The need to make amends for an unforgivable omission by the Spanish Administration has added to a list of dangers for the Polisario Front. Until now, its role as the Sahrawi people’s liberation movement has never been disputed, but now they have been downgraded to no more than a vulgar terrorist group. Download PDF Descargar PDF

The internet movie, Fitna, was available March 27th, around seven in the evening Netherlands time. By ten at night, the prime minister of the country had already appeared on television condemning the film and declaring it deplorable. He complimented Muslims for their fair reaction. He did so in Dutch, and English. Newspaper Trouw even topped that by having its next-day editorial published in Arabic. March 29th the Internet provider had to remove the film overwhelmed by threats. Download PDF Descargar PDF

As commentators here and there plead for more progressivism in European politics, the French have outlined their policies for their upcoming presidency next term. Everyone has the right to incorporate whatever they'd like into those principles, including progressivism. They may even claim it is what's best for Europe. I however, beg to differ. Download PDF Descargar PDF

This legislative term ended almost at year’s end. One more page of our political history ends with it; but this page will not be remembered for its successes or brilliancy. It will however be remembered as a rollercoaster of a political period with extreme ups and downs. On numerous occasions, many have felt doubts; others have felt cheated; others have become incensed, and many have experienced an increase in indifference regarding the res publica. Download PDF Descargar PDF

At first sight, there is much to celebrate in Pakistan’s elections this month. The fact that the elections took place at all is heartening. Spiraling internal violence, especially in the tribal areas in the north west of the country, and the murder of the leading contender for Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, on December 27th, created a climate in which many felt elections would be impossible. Perhaps capitalizing on this sentiment, the military regime of President Musharraf experienced several spasms of authoritarianism in the run-up to the elections, clamping down on the media and the judiciary and initially vacillating over how long the return of democracy could be postponed Download PDF

Geert Wilders is not just any Dutch politician, but one who likes controversy and knows how to exploit the weaknesses of the Dutch system. He was extremely troublesome for his party of origin, the liberal party. He left to start his own: the Party of Liberty, in which wants to draw down the welfare state. He suggests the beneficiaries of it are mainly Muslims who lack desire to integrate into the country and its customs. He has gone pretty far on the subject calling Islam retarded and asking for the Koran to be forbidden, comparing it to Mein Kampf. Download PDF

In the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, President Musharraf’s most pressing dilemma is whether to re-impose the State of Emergency that he recently lifted in the face of considerable pressure from the West. Download PDF

The answers to these and over 180 other questions may only emerge in the aftermath of the next set of elections - also set for March 2008. Download PDF

Lately the Iraq war –or the European media’s interpretation of it –has somewhat altered our perception of the powerful nation. To be specific, in Spain people consider America the cause of a provocation that generated the biggest attack ever perpetrated in Europe. In the face of such deduction, one can only be amazed to still find around 30% of my fellow citizens with a positive opinion of the United States. Download PDF Descargar PDF

Any analysis of Zapatero’s foreign policy must take place however within the context of Spain’s domestic politics, which are deeply polarized between left and right. It looks like all evil from past terrible history of Spain’s internal rivalries and struggles have come to light. Download PDF

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