Congo ‘viert feest’
in Sampol, 2010, nr. 6, pp. 68-72. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
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DRC politics. The politics of continuity?
Monsieur le Président vous n’avez pas d’armée. Evaluation de la reforme du secteur de sécurité et son impact sur les provinces du Kivus, Koen Vlassenroot, Hans Hoebeke et Henri Boshoff, […]
Where was united Africa in the climate change negotiations?
A political commitment was reached in Copenhagen between five countries: US, China, India Brazil and South Africa. The rest of the conference simply “took note of it”, most with resignation, […]
Fearing a ‘shiite octopus’. Sunni – Shi`a relations and the implications for Belgium and Europe
During the last five years, and more specifically since the US invasion of Irak, different Sunni policy makers and religious actors have ventilated their concern for what they see as […]
The Iranian elections from a distance
As most analysts have pointed out recently, the most important element which came to the fore during the electoral unrest in Iran, was the divided political and religious landscape within […]
Fragile states and the international response: in pursuit of security or development?
In the pursuit of security and development in Africa, more and more reference is being made to the concept of fragile states. This paper explores the meaning of this concept […]