Why China’s Uighurs are joining jihadists in Afghanistan” (Interview)
Why China's Uighurs are joining jihadists in Afghanistan
What is driving the Uighur Muslims to increasingly join the ranks of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan? Analyst Siegfried O. Wolf tells DW why the Uighur issue has expanded far beyond China's borders.
Uighur Muslims, a Turkic-speaking minority in China's northwestern...
Meeting Dr Massouda Jalal
Dr Jalal served as the Minister of Women's Affairs from October 2004 to July 2006. She was also the first and only female candidate in the Afghan presidential elections in 2004. After her term in office, she became a vocal critic of the Karzai government for not significantly advancing the social...
SADF’s new Publication Series
SADF’s new Publication Series
By Djan Sauerborn,
Democracy Research Programme Manager
The first months of 2015 were marked by the start of our Publication Series. The two core pillars of SADF, namely Regional Cooperation and Democracy/Democratization will be embedded and deepened in four different types of articles (SADF Comment, SADF Policy Brief,...
“Regional governments must identify the Rohingya problem as a chance for constructive cooperation” (Interview...
“Regional governments must identify the Rohingya problem as a chance for constructive cooperation”
POSTED ON: June 12, 2015 | CURRENT AFFAIRS - MYANMAR - SOUTHEAST ASIA | By: Daniel Besant
With the region’s Rohingya migrant problem still unresolved, Southeast Asia Globe talked to Siegfried Wolf, a leading academic expert on the...
Fighting in Afghanistan intensifies between ‘Islamic State’ and the Taliban
Fighting in Afghanistan intensifies between 'Islamic State' and the Taliban
"Islamic State" fighters have reportedly attacked a Taliban convoy in the country's eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least 10 militants. Is it the beginning of a long and violent battle for Afghanistan's control?
"Local residents and security officials confirmed that "Islamic...
Myanmar’s Rohingya conflict ‘more economic than religious’
Myanmar's Rohingya conflict 'more economic than religious'
The general perception about Myanmar's Rohingya conflict is that it is a religious issue. Analyst Siegfried O. Wolf, however, believes the crisis is more politically and economically driven.
DW: Could there be a domestic solution to the Rohingya conflict in Myanmar? What are the...
“Mounting anger over Nepali government’s disaster management”
Will the Afghan-Pakistani intelligence cooperation work?
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to share intelligence against militants, but experts are not too optimistic about the outcome citing a lack of trust between the two nations and Pakistan's sympathies for the Taliban.
Earlier this week, Pakistan Army's spokesman Asim Ali Bajwa confirmed that...
Mounting anger over Nepali government’s disaster management
Mounting anger over Nepali government's disaster management
As relief teams struggle to reach remote villages in quake-hit Nepal, anger and frustration at the slow pace of aid delivery are growing in the Himalayan nation, with some using the discontent to score political points.
"The government's response was late. After learning that...
“Quake devastation can help Nepal’s Maoists stage a comeback”
04Quake devastation 'can help Nepal's Maoists stage a comeback'
The recent earthquake has devastated Nepal. But what could be the political and security implications of the disaster? Could it benefit the Himalayan country's Maoist insurgents? Analyst Siegfried O. Wolf talks to DW.
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DW: The death toll in Nepal's earthquake has surpassed...
“What can Pakistan offer Saudi Arabia in Yemen crisis?”
Pakistan's civilian and military leaders are once again visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss the Yemen crisis. Since the Saudi airstrikes against Yemen's Shiite rebels have already halted, what can they now offer to Riyadh?
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is visiting Saudi Arabia for the second time in less than...