The document discusses the return of the Cold War dynamic between the US and Africa in the context of the War on Terror. It argues that just as the Cold War led the US to label any nationalist leader in Africa as communist, the War on Terror is defining US relations with Africa and undermining democracy by supporting dictatorial regimes. The US is spending vast amounts on military programs in Africa while relatively little on development. African leaders must provide a strategic response and speak up about this, emphasizing that political solutions rather than military ones are needed to address the roots of terror.
Mohan Guruswamy's presentation at a recent seminar on how to respond to another state sponsored terrorist attack from Pakistan. A tit for tat reaction may not dissuade Pakistan from more of it, but the GOI owes it to the Indian public to get satisfaction. Turning the other cheek is not policy.
Mohan Guruswamy's presentation at a recent seminar on how to respond to another state sponsored terrorist attack from Pakistan. A tit for tat reaction may not dissuade Pakistan from more of it, but the GOI owes it to the Indian public to get satisfaction. Turning the other cheek is not policy.
War of WAGES
Despite the apex court declaring that minimum pay is a fundamental right, the centre has made no effort to ensure basic remuneration for agricultural labourers in states
It is the core purpose of the Atlantic Council to foster bipartisan support for policies that promote the security of the United States and the transatlantic community. The signatories of this piece have either served in Afghanistan, been involved in the formation of US policy in government, or otherwise devoted considerable time to Afghan affairs. They have come together to register a broad, bipartisan consensus in support of certain principles that they believe should guide policy formation and decision-making on Afghanistan during the remainder of the Obama administration and the first year of a new administration, of whichever party. It is critical that the current administration prepare the path for the next. A new president will come into office facing a wave of instability in the Islamic world and the threat from violent extremism, which stretches from Asia through the Middle East to Africa. This will continue to pose a considerable challenge and danger to American interests abroad, and to the homeland. The signatories support the continued US engagement required to protect American interests and increase the possibilities for Afghan success.
Three curable symptoms of an ailing global economy and their treatmentSUN&FZ Associates
It goes without saying that poverty and inequality beyond rationally acceptable limit are caused by wrong economic, monetary and fiscal policies; legislative, legal and regulatory flaws; and imbalance between pro-business and pro-people and pro-employer and pro-employee policies.
The transfer of money through channels other than strictly regulated and monitored companies cannot be ruled out but that money’s unchecked investment in bonds, shares, properties and business companies clearly and convincingly points out that the countries and their governments at both ends are intentional accomplices of white collar crimes for a number of understandable but inexcusable reasons.
Is it possible that those who are responsible to monitor the inter-state flow of money don’t know from which countries money is transferred to their countries? Who in regulatory, banking and financial circles doesn’t know whose money is parked in which tax haven for how long? Who doesn’t know who manages the illegally transferred funds on whose behalf? Why do the tax havens hide the information?
Why these questions have not been answered so far?
Who is responsible?
What can be done about it?
The Answers follow…
The main challenge for risk managers currently is how to prepare companies for an increasingly threatening world in which Terrorism and political violence are real and changing threats.
Manipulating the Masses HackMiami 2019 - Sarah KraynickSarah Kraynick
Attendees asked me to share my slides from my presentation at HackMiami 2019 Miami beach. All rights are mine and content is copyrighted. If you want more info or would like me to speak on this topic, please reach out to me directly.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Iran in Latin America: Threat or 'Axis of Annoyance'? Felix Maradiaga
This book--edited by Cynthia Arnson, Haleh Esfandiari and Adam Stubits-- is a collection of essays and articles about Iran’s relationship with Latin America during the administration of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Some of the contributors are Douglas Farah, Felix Maradiaga, Elodie Brun, Hugo Alconada, Javier Meléndez, Gustavo Fernández et. al. The book was published by The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
War of WAGES
Despite the apex court declaring that minimum pay is a fundamental right, the centre has made no effort to ensure basic remuneration for agricultural labourers in states
It is the core purpose of the Atlantic Council to foster bipartisan support for policies that promote the security of the United States and the transatlantic community. The signatories of this piece have either served in Afghanistan, been involved in the formation of US policy in government, or otherwise devoted considerable time to Afghan affairs. They have come together to register a broad, bipartisan consensus in support of certain principles that they believe should guide policy formation and decision-making on Afghanistan during the remainder of the Obama administration and the first year of a new administration, of whichever party. It is critical that the current administration prepare the path for the next. A new president will come into office facing a wave of instability in the Islamic world and the threat from violent extremism, which stretches from Asia through the Middle East to Africa. This will continue to pose a considerable challenge and danger to American interests abroad, and to the homeland. The signatories support the continued US engagement required to protect American interests and increase the possibilities for Afghan success.
