This land is my land: the Ethio-Sudan boundary and the need to rectify arbitrary colonial boundaries

Ethiopia and Sudan share a common boundary of over 1600 km which was drawn through a series of treaties between Ethiopia and the colonial powers of Britain and Italy. To date, this boundary has not been clearly demarcated. In 2007, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, the current ruling government, entered into a secret agreement with the Sudan to make adjustments on the border. This paper identifies the major factors that have frustrated efforts to address the Ethio-Sudan boundary problem and also proposes solutions on how Ethiopia and Sudan could resolve their differences. The analysis reveals that political, social and cultural factors; the decision to adopt the western concept of the boundary; and the failure to recognise the historic and cultural constructs have contributed to the frustration of negotiations on the border. The paper proposes that Ethiopia and Sudan embrace the African Union Border Program, which encourages mutual cooperation, regional integration and the building of communities with strong economic and cultural ties.     

Animal Scavenging and Scattering and the Implications for Documenting the Deaths of Undocumented Border Crossers in the Sonoran Desert,

Since 1998, over 5500 people have died while attempting to cross the U.S.–Mexico border without authorization. These deaths have primarily occured in the Arizona desert. Despite the high volume of deaths, little experimental work has been conducted on Sonoran Desert taphonomy. In this study, pig carcasses were used as proxies for human remains and placed in different depositional contexts (i.e., direct sunlight and shade) that replicate typical sites of migrant death. Decomposition was documented through daily site visits, motion-sensitive cameras and GIS mapping, while skeletal preservation was investigated through the collection of the remains and subsequent faunal analysis. Our results suggest that vultures and domestic dogs are underappreciated members of the Sonoran scavenging guild and may disperse skeletal remains and migrant possessions over 25 m from the site of death. The impact of scavengers and the desert environment on the decomposition process has significant implications for estimating death rates and identifying human remains along the Arizona/Mexico border.     

贵州、云南旅游业发展条件的比较研究--兼谈对贵州旅游业发展的一些建议

贵州和云南同为旅游资源大省,但旅游业发展水平很不平衡.本文对贵州和云南旅游业的发展进行了比较,阐明了贵州旅游业发展的优势及困难,并就此提出了发展贵州旅游的建议及对策.     

论近代景颇族政治制度文化的三元性质

明末清初至民国时期 ,由于社会文化环境的变迁 ,景颇族的政治制度文化发生了重大变化 ,形成了具有山官制度承上启下性、傣族土司封建领主制政治控制的“羁縻”性和中央集权政治制度的“渗透”性的三元性质的政治制度文化。在某种程度上“山、土、流”混治的政治制度文化结构 ,对近代景颇族的发展产生了重要影响。     

保持与时俱进 推动云南公安教育新发展

高标准筹建云南警官学院 ,其前提就是要保持与时俱进的精神状态 ,保持只争朝夕的工作热情 ,进一步解放思想、更新观念 ,用党的十六大精神全面指导公安教育工作 ,不断开创公安教育工作新局面     

试论云南贫困山区农民增收面临的困境及对策

云南贫困山区农民增收面临着许多特殊的困难.必须从战略的高度予以重视,采取系统而有力的措施,促进云南贫困山区农民增收,加速小康社会进程.     

抗战时期陕甘宁边区的干部学校教育述评

研究和总结抗战时期陕甘宁边区的干部学校教育及其特点,对于新时期加强干部学校建设,培养和造就高素质的干部队伍具有重要的意义。     

云南省警务实战教官建设存在问题及对策

我省警务实战教官建设存在的问题有,教官数量少,适应不了教育训练任务的需要;素质不高,承担不了高水平的教学训练任务;进修机会少,业务能力提高慢;欠缺合理的安排进修机制,收效欠佳;教官得不到重视,建设缺乏动力。对策是,转变观念,充分认识加强警务实战教官建设的重要意义;健全制度,用制度来推动警务实战教官队伍建设;加强交流,确保警务实战教官全面发展;加大培训,促进警务实战教官知识的不断更新;统筹安排,保证警务实战教官培训收到实效;完善考核机制,全面提高教官的综合素质。     

云南省禁毒警察工作环境与心理健康问题分析

禁毒警察是一支特殊的警察队伍,他们的职业具有高风险、高压力、高负荷、高诱惑的特点。他们在工作中所承受着高强度的心理压力,因此心理健康状况亟需关注。应对由职业带来的心理压力,需要公安机关警察队伍管理部门和民警个人共同作出努力,保障禁毒民警心理健康,才能为禁毒事业做出更大贡献。     

广西边境管理面临的挑战及对策

改革开放以来,特别是中国—东盟博览会永久落户南宁和中国—东盟自由贸易区的建成,广西边境贸易、人员往来、边境口岸等呈不断增长的趋势,在为广西边境地区带来发展的同时,也给边境管理带来了前所未有的挑战。针对广西边境管理的严峻形势,应不断探索新形势下边境管理工作新路子,全面提升维护国家安全和边境稳定的能力,加快建设安全、和谐、富强的边境地区。