The late, halfhearted awakening
If you have been to Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Riyadh, you were probably impressed by the many water fountains and water parks. What you might not have known is that,…
If you have been to Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Riyadh, you were probably impressed by the many water fountains and water parks. What you might not have known is that,…
Obama has a strong sense for drama. His last-minute arrival on the final day of the 2009 Copenhagen summit was the make-or-break moment at a make-or-break conference. The summit began…
الذي يفكر في اليمن الأن، يبدوا له المستقبل بعيدا و شاقا. لكن القليل يعرفون ان اليمن مرشح مميز للتغيير. بل ان التغيير حتمي في هذا البلد ذات الخصوصيات الكثيره. اليمن…
Seit mehr als 15 Jahren versucht die jemenitische Regierung die städtische Wasserversorgung zu liberalisieren. Extrem ansteigende Produktionskosten aufgrund rapide absinkender Grundwasserspiegel, geringe Einnahmen und hohe Personalkosten überforderten den nationalen Wasserversorger. Kommerzialisierung, Dezentralisierung und mehr Autonomie schienen die Lösung zu sein, so…
Das Dilemma der MENA-Region im Kontext der „Green Growth“-Debatte Spätestens seit der diesjährigen UN-Konferenz Rio plus 20 hat sich ‚Green Growth’ als neues paradigmatisches Schlagwort im inter- nationalen Diskurs etabliert.…
Qaddafi ruled Libye with an incomparable lack of tactfulness and a disregard for institutions. By doing so, he turned an otherwise 'naturally stable' country into one waiting for a spark to ignite.…
There is a radical and wronge idea spreading around in post-revolutionary Arab countries that all Arab dictators are equally abusive and guilty. It is adovacted by the same people who…