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Written by M.K. Bhadrakumar
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:10 |
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An article by Rhodes Forum participant M.K. Bhadrakumar published in Asia Times Online on January 9, 2010.
A year ago, Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh made the startling revelation that his country's security forces apprehended a group of Islamists linked to the Israeli intelligence forces. "A terrorist cell was apprehended and will be referred to the courts for its links with the Israeli intelligence services," he promised.
Saleh added, "You will hear about the trial proceedings." Nothing was ever heard and the trail went cold. Welcome to the magical land of Yemen, where in the womb of time the Arabian Nights were played out.
Combine Yemen with the mystique of Islam, Osam a bin Laden, al-Qaeda and the Israeli intelligence and you get a heady mix. The head of the US Central Command, General David Petraeus, dropped in at the capital, Sana'a, on Saturday and vowed to Saleh increased American aid to fight al-Qaeda. United States President Barack Obama promptly echoed Petraeus' promise, assuring that the US would step up intelligence-sharing and training of Yemeni forces and perhaps carry out joint attacks against militants in the region. |
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Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
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Monday, 18 January 2010 14:04 |
 We present you the power point presentation “India’s Future or prosperity will spread in India but happiness will not, until we fix governance” by Gurcharan Das on the Economic state of the Indian nation. Main questions which are addressed in the presentation:
Where are we coming from?
Where are we today?
Where are we going in the future?
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Gurcharan Das is an Indian author, consultant and public intellectual. He is a columnist for The Times of India and other newspapers. Currently he is a venture capitalist and a consultant to Industry and Indian Government. |
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Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 18:58 |
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The fourth Russia-Singapore Business Forum 2009 was held from 27th to 29th September 2009. This year's forum focused on a major theme, "Emerging from Turbulence: New Economic Opportunities".
The WPF “Dialogue of Civilizations” Founding President Vladimir Yakunin participated in the work of the fourth Russia-Singapore Business Forum 2009 and presented his speech “Reshaping the Financial – Economic Map of the World, Contemporary Crisis Outcomes and Facilities of Russia”. |
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Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 15:04 |
Article by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, published in the “Le Monde” newspaper
Paris, 9 December 2009
National identity, an antidote to sectarianism
Respect the incomers, respect the host community
The Swiss people have just decided, in a referendum, against building new minarets in their country. This decision can legitimately raise very many concerns. Referenda require people to answer “yes” or “no” to a specific question. Can we answer “yes” or “no” to such a complicated question touching on such deep-rooted issues? I am convinced this can only give rise to painful misunderstandings and a feeling of injustice, and that such a categorical answer to a matter, which has to be resolvable on a case-by-case basis, respecting everyone’s beliefs and religion, can only cause hurt. |
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Written by Adrian Pabst
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 14:35 |
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 An article by Dr Adrian Pabst Leverhulme Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham published on guardian.co.uk on Friday 11 December 2009.
Greece's credit downgrade and the consequent threat to the eurozone illustrate the dangers of being locked into a fiscal cage |
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Written by Tiberio Graziani
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 16:28 |
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 An article by Tiberio Graziani — Editor-in-Chief of the Italian Journal on Geo-Politics «Eurasia. Rivista di studi geopolitici».
In the new multipolar structure, fully in the consolidation phase, Africa risks becoming, for economic and geostrategic reasons, the stakes between the western system, led by the US, and the Euro-Asiatic powers, Russia, China and India. In order to prevent and block that possibility, and especially to take on a decisive global in the medium and long term, the continental integration of Africa represents a need and a challenge which the African ruling classes are urgently called to answer. Such integration must probably be configured on a regional basis, following three principal lines: from the Mediterranean, from the Indian Ocean and from the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 December 2009 16:53 |
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Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 18:57 |
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 Address by the Kapur Surya Foundation President, World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Jagdish Chandra Kapur to the Rhodes Forum participants
October 9, 2009, Rhodes, Greece
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:08 |
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Written by WPF Dialogue of Civilizations
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 20:00 |
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 Speech by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Russian Federation Alexander Saltanov at the Rhodes Forum plenary session
October 9, 2009, Rhodes, Greece
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An article by WPF "DoC" ICC member Fabio Petito published at 
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