This chapter examines the state of small arms proliferation and armed violence in South and Southeast Asia. Acknowledging the diversity of these two subregions, there are nevertheless shared challenges鈥攁nd potentially shared solutions鈥攊n the national and international governance of small arms and ...
Small arms and light weaponsSouth AsiaSmall arms and light weapons (SALW) cause much death and injury around the world, through war, homicide and suicide. The problems of SALW in south Asia have to be seen within a global context, but the region itself has special concerns which must be ...
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The Asian 'little Tigers' -- Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Macau -- have small families. In one ranking of total fertility rates, these places are at the bottom, with rates of 1.25 or below. The consequences of this are stark Bizarre Belligerence on the Korean Peninsula...
The family unit is an integral part of customs and life in South Korea Arranged marriages are common Marriage is regarded as a rite of passage Divorce was rare but has become more common in recent years Patriarchal lineage is ubiquitous and links ancestors through the husband’s line ...
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Annexe I of the Small Arms Survey 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by intentional homicide rate by deca...
Scores of international airlines come everyday, with heavy traffic from India, several Chinese cities, non-stop from as far as Korea and Turkey. Nepal, like Bangladesh, is a major supplier of migrant labor to the Middle East and Malaysia, and their airplanes land here as often as four ...
The Sea of Japan forms the open body of water to the northeast of South Korea. The waters of the Sea of Japan are deep and the tidal range is small. All of these seas are extensions of the Pacific Ocean. Sea Inlets and Straits The Korea Strait separates South Korea from Japan and ...
the praises of this beach: “Sangju Beach is one of the finest beaches along the southern coast of Korea.” It goes on to say: “This two-kilometer-long crescent of silky sand nestles into a small cove protected by rocky promontories at each cusp and a diminutive island at its opening...
Building Norms of Small Arms Control: A North-South PerspectiveWisotzki, Simone