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Endnu engang skete dét, der ikke måtte ske og ikke kunne ske

Stig Toft Madsen
30. december 2007

Med attentatet på Benazir Bhutto den 27. december har det pakistanske politiske drama nået et foreløbigt klimaks. Dræbt på næsten samme sted som landets første ministerpræsident Liaqat Ali Khan, i samme by som hendes far blev hængt, nær den pakistanske hærs hovedkvarter, og tæt på landets hovedrige hovedstad, indskriver mordet på Benazir Bhutto sig i landets korte historie som endnu et tilbageslag for demokratiet og for den personlige sikkerhed.

Thailand: The art of (considering) the possible by Timo Kivimäki, NIAS

For more than 20 years, Southeast Asia has been a laboratory of military politics, democratization, and drastic political change. Stable but violent authoritarian military and civilian governments have had to step down abruptly (Suharto 1998; Marcos 1986, for example). The dominance of militaries has suddenly declined in many areas of protracted conflict (Aceh 2005 & […]

Musharraf lets in the lions” By Stig Toft Madsen

Yesterday (November 26^th) the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidenske ran an article by Sten Jensen called “Musharraf slipper løverne ind” (“Musharraf lets in the lions”) about the triumphant return of Nawaz Sharif. How come Nawaz Sharif is associated with a lion?

A Note on the Return of Benazir Bhutto

Stig Toft Madsen

October 22, 2007

17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Introduction to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Comment by Jesper Schlæger

An Unpleasantry of Necessities

By Stig Toft Madsen, Senior researcher at NIAS