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Archives for December 2017
Deep Pockets, Deep Cover: The UAE Is Paying Ex-CIA Officers to Build a Spy Empire in the Gulf
Jenna McLaughlin Illustration by Taylor Callery | December 21, 2017 | Foreign Policy They hired Americans to professionalize their intelligence service. But how far can former U.S. spies go? Not far from the northeastern Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi, in a typical modern Gulf villa framed on one side by an elegant swimming pool, Westerners are teaching Emiratis the tools … [Read more...] about Deep Pockets, Deep Cover: The UAE Is Paying Ex-CIA Officers to Build a Spy Empire in the Gulf
Editorial: Only the ANC can save itself
Editorial | 15 Dec 2017 | Mail & Guardian Jacob Zuma has taught us about firepools, and “meandos”, and how to make a fool of yourself in court. But, if there is one thing we will take away from his disastrous management of the country, it is the dire consequences of allowing systems of accountability to decay, be subverted and ultimately fail. By this time next week we … [Read more...] about Editorial: Only the ANC can save itself
After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We need to talk about Jacob Zuma
Vukani Mde | 18 Dec 2017 | Mail & Guardian The tenure of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma as president of the ANC has come to an end. His presidency of the country will continue to limp along for a while — weeks, maybe months — but probably not the 18 or so months our electoral schedule allows him to stay for. His fate in that arena will be decided in the next few weeks … [Read more...] about After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We need to talk about Jacob Zuma
ሉኡላዊነት ሃገር ኣብ ዋጋ ዕዳጋ ዘውረደ ፡ ደረት ኣልቦ ጉጅለ (ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ኣምራት)
Sacttism | Dec 8, 2017 | nselam.com 1ይ ክፋል ቅድሚ ክልተ ዓሰርተ ዓመታት ኣቢሉ፡ ምስ ሃሞናን ቀልብናን እንከለና፡ ምስ`ዞም ታሪኽ ሃገርን ሃገራዊነትን ዘመራስሑ ሒደት ማሕዮታት፡ ከም ሎም ከይተላለና፡ ከም`ቶም ካልኦት ኣብ ወረቓቕቲ ጥራይ ዝሰፈሩ ፖሊሲታት፡ ንዲፕሎማሲያዊ ጽምዶ “መጻኢት ሃገረ ኤርትራ” ኣመልኪቱ በቶም ሰራም ካድራት ዝተሓበረና መደረ ዝስዕብ ትሕዝቶ ነበሮ፡፡ “ወጻኢ ፖሊሲ ኤርትራ፡ ናይ ሰላምን ዘይሻርነትን ብምኻኑ፡ ኣድህቦና ኣብ ሃገራዊ ረብሓና ምሕላው፡ ምእንቲ ሰላምን ምርግጋእን ዞባናን ዓለምናን ምስራሕ፡ ምስ ኩሎም መንግስታትን ህዝብታትን ኩሉ መደያዊ … [Read more...] about ሉኡላዊነት ሃገር ኣብ ዋጋ ዕዳጋ ዘውረደ ፡ ደረት ኣልቦ ጉጅለ (ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ኣምራት)
What Vladimir Putin Really Wants in the Middle East
Masha Kirasirova | December 15, 2017 | Foreign Policy A new book translates Russia’s fears and hopes for Syria, and the wider region, for an American audience. On Nov. 20, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a joint statement from the Black Sea resort town of Sochi about the end of Russia’s military operations in Syria. The … [Read more...] about What Vladimir Putin Really Wants in the Middle East
How a Single Remark Stole a Lithuanian Writer’s Livelihood
Masha Gessen | December 15, 2017 | The New Yorker The title page of Rūta Vanagaitė’s best-known book contains two pictures of young men. “This one is a Jew,” she said, pointing at the picture on the left. “He was a bicycle-racing champion. Good enough to represent Lithuania in international competitions, but not good enough to live.” He was executed during the Holocaust. … [Read more...] about How a Single Remark Stole a Lithuanian Writer’s Livelihood
Breakfast with Mugabe: a play, a friend and a tragedy in two acts
Fraser Grace | November 26, 2017 | The Conversation More than a decade ago I wrote a play called Breakfast with Mugabe which was directed by Antony Sher and produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company in 2005. The play suggests why the former Zimbabwean leader spiralled into paranoia – and then remarkably recovered in the build-up to the 2001 presidential elections in … [Read more...] about Breakfast with Mugabe: a play, a friend and a tragedy in two acts
ICC awards $10m to brutalised former child soldiers in the DRC
15 December 2017 | Business Day E ach of the 425 named victims will get $8,000, giving a total of $3.4m but in a surprise move, the judges awarded a further $6.6m for others who may now come forward The Hague — On Friday, international war crimes judges awarded $10m in landmark reparations to “hundreds or thousands” of former child soldiers left brutalised and stigmatised … [Read more...] about ICC awards $10m to brutalised former child soldiers in the DRC
War veterans remain a potent political force in Zimbabwe and SA
Gwinyayi A Dzinesa | 14 Dec 2017 | Mail & Guardian In November, the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) played an intriguing role in trapping former Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe in his endgame. As deliverers of Zimbabwe’s Independence from Britain in 1980 following a protracted, widespread and bitter liberation struggle, the … [Read more...] about War veterans remain a potent political force in Zimbabwe and SA
How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa
Rupert Jones | Friday 15 December 2017 | The Guardian A new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return How would you like to earn a return of up to 6% on your cash while at the same time providing families in countries such as Kenya with “life-changing” access to clean, affordable solar … [Read more...] about How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa