Table of Contents: Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer, "Prospects for a PJD – USFP alliance in Morocco" Hannes Bahrenburg and Thomas Richter, "The show must go on: Questions of legitimacy give way to more pressing issues in Mauritania" Francesco Tamburini, "Italy and the Maghreb: So far and yet so close" Isaías Barreñada, "Spain and Morocco: Good partners and badly matched neighbors" Timeline of Events Reading List
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Angola must take advantage of the dynamics of its foreign policy and extract the necessary gains for its development. Aligning itself with the developing world would be a mistake, as it would open hostilities with other powerful interests. Hence, the country must remain open to the world without taking any partisan position. This means it must not become too absorbed with its growing power, but rather play along until the time to assume a position congruent to its national interests and identity arrives.
Hostage taking can only be solved by addressing the structural dimension of the problem. It is an enormous challenge with many potential roadblocks, but it is also the only way to offer a sustainable solution to the threat posed by AQIM.
If as agreed Russia is able to enter the Chinese gas market by 2015, it will get the ultimate weapon that any energy exporter could dream of: great leverage over two big markets. Then, almost nothing would prevent Russia from setting energy volumes and prices, depending on its political will, in Europe and in Asia.
The organization is going through its weakest moment in decades of terrorism, and negotiations are a natural step to take, as it allows the terrorist group to save face under the illusion that it negotiates because it wants and not because it needs to.
AUGUST 2010 -- Table of Contents: Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and South Africa: Matching words with deeeds" Diogo Noivo, "AQIM and West Africa: Can Guinea-Bissau become a narco-terrorist platform?" Gerhard Seibert, "20 years on São Tomé and Príncipe has voted again for 'change'" Timeline of Events
JULY 2010 -- Table of Contents: Kristina Kausch, "Tunisia: EU incentives contributing to new repression" Iván Martín, "Algeria's economic nationalism: Vinatge 2010" Rui Alexandre Novais, "Stalemate in the Western Sahra: The blocking trilogy" Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, "The limits and potentials of Israel-Maghreb relations" Timeline of Events Download: Here. Do you wish to subscribe our publications, free of charge?
Table of Contents: Vasco Martins, "Democracy: Angola's elite dilemma" Jeffrey Laurenti, "Brazil's American challenge" Paul Christopher Manuel, "Portugal and Spain: Are their backs still turned to one another?" Clinton Fernandes, "The empiricist metaphysic and Justice for Timor Leste" Paulo Gorjão and Pedro Seabra, "Cape Verde's role as a bridge builder: Is there political substance beyond the rhetoric?" Timeline of Events
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