Islamist Terrorism in Algeria: From GIA to AQIMDiogo Noivo
8 February 2010 -- In August 2006, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's deputy chief, announced that the Algerian Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) had joined his organization, an alliance later confirmed by GSPC who adopted a new name: Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In a speech broadcasted by al-Qaeda's media wing as-Sahab, Zawahiri said "we pray to Allah that this [alliance] would be a thorn in the neck of the American and French crusaders and their allies, and an arrow in the heart of the French traitors and apostates".
To understand AQIM's motivations and mission, it is necessary to look at its evolution and also to try to grasp its current operational scope. This in turn requires an examination of the context surrounding political relations between Europe and the Sahel region -- the latter being the breeding ground and base of AQIM.
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In the News [Portuguese Readers Only]Diogo Noivo quoted by Licínio Lima, "Autoridades procuram esconderijos da ETA na região oeste" (DN, 6.2.2010): 14.
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In the News [Portuguese Readers Only]Paulo Gorjão quoted by Nuno Aguiar, "Constituição angolana foi aprovada" (I, 4.2.2010): 14.
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IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin 3JANUARY 2010 -- Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé are among the topics discussed. A timeline of events and a short reading list are also included. Articles written by André Monteiro, Carlos Veiga, Gerhard Seibert, Kai Thaler, Leonardo Paz Neves, Marina Biancalana, Paulo Gorjão and Vasco Martins.
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UNASUR: South America's wishful thinking?Pedro Seabra
1 FEBRUARY 2010 -- Although UNASUR currently gathers the focus and expectations of the entire continent, South America should be accustomed by now to such formal entrepreneurships. In fact, since the 20th century, South America has diversified its internal relations and encouraged multiple solutions towards a sustainable development and a peaceful co-existence, though with mixed results. UNASUR's potential merits are indisputable. It envisions a shared and mutual future for nations once considered irreconcilable, and proposes a common regional identity that fosters the external role of South America on the world stage.
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