Three curable symptoms of an ailing global economy and their treatmentSUN&FZ Associates
It goes without saying that poverty and inequality beyond rationally acceptable limit are caused by wrong economic, monetary and fiscal policies; legislative, legal and regulatory flaws; and imbalance between pro-business and pro-people and pro-employer and pro-employee policies.
The transfer of money through channels other than strictly regulated and monitored companies cannot be ruled out but that money’s unchecked investment in bonds, shares, properties and business companies clearly and convincingly points out that the countries and their governments at both ends are intentional accomplices of white collar crimes for a number of understandable but inexcusable reasons.
Is it possible that those who are responsible to monitor the inter-state flow of money don’t know from which countries money is transferred to their countries? Who in regulatory, banking and financial circles doesn’t know whose money is parked in which tax haven for how long? Who doesn’t know who manages the illegally transferred funds on whose behalf? Why do the tax havens hide the information?
Why these questions have not been answered so far?
Who is responsible?
What can be done about it?
The Answers follow…
The main challenge for risk managers currently is how to prepare companies for an increasingly threatening world in which Terrorism and political violence are real and changing threats.
Manipulating the Masses HackMiami 2019 - Sarah KraynickSarah Kraynick
Attendees asked me to share my slides from my presentation at HackMiami 2019 Miami beach. All rights are mine and content is copyrighted. If you want more info or would like me to speak on this topic, please reach out to me directly.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Iran in Latin America: Threat or 'Axis of Annoyance'? Felix Maradiaga
This book--edited by Cynthia Arnson, Haleh Esfandiari and Adam Stubits-- is a collection of essays and articles about Iran’s relationship with Latin America during the administration of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Some of the contributors are Douglas Farah, Felix Maradiaga, Elodie Brun, Hugo Alconada, Javier Meléndez, Gustavo Fernández et. al. The book was published by The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Productivity for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and EmploymentKayode Fayemi
Being the Keynote Address by
H.E. Dr. Kayode Fayemi, CON
Minister of Mines and Steel Development
Federal Republic of Nigeria
at the Annual Lecture of the
16th National Productivity Day organized by
THE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE
STATE OF THE SOLID MINERALS SECTOR AND WAY FORWARDKayode Fayemi
STATE OF THE SOLID MINERALS SECTOR AND WAY FORWARD
Presented by
Dr. ‘Kayode Fayemi, CON
Minister of Solid Minerals Development
at the Inaugural Media Briefing of the Ministry
on Monday, December 21, 2015
Promoting Stewardship in Public ServiceKayode Fayemi
By
J. ’Kayode FAYEMI, PhD., CON
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria
at the
Excellence in Leadership Conference 2015
Daystar Christian Centre, Oregun, Lagos
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
LEADERSHIP FACTORS AND GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: KEY TO NATIONAL GROWTH AND ...Kayode Fayemi
Paper by His Excellency
J. ’Kayode FAYEMI
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria
at the 2015 Edition of the
Akintola Williams Distinguished Lecture Series
Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Intellectuals In Politics And Governance In Africa: The Lessons And Legacies ...Kayode Fayemi
the text of the paper by His Excellency
Dr. John Kayode Fayemi
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria
At the 3rd Annual John Atta Mills Memorial Lecture
Accra, Ghana
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
19 Ekiti State House of Assembly Members Letter Kayode Fayemi
19 APC members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly writes the Minister of Finance, Body of Attorney generals and Minister of Works denouncing the appointment of Commissioner for works, Commissioner for finance and Commissioner for justice in the state.
