10 Novembre 2009

Se questo è un voto

La lunga kermesse elettorale in Afghanistan si è conclusa, ma il risultato dei seggi non ha portato grandi cambiamenti: Karzai è nuovamente Presidente tra tante ambiguità, le Istituzioni rimangono deboli ed i Talebani si sono rafforzati.  Tuttavia queste elezioni rappresentano una pietra miliare nella storia del Paese. Ecco perchè…

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4 Novembre 2009

Il Caffè Geopolitico tra i finalisti di Italia Futura

Il progetto de “Il Caffè Geopolitico”, che mira ad incentivare la cultura della politica estera in Italia, in maniera immediata, comprensibile e non da “addetti ai lavori”, è stato ammesso tra i progetti finalisti per il premio “Accade Domani”, bandito dalla Fondazione Italia Futura!

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3 Novembre 2009

Karzai statement: Key quotes

The main excerpts from Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s news conference, a day after his re-election was announced following a drawn-out election process marred by fraud.
Fonte: BBC,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8340019.stm
CORRUPTION STIGMA

Afghanistan has been seriously discredited by administrative corruption. Our government has been seriously discredited by administrative corruption. We will try to remove this stigma from our soil and our country in any possible way.

INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT

Our government will be a national partnership government. All Afghans, who have the ability and desire, can work in our government. Our government will be the mirror of Afghanistan, where all Afghans will see themselves represented and it will be a mirror where effectiveness, efficiency and service to the people will clearly be seen.

ELECTION TROUBLES

I and my dear colleagues knew that had I been declared the winner in the first round… it would not have been to the interest of Afghanistan’s well-being and our government would have not been legitimate.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Our relations with neighbours in the region will be warm and friendly and… our relations with the world, especially with America, will be strengthened.

PEACE HOPES

We will make efforts that, God willing, full and nationwide peace comes to the country as soon as possible and we call on our Taliban brothers to come home and embrace their land and we will ask the international community for assistance and co-ordination in this respect once again.

3 Novembre 2009

Karzai Is Vague on Confronting Corruption in Afghanistan

New York Times – By ALISSA J. RUBIN and HELENE COOPER

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai, in his first speech since he was declared the winner of the much-disputed presidential election, said Tuesday that he wanted to tackle corruption but made no specific commitments to reorganize his administration.

Afghanistan has been tarnished by administrative corruption and I will launch a campaign to clean the government of corruption,” he said.

Asked if that might involve changing key ministers and officials, he said, “These problems cannot be solved by changing high-ranking officials. We’ll review the laws and see what problems are in the law and we will draft some new laws.” Continua a leggere →

3 Novembre 2009

Afghanistan: il dado è tratto?

Ennesimo colpo ad effetto: ad una settimana dal ballottaggio, il candidato Abdullah annuncia di ritirarsi dalla contesa elettorale per il timore di brogli. Ballottaggio annullato e Karzai dichiarato vincitore. Ma l’accordo tra i due contendenti pare rimanere una necessità. Che fare?

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