Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have something in common.
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Ivory Coast: The potential for large-scale violence seems likely
Posted on 20/12/2010 by matisak
Experts are not very optimistic about the situation.
Filed under: Africa, Politics, Security | Tagged: Africa, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Conflicts, Dustin Sharp, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, Michael McGovern, Politics, Scott Straus, United Nations | Leave a Comment »
Al-Qaeda and Taliban: A relationship
Posted on 18/12/2010 by matisak
Al-Qaeda’s senior leadership in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan is under more pressure than at any point since they fled Afghanistan nine years ago, said President Barack Obama.
Filed under: Afghanistan, Asia, Military, Politics, Security, Terrorism | Tagged: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Andrew Exum, Asia, Bill Roggio, James Denselow, Military, Nafeez Ahmed, NATO, Pakistan, Security, Security policy, Taliban, Terrorism, War on Terror | 2 Comments »
What to publish in the time of Wikileaks?
Posted on 16/12/2010 by matisak
I’m pretty sure many journalists from media who are publishing the leaked cables have had many discussions with diplomats or politicians containing info similar to cables.
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The Meaning of Russia 2018. What the World Cup says about the world
Posted on 14/12/2010 by matisak
By Peter Tasker, columnist for Newsweek
Filed under: Irregular quote of the day | Tagged: Economy, Julian Assange, Peter Tasker, Politics, Russia, Wikileaks, World Cup | Leave a Comment »
Americans and the media will not get tired of Sarah Palin
Posted on 08/12/2010 by matisak
Said Steffen Schmidt, University Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University.
Filed under: Politics, United States, US politics | Tagged: Sarah Palin, Steffen Schmidt, United States, US politics | Leave a Comment »
Why won’t you attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony?
Posted on 08/12/2010 by matisak
According to Norwegian Nobel Committee as of December 6, 19 embassies have for various reasons declined invitations for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony on December 10. The 19 are: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Tunisia, Saudi-Arabia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq , Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Venezuela, the Philippines, Egypt, Sudan, Ukraine, Cuba and Morocco. I have tried to contact the embassies of mentioned countries (expect of China) or the respective ministries. Till now only Afghanistan gave me some answer.
Filed under: China, Global Politics, Politics | Tagged: China, China politics, Diplomacy, Foreign policy, Global Politics, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize | 2 Comments »
Dirty Sexy Politics by Meghan McCain
Posted on 06/12/2010 by matisak
A mini review.
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