals for Immediate Steps to be taken to End Hostilities and Address Humanitarian Impacts

Kai Brand-Jacobson outines some recommendations for various actors and interest groups, including the Joint Control Commission, the EU, the US, the UN, and the Media. Rather than escalating and intensifying this conflict, these groups must realize that a peaceful resolution and a return to dialogue is in everyone's best interest.

Key Words: conflict, council, crisis, eu, georgia, ngos, osce, ossetia, peacebuilding, proposals

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Remarks to General Assembly Meeting on the Global Food and Energy Crisis

From an Address to the General Assembly by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, delivered 07/17/2008.

Key Words: United Nations, Energy Crisis, Food Crisis, Global Security, Insecurity, Food Security, Responsibility

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Note from the Editor

August is a month of reflection and action --- in the North, it is a time to think back on the potential of the summer months, and begin to prepare for fall and winter ahead.

Similarly, the three UN International days of recognition this month are a call to reflect on the past and take action for a better future. They are: International Day of the World's Indigenous People, International Youth Day, and International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

While the atrocities of colonization and slavery are often painful to reflect on (especially since they continue in many forms in the present day), let us not forget the equally long history of those who resisted and fought against such cruelty and inhumanity, in the name of freedom and equality for all. While the struggle continues, their hope for a better and more peaceful world lives on.

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