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Dialogue of Civilizations to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding

Dialogue of Civilizations to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding

Lecture of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” Founding President Vladimir Yakunin drafted for the interactive thematic debate on Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding for Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies at the United Nations Headquarters held on March 22, 2012 The lecture touches on the basic principles upon which the World Public...

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The New Social Media and the Reshaping of Communication in the 21st Century

The New Social Media and the Reshaping of Communication in the 21st Century

Lecture by the President of the I.P.O., WPF "Dialogue of Civilizations" ICC Member Dr. Hans Kechler at Doha Interfaith Conference At the invitation of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), the President of the International Progress Organization (I.P.O.), Dr. Hans Kechler, delivered a special lecture on "The New Social...

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Addressing the Global Crises

Addressing the Global Crises

This is an edited text of the speech delivered by Prof. Kamran Mofid at the Concluding Plenary Session, Rhodes Forum, Sunday 9 October 2011 Reclaiming the Moral and Spiritual Roots of Economics: An Invitation to Dialogue Founding President, Dr. Yakunin, Madam Yakunin, Your Eminences, friends, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Once again, our Rhodes...

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Who are We? What is WPF – Dialogue of Civilizations?

Who are We? What is WPF – Dialogue of Civilizations?

At this concluding session—and with a view toward our 10th anniversary next year—it seems proper to ask:  What is WPF?  What kind of organization is WPF?  Now, on a purely formal level, this question can easily be answered:  it is an NGO (a nongovernmental organization) concerned with (committed to) the...

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Peace & Justice in Modern World

Imperialism didn't end. These Days it's known as International Law Imperialism didn't end. These Days it's known as International Law An Article by George Monbiot, British writer and political activist, published at "The Guardian" on April 30, 2012 A one-sided justice sees weaker ... Read more
The Russian Federation tested by Multipolarism The Russian Federation tested by Multipolarism An article by Tiberio Graziani, President of IsAG – Institute for Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences, director of Geopolitica, J... Read more
This is Spain's Destiny This is Spain's Destiny An Article by Javier Solana, President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, for El País, published at "The Guardian" on March 29... Read more

Solidarity Economies for Humane Society

Plutonomy And The Precariat Plutonomy And The Precariat An Arcticle by Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, published at Outlookindia.com on May ... Read more
The World is Not Flat The World is Not Flat An Interview with Joseph Stiglitz, professor at Columbia University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, published at U... Read more
Goodbye, Neo-liberalism and Austerity. Hello, Democratic Socialism and Hope Goodbye, Neo-liberalism and Austerity. Hello, Democratic Socialism and Hope A Note by Kamran Mofid, Founder of the NGO "Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative", published at his Blog on May 7, 2012 Voters in France an... Read more

Sustainability of Modern World and Future

The Current Crisis Draws the Line Under the Basic Results of “Globalization” The Current Crisis Draws the Line Under the Basic Results of “Globalization” Opening address by Founding President of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" Vladimir Yakunin at the opening of the Plenary Meeting o... Read more
Decoloniality and the Communal Decoloniality and the Communal The second part of Interview with Walter Mignolo, William H. Wannamaker Professor and Director, Center for Global studies and the Humanities, Duke U... Read more
Science and Economics: A Call to Dialogue and Action Science and Economics: A Call to Dialogue and Action A Note by Kamran Mofid, Founder, Globalization for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF Dialogu... Read more

Europe must bring back border guards to fight illegal immigration, says Sarkozy's party chief.

UMP chief Xavier Bertrand has called for the return of border guards to control illegal immigration. An article published at Mail Online.

The head of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party says Europe should bring back border guards to fight illegal immigration. Xavier Bertrand, chief of the governing conservative party UMP, said: 'better regulation is indispensable, on the European level, where we must put back coast guards and border guards.'

Mr Sarkozy has targeted immigrants with a series of tough recent pronouncements, seens as a bid to appeal to extreme-right voters to revive his dismal approval ratings.

Mr Bertrand, quoted in the Nice-Matin newspaper yesterday, does not specify how or where European countries should strengthen border protections.

Border controls are limited within the 25 countries in the so-called Schengen free-travel zone created in 1985.

French authorities have in the past blamed Britain for problems with migrants setting up illegal camps because it is not signed up to the Schengen agreement.

Notorious camp the Jungle was demolished last year and 278 men, mainly young Afghanistanis, were arrested but later released on human rights grounds.

The Schengen agreement allows people from Europe to travel between designated EU states without passports and visas.

 

Down with the Shengen free-travel zone?

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