As the last child in the Fayemi household, my arrival was heralded with song and dance. Although my birth elicited genuine excitement on the part of my siblings, it was for my mother a cautious welcome. My mother’s caution was understandable having lost a boy and two girls in quick succession before my arrival.
In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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Mizzima Media Group is pleased to announce the relaunch of Mizzima Weekly. Mizzima is dedicated to helping our readers and viewers keep up to date on the latest developments in Myanmar and related to Myanmar by offering analysis and insight into the subjects that matter. Our websites and our social media channels provide readers and viewers with up-to-the-minute and up-to-date news, which we don’t necessarily need to replicate in our Mizzima Weekly magazine. But where we see a gap is in providing more analysis, insight and in-depth coverage of Myanmar, that is of particular interest to a range of readers.
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ys jagan mohan reddy political career, Biography.pdfVoterMood
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, often referred to as Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Chief Minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born on December 21, 1972, in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, to Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (popularly known as YSR), a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Y.S. Vijayamma.
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role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
1. Return of the Cold War
By
‘Kayode Fayemi
Living in America in the age of terror has proved to be an immensely challenging
experience. From teaching students who are blissfully ignorant of the role of their
country around the world, to reading self-aggrandising tomes from American authors
on the triumphs and foibles of the anti-terror war, to the even more insidious profiling
and harassment to which almost every “alien” is subjected at ports of entry, terrorism
or, shall I say, America‟s understanding of it has become the single most defining
characteristic of my stay here in the last five months. Given the fact that the events of
September 11, 2001 left very deep scars on the sensibilities of the average American,
perhaps it is not unexpected that terrorism has strongly emerged on the agenda.
As a student of security and development however, I have become increasingly
concerned with the way this anti-terrorism campaign is defining America‟s relations
with Africa and the lack of mainstream debate about this on the continent. Just like
the Cold war provided the clutch for United State‟s dealings with Africa in the
immediate post-independence era and in the aftermath of the Oil shock in the 1970s,
leading her to label every nationalist leader as communist, the anti-terror agenda
threatens the limited gains that Africans had won in the struggles against dictatorship
and autocracy in the post-cold war era. The evolving international environment
however complicates the future of democratisation by distorting the focus of security
policy from human security back - once again - to traditional security; reviving cold-
war partnerships with dictatorial regimes; and undermining legitimate local struggles
for group rights by dubbing them as „terrorist‟. This is a game that some African
regimes are already playing well and one, which the current government in the United
States willingly panders to and this seems to me to be the greatest threat to democratic
governance in Africa today.
It would of course have been welcome if the tragedy of September 11, 2001 had been
utilised as an opportunity to develop a strategic framework for US-Africa relations –
one that recognises the simple fact that for most people in Africa, a feeling of
insecurity arises more from worries about their daily life, than from the threat of
terrorism as defined by Americans. Unfortunately, what we are seeing is the
emergence of yet another opportunistic, capricious and harebrained idea couched as a
strategic response to Africa‟s susceptibility to terror. As the top US soldier in charge
of Africa, General Charles F. Wald recently put it, “Africa is clearly strategic to us
now. I am concerned about the large ungoverned areas of Africa that are possibly
melting pots for the disenfranchised of the world, so to speak, the terrorist breeding
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2. grounds. Al Qaeda is definitely present in Africa, and the United States can‟t wait for
the problem to get larger. I believe that we‟re going to have to engage more in that
theatre.” And believe me, General Ward and his Pentagon crowd are pre-emptively
engaged in the African theatre. Already, a base has been set up in Djibouti with 1, 800
American troops and, General Ward is still looking to make „friends with any country
ready to provide bases for operations in Africa.‟ $100 million has gone into an East
African Counter-Terrorism Initiative in the IGAD states, a Pan-Sahel Initiative has
been launched covering Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Chad and General Ward recently
hosted in Stuttgart, Germany the first meeting of Defence Chiefs from North Africa
and the Sahel States – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Chad
and Niger. There is also the Coastal States Initiative covering countries in Southern
Africa and a recent Africa sub-committee hearing in the US Congress learned that
22% of US global fund on anti-terrorism assistance programme is being spent in
Africa. Compared to the infinitesimal $1billion that was recently approved for sixteen
countries in the Millennium Challenge Account, American preference between
security and development becomes crystal clear.
