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"London’s Conference is the framework to help Afghanistan"

by George Soros

15 February 2006

Afghanistan’s situation is masked by the incessant violence in Iraq. However, the Parliament is packed with warlords, the drug trade is thriving, and violence is on the rise. During this week, world leaders will have the opportunity in London to steer developments. This agreement will be based (…)

"Another anti-narcotic strategy for Afghanistan"

by Emma Bonino

15 February 2006

From Afghanistan to Italy, crossing Latin America, the “war against drugs” is sacrificed everyday in the altar of demagogy and irrationality. While the “war against drugs” in Afghanistan is marking the time, and mortgaging dramatically the future of the country, the Italian government is taking (…)

"Hamas in power"

by Shlomo Avineri

7 February 2006

The victory of Hamas fundamentalists will have unprecedented consequences for the region, but since now, two elements are discerned. Hamas’s victory is an evidence of the incapacity of the traditional Palestinian leadership to form a political body. The Palestinian Authority, which has enjoyed (…)

“The promises of the Iraqi Constitution”

by Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi

14 November 2005

The constitutional process implemented in Iraq has brought hope to the Iraqis for this is the first text whose draft has been supervised by an elected assembly and, and whatever the result of the referendum, what matters is this occurrence of democratic debate. The efforts made by the (…)

“An Africa that can be saved”

by Jeffrey D. Sachs

20 July 2005

The G-8 Summit in Scotland will analyze the desperate situation of the poorest countries. Up to now, George W. Bush has resisted Tony Blair calls in favor of doubling the aids offered to Africa until year 2010. This is a tragic mistake based on the belief that Africa can recover itself through (…)

“The Union and the Dragon”

by Bernard Bot

21 June 2005

This month, China and the European Union are celebrating 30 years of official relations; relations that have evolved with time and it is time to ask ourselves about their future. China is currently having an exceptional economic growth but it also causes internal turbulence. It has to manage (…)

“Islam Can Vote, if We Let It”

by Saad Eddin Ibrahim

6 June 2005

During the last municipal elections in Saudi Arabia - the first democratic experience of the nation - some were concerned about the figures reached by the Islamists vs. their secular opponents. In fact, we witnessed a similar tendency in Turkey, Morocco, Iraq and an identical episode is to be (…)