Switzerland And Sub Saharan Africa In The Cold War 1967 1979

Author : Sabina Widmer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004469617

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Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 by Sabina Widmer Pdf

In Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979, Sabina Widmer analyses Swiss foreign policy in Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Somalia in the late 1960s and 1970s, at the crossroads of the global East-West confrontation and decolonisation. Focusing on the independence wars in Angola and Mozambique, the Angolan War and the Ogaden War as well as regime changes that brought Soviet-allied governments to power, this book sheds new light on Switzerland’s role in the Third World during the Cold War. Based on extensive multi-archival research, it exposes the limits of neutrality in North-South relations, reveals the growing marge de manoeuvre of small states during Détente, and highlights the role of non-state actors in the making of foreign policy.

Author : Tony Read
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781464805738

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Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? by Tony Read Pdf

This World Bank report is a rich compilation of information on teaching learning materials (TLM) in Africa based on the extensive and multi-faceted experience of the author's work in the education sector in Africa. The study examines a wide range of issues around TLM provision including curriculum, literacy and numeracy, language of instruction policy, procurement and distribution challenges, TLM development and production and their availability, management and usage in schools. It also looks at the role of information and communication technology (ICT) based TLMs and their availability. The study recognizes that improved TLM system management is a critical component in achieving affordable and sustainable TLM provision for all students. This study, which draws from more than 40 Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, and Arabic-speaking countries will be particularly useful for policymakers, development partners, and other stakeholders attempting to understand the wide range of issues surrounding the complexity of textbook provision in Sub Saharan Africa.

Author : Liliane Stadler
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004690660

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Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992 by Liliane Stadler Pdf

After 1979, Switzerland became increasingly involved in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a provider of humanitarian aid and good offices. It delivered aid to the region, hosted Soviet prisoners of war and eventually mediated between the Afghan regime and the mujahideen. What is puzzling about this development is that initially, following the Soviet invasion, both government and parliament refused to become diplomatically involved in Afghanistan on account of Swiss neutrality. The present study investigates how and why this changed between 1979 and 1992. While the practical impact of Switzerland’s good offices was modest, the crisis revealed that Switzerland continued to struggle to balance the competing imperatives of permanent neutrality and international solidarity in an increasingly multilateral world.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Lorenz M. Lüthi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108418331

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Cold Wars by Lorenz M. Lüthi Pdf

A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Author : Priya Lal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107104525

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African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania by Priya Lal Pdf

This is the first major historical study of Tanzania's socialist experiment: the ujamaa villagization initiative of 1967-75.

Author : Jürgen Dinkel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004336131

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The Non-Aligned Movement: Genesis, Organization and Politics (1927-1992) by Jürgen Dinkel Pdf

In The Non-Aligned Movement: Genesis, Organization and Politics (1927-1992) Jürgen Dinkel examines the history of the NAM since the interwar period as a special reaction of the “Global South” to changing global orders.

Author : Asbjørn Eide,African Peace Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cold War
ISBN : UOM:39015029868422

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Peace and Conflict Issues After the Cold War by Asbjørn Eide,African Peace Research Institute Pdf

Author : Victoria R. Nalule
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319954028

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Energy Poverty and Access Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa by Victoria R. Nalule Pdf

Access to modern energy is central in addressing the major global challenges of the 21st century, including poverty, climate change and famine. However large parts of the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have poor or no access to modern energy. Victoria Nalule argues that SSA countries have many common energy challenges which could be tackled with collective efforts through regional cooperation. By means of a legal and comparative analysis and a seven-step framework, the book explores the current regional mechanisms employed in Africa to address the challenge of energy poverty and access and whether they are effective in tackling the challenge of energy access, including regional energy infrastructure and regional energy regulations. Chapters discuss the evolution of regionalism in SSA and the role of regional cooperation in the development of renewable energy as a means of confronting both energy access and climate change. Specifically the nexus between energy access, renewable energy and climate change is covered as well as the potential of fossil fuels in addressing energy poverty. The establishment and development of regional energy infrastructure as one of the mechanisms of addressing energy access challenges in SSA and regional efforts to harmonise energy regulation are explored. Finally a concluding chapter provides recommendations for policy makers and other relevant stakeholders on how best to implement some of the suggestions made in previous chapters. International organisations, regional organisations, government officials, scholars and students with interest in the energy sector will highly benefit from this book.

Author : Ewan Stein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107181892

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International Relations in the Middle East by Ewan Stein Pdf

Covering a century of Middle Eastern international relations, this book develops an original approach to understanding regional conflict and cooperation.

