Africa
Geopolitics of Technology and the Hydrocarbon Status Quo
Geopolitics of Technology and the Hydrocarbon Status Quo
The unrest in the Arab world, which has continued for over a year now, implies one important conclusion beyond any ongoing regional struggle for democracy: It is a reflection about…
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The Arab Spring revisited: How the Arab Monarchies can survive
The Arab Spring revisited: How the Arab Monarchies can survive
GCC Foreign Ministers. "Power based on traditional legitimacy continues to play a stabilizing role in the transformation of societies and their political systems. Traditional hereditary rule seems to be able…
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12 Million Hungry People at the Horn of Africa
12 Million Hungry People at the Horn of Africa
Annemarie Ulbrich, Editor of the World Security Network, interviewed Bärbel Dieckmann, President of the Honorary Supervisory Board of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (German World Hunger Aid), on the topic of agriculture and…
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Former EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering MEP on Democracy in Libya and the Arab World
Former EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering MEP on Democracy in Libya and the Arab World
Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Poettering is Germany's most influential politican for European affairs as he has been a member of the European Parliament since its adoption in 1979 and held presidency…
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Libya: Action Plan needed
Libya: Action Plan needed
"What about Gaddafi and his family clan? The international community will have to bite in the sour apple offering him an exit in half-dignity." Military efforts are now directed against…
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Yemen and its challenges II
Yemen and its challenges II
Yemen is a dysfunctional, disorganized state; it is vulnerable in political, social and economic arenas. But as usual, the picture is not black and white; it is highly nuanced. With…
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Somalia the new hotbed for terrorist groups
Somalia the new hotbed for terrorist groups
In a statement that came as no surprise to U.S. security and law enforcement experts in January 2010, the Somali-based Muslim terrorist group Al-Shabaab announced that its fighters are aligned…
Read More >>Congo: New Strategy Needed in the East
Congo: New Strategy Needed in the East
The attempt by Congo and Rwanda to end the deadly conflict in eastern Congo by a secret presidential deal and military force is failing and must be changed fundamentally by…
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