Demining

By Saša Obradović Internal Control Inspector at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center, Saša Obradović, writes that accurate and up-to-date data is crucial for the success of mine action. The history of the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia...
By Vaghinak Sargsyan Director of the Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, Vaghinak Sargsyan, outlines recent initiatives and successes in mine action in Armenia. Landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) contamination exists in many countries, including Armenia. Such contamination poses a...

Saving Limbs and Lives: Interview with Ryan Hendrickson

By CBNW Magazine Former U.S. Army Special Forces Engineer Ryan Hendrickson recounts how an incident with an IED in Afghanistan in 2010 led to him...

Demining Mountains: Tajikistan’s Struggle Against Landmine Contamination 

By Patrick Norén CBNW Magazine Editor Patrick Norén discusses landmine and ERW contamination in the mountainous Central Asian republic of Tajikistan. A decade of instability following...

The Lasting Effect of Landmines  

By Zsofia Baumann, NCT Consultants  Recent reports on Russia’s use of landmines in Ukraine have drawn attention to the lasting effects of explosive remnants of...

Cyprus’s Thin Green Line

By Mr. David Oliver, Former Deputy Editor of CBNW Almost 50 years since the island of Cyprus has been divided into the Republic of Cyprus...

Persisting challenges in demining in post conflict areas

By Brig. Gen. Basant K Ponwar, Inspector General of Chhattisgarh Police and Director Counter Terrorism & Jungle Warfare College, Kanker, India In the 19th century Alfred Nobel...

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