Author : Edgar H. Brookes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000624410

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Apartheid by Edgar H. Brookes Pdf

Originally published in 1968, this volume traces the history and growth of Apartheid in South Africa. The acts which enforced Apartheid – the Group Areas Act, Population and Registration Act are given in full. The book also includes documents which reflected reaction to these measures: Parliamentary debates, newspaper reports and policy statements by the leading political parties and religious denominations. The documents are headed by a full historical and analytical introduction.

Author : Keir Giles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : IND:30000139167245

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Russian Interests in Sub-Saharan Africa by Keir Giles Pdf

An apparent lack of interest by Russia in Sub-Saharan Africa over recent years masks persistent key strategic drivers for Moscow to re-establish lost influence in the region. A preoccupation with more immediate foreign policy concerns has temporarily interrupted a process of Russia reclaiming relationships that were well-developed in the Soviet period in order to secure access to mineral and energy resources which are crucial to Russia's economic and industrial interests, as well as both existing and new markets for military arms contracts. Russian policy priorities in Africa provide both challenges and opportunities for the U.S. in fields such as nuclear nonproliferation, as well as energy security for the United States and its European allies. Russian development of key resources in southern Africa should be observed closely. Russian trade with the region is significantly underdeveloped, with the exception of the arms trade, which Russia can be expected to defend vigorously if its markets are challenged, including by the prospect of regime change or international sanctions. At the same time, Russia and the United States have a shared interest in restricting the freedom of movement of terrorist organizations in ungoverned or lightly governed spaces in Africa, which opens potential for cooperation between AFRICOM initiatives and Russian presence in the region. Russian diplomatic and economic activity in southern Africa should receive continuing attention from U.S. policymakers due to its direct relevance to a number of U.S. strategic concerns.

Author : Odd Arne Westad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521853644

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The Global Cold War by Odd Arne Westad Pdf

The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third World policies of the two twentieth-century superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - gave rise to resentments and resistance that in the end helped topple one superpower and still seriously challenge the other. Ranging from China to Indonesia, Iran, Ethiopia, Angola, Cuba, and Nicaragua, it provides a truly global perspective on the Cold War. And by exploring both the development of interventionist ideologies and the revolutionary movements that confronted interventions, the book links the past with the present in ways that no other major work on the Cold War era has succeeded in doing.

Author : Christopher R. Kilford
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UIUC:30112097391665

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The Other Cold War by Christopher R. Kilford Pdf

"... Christopher Kilford sets out to carefully examine how Canada became involved with the provision of military equipment, advice and training to armed forces throughout the developing world after 1945 ... impact that military assistance had in several 19th century countries and why later, in the 1960s, militaries were often viewed as the best means to encourage wider societal modernization while also preventing the spread of communism. This latter issue was a key reason why Ottawa found itself authorizing military assistance missions in the post-war period, until such efforts, at the urging of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, effectively dried up in the early 1970s."--from back cover.

Author : Mary L. Dudziak
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0691095132

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Cold War Civil Rights by Mary L. Dudziak Pdf

In 1958, an African-American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to die in Alabama for stealing two dollars. Shocking as this sentence was, it was overturned only after intense international attention and the interference of an embarrassed John Foster Dulles. Soon after the United States' segregated military defeated a racist regime in World War II, American racism was a major concern of U.S. allies, a chief Soviet propaganda theme, and an obstacle to American Cold War goals throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Each lynching harmed foreign relations, and "the Negro problem" became a central issue in every administration from Truman to Johnson. In what may be the best analysis of how international relations affected any domestic issue, Mary Dudziak interprets postwar civil rights as a Cold War feature. She argues that the Cold War helped facilitate key social reforms, including desegregation. Civil rights activists gained tremendous advantage as the government sought to polish its international image. But improving the nation's reputation did not always require real change. This focus on image rather than substance--combined with constraints on McCarthy-era political activism and the triumph of law-and-order rhetoric--limited the nature and extent of progress. Archival information, much of it newly available, supports Dudziak's argument that civil rights was Cold War policy. But the story is also one of people: an African-American veteran of World War II lynched in Georgia; an attorney general flooded by civil rights petitions from abroad; the teenagers who desegregated Little Rock's Central High; African diplomats denied restaurant service; black artists living in Europe and supporting the civil rights movement from overseas; conservative politicians viewing desegregation as a communist plot; and civil rights leaders who saw their struggle eclipsed by Vietnam. Never before has any scholar so directly connected civil rights and the Cold War. Contributing mightily to our understanding of both, Dudziak advances--in clear and lively prose--a new wave of scholarship that corrects isolationist tendencies in American history by applying an international perspective to domestic affairs.