Catégorie : Geo politics

  • Last week and this week in Heels, Blood and Sweat

    We all follow the news and are overwhelmed with information about the pandemic. I hope not to add to these scary and alarming stories and chaos we are going through. We are lucky to have internet and other means to stay connected with each other. Let’s use this time at home to educate ourselves, develop…

  • India: Citizenship and geopolitics.

    India: Citizenship and geopolitics.

    Citizenship and religious tensions An Act to amend the Citizenship Act, 2019 CAA, mid-December. Prime Minister Modi has passed a bill to allow minority groups in neighboring countries facing persecution to gain Indian citizenship by faster route. This possibility excludes Muslims. Marches and demonstrations against the law have been transformed into intercommunal violence . Riots…

  • Last week in Heels, blood and sweat

    Last week in Heels, blood and sweat

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  • Last week in Heels, Blood and Sweat

    Last week in Heels, Blood and Sweat

    HEELS BLOOD and SWEAT

  • Last week in Heels, Blood and Sweat

  • Germany’s right turn

    Germany’s right turn

    The far right takes over The party of Angela Merkel, the CDU a right center party coalition has to face the rising popularity of the far right party AFD . This gesture shows the disapproval and refusal to acknowledge the victory only possible through an alliance with the far right party. What exactly is happening?…

  • Singapore, a model without limits?

    Singapore, a model without limits?

    A model « Singapore-on-Thames«  Years ago, Philip Hammond, then Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer used the expression as a means of encouraging the EU to get a good Brexit deal with the UK and predict a possible success story for the country. As London is looking to become a ‘Singapore on Thames‘ or ‘Singapore of the…

  • AU  2020: « Silencing the Guns »?

    AU 2020: « Silencing the Guns »?

    Africas major security challenge on the agenda 33rd African Union (AU) summit, which opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, is being held under the theme « Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development ». The new President, Cyril Ramaphosa stated that the focus will be on conflict resolution and implementation of the African Continental Free…