While I do not mean to suggest that there aren‟t individuals or groups who might want
to fish in the troubled waters that have been further muddied by this new obsession
with so-called terror, what I find most curious is that our own intelligence agencies
are uncritically lapping up this dubious claim coming out of America. For example,
Nigeria now ranks highly in some funny documents circulating in Washington D.C. as
ripe for an Al-Qaeda take-over and there are those in the US administration who take
this view seriously, not least because they don‟t want Al-Qaeda taking over the Gulf
of Guinea that will be producing an estimated 30% of America‟s oil in ten years. In
fact, one of the documents suggests that US must be ready to set up shop in Nigeria in
the event of this threat boiling over. And, what, you may ask is the evidence of this?
A “Taliban republic” in North East Nigeria! Although this loose talk is not worth the
paper it is written on, it is even more worrying when our own veteran National
Security Adviser, Alhaji Mohammed Gusau gives an appearance of credibility to it
when he tells a recent conference of security chiefs in Abuja that attention must be
focussed on this „new threat.‟
It is interesting that the same Nigeria that provided the necessary bulwark against the
Kissinger‟s cold-war diplomacy in the mid-70s is not visible in offering a strategic
response to this error of judgement masquerading as strategic thinking. Yet, two of
the architects of our “Africa has come of Age” policy which pushed the OAU family
firmly into the MPLA fold in Angola in 1976, much against Henry Kissinger‟s
campaign – are still in the leadership of our foreign policy team today. I do not for a
moment believe that they are not worried about this inept concern with the symptoms
rather than the roots of terror in America, but I haven‟t seen a clearly defined and
coordinated policy response on the part of our Government that other African states
can line up behind. Instead, America is rail-roading African states into bi-lateral
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3. military assistance pacts in exchange for some military equipment that can, in turn, be
used to terrorise their own people. Since every little state wants to be on the “good”
and not “evil” side of America, most are signing up.
Most people agree though that to trace terrorism to some kind of “evil” Muslim
exceptionalism certainly flies in the face of logic. Yet, even here in Nigeria, the view
that poses Islam in some sort of oppositional „clash of civilisation‟ remains an
attractive one. The truth is that this view obfuscates rather than explain what is
responsible for the present dangers that are threatening this polity. And it is about
time, a more coherent, robust and mainstream intellectual response was given to this
clash of civilisation thesis. This is precisely what Mahmood Mamdani has done in his
new book: Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War and the Roots of
Terror, which is being launched at NIIA, Lagos today. By tracing the roots of terror to
America‟s actions and inactions in Africa, Latin America and Asia, he dispels the
notion of “good” and “bad” muslims and pushes the case for an American response
that is political, rather than military.
Although Professor Mamdani‟s book does not focus on what Africa‟s response should
be to the terror campaign, I still believe that it provides an excellent background for
our foreign policy elite as they grapple with a response to this new cold war in Africa.
It is my hope therefore that Professor Mamdani will not limit his discourse to
academy as he journeys through our universities in the coming weeks, but also find
time to engage our policy makers on the way forward. As the neo-conservatives in the
Pentagon reel from their recent travails in Iraq, it is time for African leaders to speak
up about this and help strengthen the voices of reason within the US administration -
those like Colin Powell and Charles Snyder of the State Department who argue that,
“…the foundation of an effective, long term strategy is not security assistance by
itself, but rather programs that promote justice and the rule of law, encourage
agricultural production and force lasting economic development. These programs,
when they are effective, create stable states that are much more effective in dealing
with counter-terrorism issues and in denying havens for terrorist organisations.” The
opportunity for such frank talk will come at the G8 Summit in America next month,
and our President alongside four of his colleagues have been invited to present
Africa‟s case. One hopes they will not mince words with Mr Bush on where Africa
stands on this.
Dr Fayemi is Director, Centre for Democracy & Development. He is currently
Senior Visiting Scholar in the Program of African Studies at Northwestern
University, Evanston, USA.
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