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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.
Read moreThailand: 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 & […]
Read moreMusharraf lets in the lions” By Stig Toft Madsen
Yesterday (November 26th) 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?
Read moreA Note on the Return of Benazir Bhutto
Stig Toft Madsen
October 22, 2007
Read more17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Introduction to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Comment by Jesper Schlæger
Read moreAn Unpleasantry of Necessities
By Stig Toft Madsen, Senior researcher at NIAS
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