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From Kismet to Hizmet

... the hallmark of those operations conducted by the legendary "Toufik" that kept Algeria from falling into the hands of extremists. Recently, during a four-day state visit to East Africa, Erdogan warned the leaders of Mozambique, Zambia and Madagascar, that Gulen and his followers are actively seeking to control the region, and its sea lanes, which are vital to global energy security and the world economic order. Erdogan's economic policy projects Turkey as a growing business partner ...

16.02.2017

Sports Diplomacy. Can Sepp Blatter bring unity to a fractious FIFA?

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 that... “FIFA, with the positive emotions that football unleashes, is more...

04.04.2015

The ISIS Crisis and the faiblesse of global governance

An American and two Russians have landed safely in Kazakhstan after 5 ½ months in space… and to think there is no cooperation toward a more peaceful world between the United States and Russia. Meanwhile, private citizens of Qatar, and other friends of the United States, have been financing Hamas and ISIS. Now, as Washington prepares to launch a new campaign to destroy global terror networks an American website with ties to the J Street lobby claims that the RUNET (Russian Internet)...

11.09.2014

FIFA, sports diplomacy and the Bout connection

As the Godfather of association football, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been implicated in major corruption scandals in the past. But this time with the investigation of Qatar and Russia the prize in this high stakes game could be his job. Led by Michael Garcia, the former U.S. attorney general and prosecutor who was involved in the Victor Bout affair, FIFA’s internal ethics “chamber” is finalizing its investigation into the awarding of venues for the finals of the 2018 Russia...

31.03.2014

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