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As stock markets around the world have come crashing down, sovereign wealth fund managers have shifted gear in their investment strategies.
Moderate Islamist movements that have adopted the strategic option of taking part in official political life in the Arab world are up against a range of ideological and tactical obstacles associated that help limit the degree of their commitment to democratic standards and processes.
Since the 1979 Islamist revolution, Iran's hard-line leadership has relentlessly painted America as a racist, bloodthirsty power bent on oppressing Muslims worldwide. Nothing punctures this narrative more than the election of an African-American—Barack Obama—who supports dialogue with Iran and whose middle name—Hussein—is that of the central figure in Shiite Islam.
The possibility of peace between Syria and Israel in 2009 is a serious one. Both countries have a strategic interest in peace, and have been pursuing indirect negotiations under Turkish auspices for a year.
Les Echos interviewait récemment Albert Keidel, chercheur au Carnegie Endowment, quant à la crise économique. Il affirme que les autorités chinoises devraient encourager la consommation intérieure et les investissements domestiques et aborder la grogne sociale de manière équilibrée en distinguant bien les doléances légitimes des autres qui le sont beaucoup moins.
Arab regimes that have long been friendly to the United States are increasingly reluctant to follow Washington’s lead on any issue. They are not enemies of the United States, but they are not faithful allies, either. Rather, they follow the policies they believe best protect their interests, regardless of what the United States wants.
Comparison of China’s major regions shows large disparities in GDP per capita. Over the last 20 years, and the five-year period between 2000-05, Chinese rural income and consumption disparities have increased significantly compared to urban areas.
Following a series of deadly domestic terrorist attacks in 2003, the government of Saudi Arabia began an ambitious and wide-ranging counterterrorism effort. In addition to traditional security and law enforcement efforts to kill and capture terrorists, a parallel strategy was launched to combat the ideological justifications for violent extremism within the kingdom.
Les Echos recently interviewed Albert Keidel, a researcher at the Carnegie Endowment, about the economic crisis. He asserted that the Chinese authorities should encourage domestic consumption and domestic investment and address social unrest in a balanced manner by distinguishing legitimate grievances from those that are not legitimate.
The Kremlin is pursuing two varying policies. In the Western hemisphere, Moscow attempts to replay Cold War games. Off the coast of Africa, Russia has joined with the navies of the US and others to confront the dire threat of piracy. Since Moscow has painfully few resources available to defend its national interests, it needs to choose a single model. Medvedev should go with the pirates.