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  • The Power of Ideas

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    Afghanistan is an arena in which the global political conflicts of the 21st century are all written large. Does this benefit the country? Building a new state in Afghanistan is the first democratic state-building project undertaken by Europeans outside of their own continent. Former colonial powers such as Germany, France, […]

  • After the Tunisian Revolution: Redefining Moderate Regimes

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    Recent events in Tunisia call for a redefinition of both what the West considers moderate regimes and the governance model these countries should choose. After 9/11, U.S foreign policy entered an era of confusion: the list of former anti-Soviet allies covered a large spectrum of regimes, political and religious-ideology groups. […]

  • Learning from China?

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    One of the most popular set phrases in political grandstanding is that education is a key resource for building the knowledge society of the 21st century shows Peter Walkenhorst. Education is a key factor in dealing with the impact of global megatrends. This is not the least of the reasons […]