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Before and After - Lessons from 20 Years of Afghanistan Operations
Today, the main industrialised nations are discussing the future of Afghanistan at a special G20 summit. The international community can still have a moderating effect on the authoritarianism of the Taliban, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and ensure terrorists don’t once again take root in the country, analyses journalist Sandra Khadhouri.
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"This is the Nobel Prize for journalism"
"This is for all of us - I'm in shock..." These were the words Maria Ressa used to tearfully comment on her nomination as the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner. The nomination as Nobel Peace Prize laureate honors Maria Ressa's tireless and courageous fight for freedom of speech and press freedom, two fundamental prerequisites for democracy and peace.
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No stability and peace without protecting women and girls
Twenty years ago, countries including Germany pledged to come to the assistance of Afghan women and girls. Today that assistance is desperately needed, more than ever. The foreign soldiers have gone from Afghanistan, but the promises the world made to Afghan women and girls remain, waiting to be kept.
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Questionable election victories and the sudden appearance of an ex-president
The ruling Georgian party "Georgian Dream" won the local elections with a comfortable margin. The oppositions wishes that the outcome would lead to early parliamentary elections was not fulfilled. Several opposition parties and NGOS immediately spoke of major flaws and election rigging. What these claims will lead to is yet uncertain.
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Post-Afghanistan Transatlantic Self-Positioning
After 20 years of engagement in Afghanistan, the West has replaced the Taliban with the Taliban. This is the result of a multitude of misjudgments. Consequences must now be drawn from this, Dr Stefanie Babst demands.
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Nobel Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov: Important message for press freedom
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom congratulates Maria Ressa on her Nobel Peace Prize. The head of the Philippine online medium "Rappler" has been cooperating with the Foundation for a long time to improve media literacy and media freedom in the Philippines. For her tireless commitment, she has now been honoured with what is probably the highest political award.
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What the Afghanistan moment means for Germany, the EU and NATO
Twenty years have passed since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, one month since the last withdrawal of Western troops. The country has fallen back into the hands of those the country was "saved" from. On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, Germany's, the EU's and NATO's Weltpolitikfähigkeit is put to the test.
