Multicultural Blogs – periodic roundup

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International Haplif & Haplifnet NEWS -- WordPress [introduction]

The World's Best Universities [PHOTOS & POLL]

APEC leaders committed to concluding the DOHA ROUND

Barack Obama in China - Shanghai & Beijing

U.S. & China prospected emission-reduction goals

European Executive Education at ESMT, Berlin [USW Network]

La France magnifique et sa belle langue ▪ Dialogue with Enni Sander, Toulouse

Update, Dec 6

INTERNATIONAL TOPICS - Multicultural Roundup ▪ Vanguard Issues ▪ Images & Shows
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Can Barack Obama's turnaround save Copenhagen?

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AMERICA AND THE CLIMATE SUMMIT

US President Barack Obama had been wary of attending the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. Many hope his decision to attend will increase the meeting's chances for success. But doubts remain about his commitment... Read more by Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington, Spiegel
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Multicultural Blogs – periodic roundup

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International Haplif & Haplifnet NEWS -- WordPress [introduction]

Learning for Leading [ESMT, Berlin] & USW Network [Gracht castle campus]

Memories of Kyrgyzstan by a German repatriate

EU Summit in Brussels: Climate is a weighty burden

Triumph of Freedom – New Partnership in Europe [Horst Koehler’s Berlin speech]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s historic address to US Congress

Update, Nov 8

INTERNATIONAL TOPICS - Multicultural Roundup ▪ Vanguard Issues ▪ Images & Shows

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NATO Defense Ministers Meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia

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Strategy Review -- Substantial U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan

NATO defense ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, endorsed the strategy put forward by Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. and allied commander. The alliance rejected competing proposals to narrow the military mission to fighting the remnants of Al Qaeda.

They did not discuss specific troop levels, but U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said a number of allies indicated they were thinking about increasing their own military or civilian contributions."

The only way to ensure that Afghanistan does not become once again a safe haven for terrorism is if it is made strong enough to resist the insurgency as well”, said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary-general. "In Afghanistan, you cannot separate counter-terrorism from counterinsurgency"... Los Angles Times
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Multicultural Blogs – periodic roundup

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International Haplif & Haplifnet NEWS -- WordPress [introduction]

Research on ARTIFICAL BRAIN & SINGULARITY

Obama’s envisaged global climate pact hindered [UN, US Senate]

Global Navigation Agreement at G20 Summit in Pittsburgh

Arianna Huffington’s new book on the US system’s failures

EU - Wüstenstrom und Klimaschutzverbesserung ▪ Desertec-Projekt

Global Investments into Solar Energy ▪ Solar Millennium, Siemens, DESERTEC-EUMENA
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Angela Merkel’s second victory in German elections

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BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory in national elections today, with projections by public television stations putting her conservative party on a path to form a new center-right government and achieve her goal of ending the country’s “grand coalition” with the Social Democrats.

If the slim lead for her conservative Christian Democrats and the pro-business Free Democrats holds after all the ballots are tallied, Mrs. Merkel will finally have the chance to enact the kind of liberalizing economic reforms she proposed when she first ran for chancellor four years ago. But the celebration will be muted by the knowledge that rising budget deficits as a result of the economic crisis have dramatically limited the kind of tax cuts the new coalition will be able to enact... Read more by Nicholas Kulish, New York Times
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Multicultural Blogs – periodic roundup

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Barack Obama has urged students to accept responsibility

Barack Obama’s Healthcare Plan & Medicare Spending

Biz Stone - New Terms of Service for Twitter

Barack Obama’s Rhetoric vs. Wall Street Reality

One EU voice on financial reform ahead of G20 summit

Russia scrapped missile deployment plans in Eastern Europe
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