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During Barack Obama’s first presidential term, Africa was not among the U.S. foreign policy priorities. In spite of his African roots, America’s first black president, contrary to expectations, focused attention not on Africa but on tackling such problems as the U.S. economy, Iraq, Afghanistan ...
... Countries BRICS has become widely known across the world. The abbreviation signifies a group of leading regional states seeking to work together to put an end to the monopoly of the West in institutions of global governance. The addition of South Africa has made the bloc even more representative of the union of non-Western powers. However, the role of Africa for BRICS – and the role of BRICS for Africa – is undervalued. Africa as a Focus of Attention for BRICS The value of Africa for ...
... genocidal wars, with a death toll of over 110,000 in the 1972 clashes alone. The civil wars of 1993-2003 were very dramatic, and it was only the intensive intervention by the international community that defused the situation. In 1996-2000, Central and East African states held as many as ten summits on Burundi, with the key peacemaking role performed through vigorous and effective mediation by two African leaders, i.e. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere who led the process since 1996 until his death in 1999,...
Africa was affected by both world wars. The African continent, which seemed so far away from the European political conflicts, was compelled to take a very active role in both wars. However, the contribution made by Africans to the victory over fascism ...
... Interior Ministry, the Islamic State has already taken control of ports and maritime assets in key Libyan territories, prompting real concerns that such actions could lead to a boom in piracy and maritime crime. Imitating pirates around the Horn of Africa, the Islamic State could launch its own piracy operations in the Mediterranean. Piracy around the Horn of Africa, which affected container ships, fishing vessels and cruise ships traversing the strategically important location, has been brought ...
After being told by Henry Kissinger that it was time to “modernize” FIFA president Sepp Blatter has turned football into a money machine that is expanding in Africa the Middle East and Asia, and maintaining a profitable scenario for marketing partners in a troubled global economy. Reflecting on how football has become a global force during his long tenure as FIFA president, Blatter tweeted on March 23rd ...
... continuous armed conflict. Morocco failed to deliver a solution both on the military and on the diplomatic front because the international community does not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Jacques Taberlet Vladimir Shubin: United Africa? The people of Western Sahara challenge Morocco daily, organising demonstrations against the occupation and calling for a peaceful democratic solution to the conflict. Western Sahara is a clear legal case where double-standard policies have no ...
... . The Russian side was also represented by Research Fellow at RAS Institute for Oriental Studies Vassily Kuznetsov , RIAC Program Manager Lyudmila Filippova and Program Coordinator Maria Gurova . The participants focused on the status of Western Africa and political processes on the African continent, while Dr. Kortunov informed the guests about RIAC’s basic working principles and research plans. Summarizing the talks, the Polisario officials expressed hope that RIAC expands its projects ...
... its offensive with the goal of controlling territories along Lake Chad shared by Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger. This has turned the insurgency from a threat to Nigeria’s national security into a transnational one. On January 29, 2015, the African Union approved the deployment of a 7,500-strong multinational force to fight Boko Haram. Chad has taken the lead in running the military operation, having deployed 2,500 troops on the ground and having carried out several air strikes in recent ...
In late June 2005, Russia took part in the 32nd Council of Foreign Ministers Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (the Organization of Islamic Conference prior to 2011) and joined the group as an observer. The accession process had been launched by President Putin in 2003 during his working visit to Malaysia, where he addressed the 10th OIC Summit in Putrajaya and declared the need for Russia to join because the country is "interwoven with the Islamic world." [1] Ten years...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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