COMMENT 218 – From Taliban 2.0 to EU DisInfolab – The outreach of Global...
here are no moderate Taliban – Dr Massouda Jalal so entitled her anticipatory 2011 Wall Street Journal article. Jalal, the first woman running for the Office of President, who also served as a minister for woman affairs in Afghanistan, highlighted that ‘eeking to negotiate with an implacable enemy could...
SADF Comment 158- Quo vadis Sri Lanka? Post-election outlook
SADF Comment 158- Quo vadis Sri Lanka? Post-election outlook
By Silvia Mayr and Siegfried O. Wolf
Overall assessment
Saturday’s presidential electionsin Sri Lanka saw Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the neo-conservative party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) emerge as the race’s winner. The polls registered a record turnout of 83,7 percent (“Sri Lanka election...”,...
COMMENT 130- The saga of Asia Bibi
After spending eight years on death row, most part of which she passed in isolation, Aasiya Noreen Bibi (internationally better known as Asia Bibi) has finally been acquitted in a landmark ruling on 31 October 2018.
In 2009, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, fell victim to the Islamic...
Pakistan and its affinity for the Hamas – C259
It is widely known that state-sponsorship of terrorism is an essential tool in Pakistan’s foreign and domestic policies. The involvement of Islamabad’s security sector agents in terrorist attacks on both Indian and Afghan soils are documented. Considering that the country is the base for numerous regional and global Jihadist...
Dr. Siegfried Wolf got interviewed by Asia News International (ANI) on the CPEC and...
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF got interviewed by the Asian News International (ANI) on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at the occasion of his newly published book on:
‘The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment’ (Heidelberg: Springer, 2019).
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-16198-9
The interview got published...
Focus 77 – Technology Transfer in Bangladesh to Accelerate Energy Transition
Abstract
Retail manufacturing is an industry that puts high demand on energy resources. Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest garment exporters; its ready-made garment sector (RMG) accounts for 84% its exports. Nevertheless, in 2020, Bangladesh ranked only 87 out of 115 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition...
SADF Podcast 7 – Unlocking Green Investment: FDI in Nepal’s Renewable Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa7_G1s40L4&t=388s
In this episode, we explore how foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nepal’s renewable energy sector can help tackle urgent climate challenges. With abundant natural resources, Nepal offers unique opportunities for green investments that drive innovation, job creation, and sustainable development. Join industry expert Prof. Tim Gocher OBE DL, Founder...
COMMENT 188 – The Bridges We Have Already Built: European Connections with South Asia
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is, as per its official description, an ‘intergovernmental process established in 1996 to foster dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe’. Besides its political meetings – the biennial ASEM Summit, the ASEM Foreign Minister’s Meeting and the Senior Official’s meeting –, ASEM promotes a Cultural...
Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh
Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh
On the 10 August 2023, Conference on Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh: Violence Preceding Elections in Perspective, Dhaka, Bangladesh
From August the seven to August eleven, SADF made part of an international team invited by the Bangladesh humanitarian organisation ‘Empowerment through Law of the...
An SADF Conference – Post-NATO Afghanistan
Post-NATO Afghanistan: Governance, Legitimacy and Politics of the Taliban
Timing: 15 H UTC (16 H Brussels time)
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This SADF conversation concerns the recently published book ‘Post-NATO Afghanistan: Governance, Legitimacy and Politics of the Taliban’ (2023), by Dr Wahid Watanyar. The book dwells on the...