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Democracy’s Green Challenge as seen from Morocco
Written by Mehdi Lbadikho
Would a democratic Morocco be more sustainable? Last month, Morocco saw one of its worst ecological disasters [Eng.] as tens of thousands of fish were found dead in the river Moulouya [Eng.]. Sustainable development advocates blamed a sugar factory in Zaïo (north eastern Morocco) as being responsible for polluting the […]
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Remittances, Migration and Youth Unemployment in India
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
My work requires me to take auto rickshaw rides every now and then, and on two such occasions I encountered two young men who spoke fluent English which rather took me by surprise. One of them, Sunil, noticing my raised eyebrow, said, ’Mam, I am a graduate in English Literature […]
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The Global Citizen
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Dennis Snower is President of the Institute for World Economy in Kiel. He is founder of the Global Economic Symposium which he describes as follows: “The GES is about creating a neutral open space in which we can understand that we are a global community; in which we are prepared […]
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Shared Global Governance: What The CIA Has Taught Us Not To Do
Written by Peter Hagen
Peter Hagen asks what happens when the separate worlds of global politics and the work of Civil Society Organisations come together.
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Take the Power Back
Written by Stu O'Brien
As the Arab Spring stretches into the Arab Summer it has become harder and bloodier for each dictator to fall. The speed with which Ben Ali was deposed shocked the world, Hosni Mubarak’s downfall took a little longer and now, after months of fighting, Muammar Gaddafi’s days appear numbered. Bahrain […]
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“The West Should Stop Supporting Despots”
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… says Mohamed Maree, Egyptian activist and blogger. He is deeply involved in the civil movement to make Egypt a good democracy!
