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The Japanese political system
August 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
In the series of essays on different political systems for my web site, I’ve now composed “A Short Guide To The Japanese Political System”. This is the fifth in the series and I plan three more. Each country’s political system is so different because of its different history and culture.
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Forgotten World (94): Kyrgyzstan
August 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Kyrgyzstan is a multi-ethnic, but mainly Muslim, state of 5M comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Russians, Ukrainians and Germans, and a small number of Uighur, Dungan – Chinese Muslims – and Koreans. It became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In 2005 a popular revolt, sparked by allegations of government interference in […]
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Forgotten World (93): Oman
August 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Oman – a state of 3M citizens – occupies the south-east corner of the Arabian peninsula and is the oldest independent state in the Arab world. Under Sultan Said bin Taimur, who came to power in 1938, the country experienced decades of international isolation, a society run along feudal lines and internal rebellion. However, after […]
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Forgotten World (92): Swaziland
July 31st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Swaziland is a land-locked African country of only 1.1M people (most of the same Bantu tribe) with an odd location since it is almost entirely surrounded by its larger, more prosperous neighbour South Africa (it adjoins Mozambique in the east). It is one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies and Its king King Mswati […]
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Forgotten World (91): Guatemala
July 30th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
On 18 occasions now, I’ve had a week-long feature devoted to parts of the world that tend to be under-reported or even forgotten. You can check out the previous 90 entries here. This week, I am going to run another series of postings on this theme. Guatemala is a Central American country of 13M people […]
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Prison exercise Philippines-style
July 28th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The story is here.
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Is Islamic fundamentalism ready to turn?
July 27th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The security forces of the western nations are working hard to minimise the risk of terrorist incidents on their territories by Islamic fundamentalists from home and abroad, but security measures alone will never be enough to remove the terrorist threat. This will require a change in the hearts and minds of the fundamentalists and this […]
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The German political system
July 27th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
In the series of essays on different political systems for my web site, I’ve now composed “A Short Guide To The German Political System”. This is the fourth in the series and I plan four more. Each country’s political system is so different because of its different history and culture.
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The French political system
July 20th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Having written essays for my web site on the American political system and the British political system, this week I’ve added one on the French political system. These systems are very different, mainly because of the different histories of these countries. I’m hoping to add some more essays on other countries in the weeks ahead.
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50 years of the EU in the world
July 18th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I’ve always been a supporter of the European project which we now call the European Union (EU), but its difficult for the citizens of its 27 member states to appreciate the role and value of the organisation. In an effort to explain what it is all about, the EU has posted 52 video clips on […]
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