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Archives for December 2016

The story of the forgotten shipwreck

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Stephen Grey and Amina Ismail | Dec. 6, 2016 | Reuters The single biggest loss of life in the Mediterranean this year shows how authorities in Europe and elsewhere routinely allow those behind migrant deaths to get away with it. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, a large blue fishing boat carrying hundreds of African migrants and their children … [Read more...] about The story of the forgotten shipwreck

Trump’s leadership traits are bad news for democrats in Africa

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John J Stremlau | December 4, 2016 | The Conversation African governments are understandably concerned about how Donald Trump’s surprise election as the 45th president of the United States might affect their interests. Thus far Trump has given no sign that he will accord Africa any higher priority than his predecessors. His promises to expand and escalate … [Read more...] about Trump’s leadership traits are bad news for democrats in Africa

Hybrid Wars: In The Horn Of Africa

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 Andrew KORYBKO | Fri, Nov 25, 2016 | Oriental Review The Horn of Africa has the second most globally geostrategic location on the continent behind North Africa, straddling the commercially vital Red Sea and providing international access to the world’s fastest-growing economy of Ethiopia.  In this sense, the coastal states acquire a dual maritime and mainland … [Read more...] about Hybrid Wars: In The Horn Of Africa

Hybrid Wars: Strategies Against Africa

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Andrew KORYBKO | Fri, Nov 4, 2016 | Oriental Review It’s time to begin exploring the influence of hegemonic and institutional regionalism on African geopolitics, widely investigating the asymmetrical threats endemic to each area, and start elucidating China’s overall Silk Road vision for the continent. African Regions, Their Respective (And Prospective) Leaders, And … [Read more...] about Hybrid Wars: Strategies Against Africa

The Law Of Hybrid Warfare

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Andrew Korybko | 4 March 2016 | Oriental Review The grand objective behind every Hybrid War is to disrupt multipolar transnational connective projects through externally provoked identity conflicts (ethnic, religious, regional, political, etc.) within a targeted transit state. Russia’s Eurasian integration objectives and China’s Silk Road projects are the targets of … [Read more...] about The Law Of Hybrid Warfare

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December 2, 2016 | Stratfor Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be at odds with himself over his country's foreign policy. In a speech Nov. 29, Erdogan reiterated Turkey's goal to "end the rule" of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. Though his words affirmed Turkey's long-standing opposition to al Assad's administration, they contradicted his earlier hints … [Read more...] about

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Can wind and solar fuel Africa’s future?

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Erica Gies | 02 November 2016 | Nature With prices for renewables dropping, many countries in Africa might leap past dirty forms of energy towards a cleaner future. At the threshold of the Sahara Desert near Ouarzazate, Morocco, some 500,000 parabolic mirrors run in neat rows across a valley, moving slowly in unison as the Sun sweeps overhead. This US$660-million … [Read more...] about Can wind and solar fuel Africa’s future?

21 technology tipping points we will reach by 2030

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Cadie Thompson | Dec 4, 2016 | Business Insider Nordic From driverless cars to robotic workers, the future is going to be here before you know it. Many emerging technologies you hear about today will reach a tipping point by 2025, according to a report from The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Software & Society. The council surveyed more … [Read more...] about 21 technology tipping points we will reach by 2030

Castro in Africa

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 Jamie Miller | Dec 3, 2016 | The Atlantic The contradictions of exporting revolution For nearly three decades, Fidel Castro devoted vast amounts of Cuba’s limited resources to the project of exporting his revolution to Africa, even as it stuttered at home. As leader of Cuba, Castro advocated a radical departure from the prevailing post-war liberal … [Read more...] about Castro in Africa