Asset Publisher

International Reports 8/2011


The Somali Shabaab Militias and Their Jihadist Networks in the West | The Drug Industry in Peru - From the Holy Leaves to a Political Curse | Elections in Turkey – Another Triumphal Success for the AKP | A Palestinian State in the United Nations? - Prerequisites, Positions and Expectations Before the Meeting of the UN General Assembly | North Korea after Kim Jong Il – Political and social perspectives ahead of the expected change of power

Show table of contents

Content

  • Editorial

    Alarming images are emerging from southern Somalia, where millions of people are starving. Somalia has not had a functioning central government since 1991. The population is suffering under the combined effects of a bloody civil war and recurring famines. A military solution alone could not solve the problems in Somalia. The acts of piracy off the region's coasts and the acts of terrorism on the mainland must be tackled via development policy measures.

    by Gerhard Wahlers

  • The Somali Shabaab Militias and Their Jihadist Networks in the West

    The Somali Shabaab militias over the recent years have adopted a much more focused terror strategy which is aimed at the international community. To do this they are using young people from the West, who they recruit either via the Internet or through their global networks. The aim of their strategy is to indoctrinate and radicalise them so that they will spread Shabaab propaganda or even become suicide bombers. This strategy increases the danger of terrorist attacks in the West. Dirk Baehr

    by Dirk Baehr

  • The Drug Industry in Peru

    From the Holy Leaves to a Political Curse

    The drug industry in Peru is dominated by cocaine. It has deeply rooted itself into the country that is the second largest producer of cocaine worldwide. Despite this fact, drug trafficking remains hidden from public view and is seen as a secondary problem.

    by Mathias Mäckelmann

  • Elections in Turkey

    Another Triumphal Success for the AKP

    The AKP was the triumphant winner during the parliamentary elections on the 12th June 2011. The party, ruling since 2002, has managed for a third time in a row to achieve the absolute majority and govern alone. Their chairman, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is by far the most popular Turkish politician. At present there are no serious contesters, neither in the opposition nor in his party. This gives him a large political leeway, but it also bears the danger of an increasing concentration of power.

    by Jan Senkyr

  • A Palestinian State in the United Nations?

    Prerequisites, Positions and Expectations Before the Meeting of the UN General Assembly

    The Palestinians are planning to apply to the United Nations (UN) in September 2011 for membership and for recognition as a state. According to Mahmoud Abbas, negotiations with Israel to try to find a solution to their final status however still are a priority. Still, the Palestinians feel that now is the time for them to move the conflict away from the purely political international stage and into the legal arena. Now they are trying to go down the route of international law.

    by Felix Dane, Ilona-Margarita Stettner

  • North Korea after Kim Jong Il – Political and social perspectives ahead of the expected change of power

    Kim Jong Il has been heading North Korea since 1994. Ever since 2008, however, there have been increasingly more rumours about his bad health, reinforced further by the official promotion of his son Kim Jong Un into a high military and government position. Since 2010 Kim Jong Un is considered to be the official successor of his father nationally and internationally. How real is this succession, and will the DPRK open up under his regime?

    by Colin Dürkop, Yeo Min-Il

Asset Publisher

About this series

International Reports (IR) is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's periodical on international politics. It offers political analyses by our experts in Berlin and from more than 100 offices across all regions of the world. Contributions by named authors do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial team.

Ordering Information

Our periodical on international politics is published four times a year. We provide you with background information on what is happening in the world – free of charge. Use our registration form and with just a few clicks you can read the digital version of our political journal or order the print version in German or English.

Editor

Dr. Gerhard Wahlers

ISBN

0177-7521

Benjamin Gaul

Benjamin Gaul

Head of the Department International Reports and Communication

benjamin.gaul@kas.de +49 30 26996 3584

Dr. Sören Soika

Dr

Editor-in-Chief International Reports (Ai)

soeren.soika@kas.de +49 30 26996 3388

Rana Taskoparan

Rana Taskoparan

Referentin Kommunikation und Vermarktung

rana.taskoparan@kas.de +49 30 26 996 3623

Fabian Wagener

Fabian Wagener

Desk Officer for Multimedia

fabian.wagener@kas.de +49 30-26996-3943