Let us before the winter euphoria a little snow shovel aside and reflect on the events of the past week.
Yesterday China announced in early December in the circle of six-party talks to take over the role of the mediator in the Korean conflict. Has there ever been another option? The U.S. and South Korea, meanwhile, hold off until Wednesday a joint maneuvers in the Yellow Sea. What is all this?
Well, I interpret the situation once more from anthropozentristischer view. North Korea is using its 23 million inhabitants, is a For several decades, current state experiment. On 9/9/1948 called Kim Il Sung of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Two years later, the military conflict began between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). In 1953, the Panmunjom truce agreement was signed - that is no peace today.
1998 Il Sung's son, Kim Jong Il, head of government, which now stands ready youngest son, Kim Jong Un, to secure the family in power.
What peacefully in Germany 20 years ago ended with the fall of the wall has, in the realm of the Kims still exists today. The "state" is dependent on foreign support, so could not they do not survive because of his foreign-policy isolation. Visitors will stay put for the duration of their companions and have mobile phones to leave the airport. One in three North Koreans is to be a spy and who can leave when North Koreans also get a companion set to the side. The country thrives on mutual distrust and fear of its people.
can gain international attention in several ways. North Korea knows only the way of regular military threats. Therein lies a bitter evil and perverse calculus: we threaten, you give us food. According to FAO estimates, a quarter of the population is chronically malnourished, of the children even more than a third. Despite the direct support of its northern neighbor. The approaching winter can only hope that the people have a good harvest can bring in carbon - the national dish. In order to avoid
for all residents very dangerous power vacuum on the Korean peninsula as a result of a theoretical collapse of the north, therefore the role of China as a major dietary motivated more by self-interest. The focus of all planning should always be the people north of the demarcation line.
war games in the U.S. and other threats will not solve anything with significance - either we act now and quickly, or more humane inhumane and painfully slow.
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Cut and to the north of Yucatan. "Yes, because today is scho Christmas?" say the last remaining emperor of Germany would probably, he saw the recurring ceremony at the UN climate conference live. When the leaders speak of "climate adaptation measures such as dike construction, relocation or changes in agricultural land use, you should be suspicious. Take the CDM is not it enough from the national carbon footprint?
Have they already agreed on the internal three-to four-degree goal?
certain is that by 2012 a successor treaty to Kyoto her needs. However, the Annex 1 and Annex B countries would rather stalk. Minister Röttgen will be the German representative on site, praising the German EST and will probably be paid for by GEF funds. He would of course also lift the German JI index (see CDM) and his face - so before the beginning of 2011 in addition to the German petrol stations available places with up to 10% bioethanol - true. Whether that is successful and that has to do with fuel made from sugar cane LULUCF, which fall NAMA measures at all under the MRV-screen and whether the TAP program grows, we will see to Cancun. Uh, what happens to the 50 LDCs?
You see, climate change is easier than you think. I've now taken the train.
PS: One more small addition to the biofuel from sugar cane. Brazil benefited particularly challenged by the boom of the new fuel with (apparently) clean slate. Half a million people work in the largest country in South America on plantations - in deplorable conditions. They are exploited and are beyond even the livelihood, because the larger the area under cultivation for biofuel, the smaller the area under cultivation for food. Argentina and Brazil grow to 23 million hectares of energy crops. The area would be enough to feed half a billion people. Have a good trip because Gen 2020 I can only hope, because in 10 years, Germany is its bio-fuels in total fuel consumption to 20% have raised.
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Hot ago today was certainly among the otherwise outwardly always so eloquent and unimpeachable occurring diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic. employs Philip D. Murphy, a Harvard graduate, 23 years at Goldman Sachs for a year and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, responds to the question about the damage the recent WikiLeaks publications for the German-American relations: "funds and long term they have no meaning. Our relationship is long and deep enough that we can survive this. [...] The last few days were a challenge, the next will be even worse. But in the end we will overcome that. "
Sure. I wonder just how well Russia has responded. Putin was said to internally referred to as alpha male. This title he will frame and hang. Who is getting out about the documents again, eh? Barkers who want to hear the truth and not behind the protective shield of the threat to national security (my word of the year!) - Has always - to hide? Diplomats, who fear tensions? Dulcolax should help here! State leaders who are supposedly not by subordinates treated with sufficient respect? People who have similar concerns with you?
The collection of confidential information is no foreign government, but it helps immensely, his counterpart estimate as precisely as possible. Just as the U.S. diplomats in German negotiating table have their ears, the Federal Republic's ears in their homes. One remembers, for example, even to the wrangling over the request to take the U.S. to Germany for Uighur detainees at Guantanamo. As went in no way. Schäuble for the Islamists 'too dangerous' for U.S. diplomats, they were simply because of the feared Chinese anger had been rejected. They landed at the end in Switzerland. They've ironed out in the U.S. or something.
Herrlich, no, perfect, no, I think the ultimate assessment of the diplomats Personal Dirk Niebel: "His previous work experience includes eight years as a parachutist in the German armed forces and five years as an employment agency in a Heidelberg employment office. "
Hey, that qualifies to wear the Oakley sunglasses and the mantra-like repetition of the German development aid mantra " help people help themselves, help to self-help, self-help, self-help ,..."
Much more explosive than this kiddie hear the other hand, the statements by politicians and diplomats from the Middle East and Russia.
"The only way to Iran to dissuade to develop nuclear weapons, is to split the country from within. "(Crown Prince of Bahrain)
"A war is just a question of when, not if." (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
"Iran and a number of reactors to meet its nuclear ambitions, no matter is doing what the West has." (Ahmad, son of the Prime Minister of Kuwait)
"As the world's largest exporter of oil and gas, Russia will benefit significantly from an uncertainty premium in oil prices due to tensions with Iran." (U.S. Ambassador to Moscow)North Korea is said to have supplied nuclear and missile materials to Iran. Moment: And how has North Korea missile? 1 +1 = 3.
way: Have you heard? Sarah Palin (what would this section without the future First Lady and the polar bear's girlfriend) has invented a new word. To refudiate. Ah yes, but that would fit up better, they also supported North Korea ("Of course we need to stand with our North Korean allies."). So then in future the U.S. will push North Korea together with the Iranian nuclear program. Hmm, it would have President Palin, but the war against the Arab rulers to win to get to their energy reserves. In the meantime, Russia is likely out of sheer billion oil and gas and can barely move at EADS and Rheinmetall arms en masse to fight for rank 1 in the world power of the 21st Century order. Wuschi could then announce full employment, Karl Theodore did not need to invent more descriptions of war, Annette would create the Institute for Applied Cyberwarfare "solemn and Hans-Werner beam the Ifo infinity. Beautiful views. Woof woof.