1 "Ostpolitik as a source of intra-bloc tensions" by Dr. Oliver Bange‚ Mannheim University (Project "Ostpolitik and Détente") [Ostpolitik caused friction on a number of different levels – it sparked tensions within Willy Brand’s party‚ the SPD‚ parliament‚ the coalition cabinet‚ tensions with the Western allies‚ and even within the Eastern bloc. It is the latter two that this paper is devoted‚ arranging documents from various national archives around nine distinct but interconnected arguments
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during the economic slowdown. Our assessment is that SIA is not coming just for the domestic routes. Its biggest strength lies in inter-continental long-haul flights. Nearly 70 per cent of global traffic from India is west-bound — to the Middle East‚ Africa‚ European Unions and the Americas. Once SIA comes in‚ they can compete on those routes on the Indian quota of the bilateral agreements. It can also operate direct
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CheckPoint: Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Week 5 Day 4 Arab is a nationality or ethnicity. This means anyone born in an Arab county is Arabic‚ regardless of their religion. Arabs originate in the Middle East – countries such as Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Palestine‚ Sudan‚ Qatar‚ Algeria‚ Oman‚ Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Yemen‚ etc. Muslim is a religion‚ not an ethnicity. Muslim people accept Islam as their religion. Therefore
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1965 and 1990 the economy of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world‚ roughly three times as fast as other developing regions and twenty-five times faster than Sub-Saharan Africa. The export performance of these East Asia economies has been particularly dramatic‚ with their share of world exports of manufactures leaping from 9 per cent in 1965 to 21 per cent in 1990‚ thus significantly outperforming the industrial economies and the oil-rich Middle East-North Africa region (World Bank
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largest spices brand based in Mumbai. More than 20 million households use Everest spices regularly. The brand is stocked by 400‚000 outlets in more than 1000 towns across India. Everest is a major exporter to the US‚ the Middle East‚ Singapore‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ East Africa and other countries. More than 3.705 billion packs of everest sold each year. There more than 42 blends under the Everestbrand name. MDH Mahashian Di Hatti Limited is an Indian manufacturer‚ distributor and exporter
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changes and continuities in the cultural and intellectual outlook of ONE of the following regions between 600 and 1450. Europe- Christianity‚ The Middle East- Islam‚ madras’ shut down by ‘only Quran’ thinking‚ almost all of the learning and technology is diffusing west from China. Took windmills east (one of the only things that went East besides Islam) Windmills to drill water and bring it up from underground. Medicine was originally very Muslim but religious leaders didn’t want it to happen
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religion. Between the years of 632 and 750‚ Islamic lands spread from the Arabian Peninsula as far west as Spain (document 4). By conquering new lands‚ the ideas and culture of Islam was spread as well. Even today‚ Muslim culture still heavily influences past Muslim lands such as North Africa. In East Africa‚ cultural interactions with trade in the Middle East‚ China‚ and other areas had large effects in East Africa (document 6). Some of the immediate
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context coupled with a demand to be respected by political leadership; a respect that can only be generated by democratic rule. The Arab Revolution of 2011: Reflections on Religion and Politics: The democratic uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have been widely celebrated but in the West they have generated concern and apprehension. Most of this concern involves the future role religion in the politics of the Arab world. In this essay‚ I make two broad observations. First‚ concern in the
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The Filmfestival AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS will bring together 14 extraordinary independent films from 14 regions around the world. From South America to Africa‚ through different parts of Europe to the Near East‚ through the Middle East and Central Asia to parts of the Far East‚ and on to North and Central America: 14 films representing 14 different‚ personal‚ artistic visions of 14 areas of the world. Each of the 14 films will be presented by another leading German director‚ who will
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United States has by far the largest influence in the region. During 2007‚ China supplied over two-thirds of computers exported to the U.S. from the six major trading nations. In fact‚ China contributed to $23.2 billion (76.7% ) of U.S. computer imports. It should not‚ however‚ take its influence in the region for granted‚ if China is to continue to position itself as an Asia Pacific power. Its influence in the region cannot be maintained by economic and military supremacy alone. East Asia is going through
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