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 New Iraqi forces set to take on internal rebels The new Iraqi government is orientating its armed forces to face the internal insurgent threat rather than external enemies. Meanwhile, US forces are slowing down a plan to let the Iraqi forces take a higher profile after the official handover of power on 30 June. 
28-June-2004
RELATED ARTICLE: Iraqi civil defence troops graduate The BTWC: strengthening the biological and weapons toxin convention In the light of growing international concerns regarding the proliferation of biological weapons Jane's Chem-Bio Web examines efforts to strengthen the BTWC.
25-Jun-2004 
RELATED ARTICLES: US baulking at bio-weapon protocol brings some obvious hitches to the fore What to make of Libya? Jane's Transport Finance examines the possible ramifications of growing US interest in Libyan oil supplies.
24-Jun-2004 
North Korea: playing for time The latest round of six-nation talks to attempt to resolve the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme opened in Beijing on 23 June. JID's regional correspondent reports on the role China is playing in these negotiations and assesses Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
23-June-2004
RELATED ARTICLES: North Korea's nuclear threat After Iraq, North Korea Historic Flight by Privately Funded Spaceship Jane's Space Directory reports on the historic voyage of SpaceShipOne.
22-Jun-2004 
RELATED ARTICLE: Reviewing China's first manned space flight Executive Overview: Jane's Airports, Equipment and Services The world recovery from recession continues to stutter, exacerbated by the unstable situation in Iraq and the ever-present threat of a major terrorist incident, which inevitably leads to general uncertainty. 22-June-2004
MMA prize could pull Boeing out of nosedive Boeing has won a contract worth up to $44 billion over the next three decades to develop and build the US Navy's (USN's) next-generation maritime surveillance aircraft: a contract likely to pull it out of the doldrums.
21-June-2004
RELATED ARTICLE: US Navy opens patrol aircraft venture to foreign partners USN seeks P-3, EP-3E replacements Siemens boosts capabilities of Prague train-building plant The recent commissioning of a state-of-the-art paintshop at Siemens Transportation Systems' SKV rolling stock plant in Prague signals the increasing importance of this factory in the activities of the company's Trains Division.
21-June-2004
RELATED PRODUCT: Jane's Urban Transport Systems Sentinel Worldview: Asia - Japan Japan seems set to strengthen its hand against North Korea. On 14 June, the Diet passed legislation that empowers Japanese authorities to ban ships judged to pose a security threat from docking at Japanese ports. 18-Jun-04 
Ukraine's missing missiles Since March, Ukraine's defence minister, Yevhen Marchuk, has been searching for missing missiles and other weapons that could have fallen into terrorist hands or been sold to rogue states. JID investigates why this potentially catastrophic situation is only now being brought to light.
17-June-2004
RELATED ARTICLES: Arms and the NATO summit Combating the use of commodities in terror financing There is a growing recognition in some quarters of the US intelligence community that terrorists use commodities, particularly gemstones, to store their assets and launder money.
16-June-2004
 RELATED ARTICLES: Frustration over terrorist finances JTIC Briefing: Combating money laundering and terrorist financing - the Japanese perspective US basing plans shape up for speed and flexibility US plans for changing its global military basing posture are coming into focus as Washington seeks greater flexibility and speed by moving its forces closer to areas of anticipated conflict.
15-Jun-2004 
RELATED ARTICLE: US moves towards more flexible global basing A new way of projecting American power - The number of troops based abroad will be reduced Executive Overview: Jane's Electronic Mission Aircraft As of May 2004, the following trends, programmes and developments were noted in the technology areas covered by Jane's Electronic Mission Aircraft (JEMA). In general terms, the 'war on terror' continues to have a marked effect on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance procurement.
14-Jun-2004 
Sentinel Worldview: North Africa/West Africa - Mali The Islamic world's strongest democracy, Mali has been promoting a series of 'soft' security initiatives to reduce the poor, landlocked and parched state's exposure to regional economic and ecological crisis. 11-Jun-04
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