The willingness of Sunni states to openly deploy their militaries is a marked departure from their long-held preference that the US use its powerful military to protect their regional interests.
We will now pledge to keep the critical dialogue going over Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and via blogs, television, radio, and print media, keeping pressure on our governments and our militaries to act swiftly, effectively, and morally.
It is time the US as well as the Sri Lankan government's acknowledge the culpability of its respective militaries, the "securing of peace" notwithstanding.
In the beginning we listened to militaries and their governments.
When the US government chose to listen to other governments abroad – to their militaries, to their diplomatic communications, to their policymakers where possible – they were listening in a world of defined targets.
I just don't see the rationale for preserving a military that can defeat any other militaries anywhere in the world twice at the same time in an age when states are no longer seeking to conquer other states for fun and profit, as they were during the struggle of liberal democracies against totalitarianism.
For instance, the two countries' militaries have embarked on measures to improve confidence, including port visits by naval ships.
It will still spend as much as all of the other big militaries combined.
"The million-man Indian army actually fights, unlike the post-modern militaries of many of our European allies".
Richard Gowan at the New York-based Centre on International Co-operation, says, "What the UN really fears is a situation where they solely rely on really low-end militaries".Sorting out troop contributions has become urgent.
Which means Brazil talks a good game about peace and climate change and saving the rainforests, and does not spend lots of money building up or maintaining scary nuclear-armed militaries to threaten its neighbours.
