MAGAZINE June . July . August . 2012 Vol. III - No. III FILM REVIEW CITY ANALYSIS INTERVIEW F Khuda Kay Liye - C PARIS: It is Paying the Price I An Interview with In the Name of God for being a Global City Dr Mark Chou by Amir Hamza Bangash by Fatih Eren by Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon Global Leviathan Rising: The Emergence of a Transnational Demoi’s Corporeal Form by Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon India and Israel Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Praful S. Adagale Israel’s Fear of Democracy in the Middle East by Dr. Marwan Darweish China’s Attitude May Hinder its Quest for Africa’s Natural Resources by Assoc. 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Political Reflection and its logo are trademarks of the Centre for Strategic Research and Analy- sis, which bears no responsibility for the editorial content; the views expressed in the articles are those of the aüthors. No part of this püblication may be reprodüced in any form withoüt permission in writing from the püb- lisher. VOL. 3 - NO. 3 JUNE POLITICAL “ADVANCING JULY 2012 DIVERSITY” AUGUST | REFLECTION CONTENTS 06-08………… World Stories by Aksel Ersoy COMMENTARY 011 - 014……..Global Leviathan Rising: The Emergence of a Transnational Demoi’s Corporeal Form by Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon 015 - 021……..China’s Attitude May Hinder its Quest for Africa’s Natural pp. 41 - 50 Resources by Assoc. Prof. Richard Rousseau 023 - 026……..Social Media Lessons Learned for Political Engagement by Dr. Terry Tucker TURKEY REVIEW 029 - 039……..Regional Energy Projects for Georgia - Turkey - Russia relations by Dr. Zurab Garakanidze 041 - 050……..Turkish Natural Gas Hub and Energy Security: Theory and Practice by Faig Galib Abbasov pp. 57 - 59 MIDDLE EAST REVIEW 053 - 055……..Israel’s Fear of Democracy in the Middle East by Dr. Marwan Darweish 057 - 059……..Clouds of War over Middle East? Why an attack against Iran is impossible by Panagiotis D. Andrikopoulos EUROPE REVIEW pp. 61 - 65 061 - 065……..Has the European Commission Acquired more Power due To The Euro Area Debt Crisis? by Dr. Dilek Yigit VOL. 3 - NO. 3 JUNE POLITICAL “ADVANCING JULY 2012 DIVERSITY” AUGUST | REFLECTION INTERVIEW 067 - 070……..An Interview with Dr Mark Chou: Addressing Democide and its Implications for Politics by Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon CHINA REVIEW 073 - 080……..Various Strings of Pearls: Recent Security Developments in the South China Sea and Beyond by Tilman Pradt pp. 073 - 080 081 - 087……..New Challenges, Old Recipes: Communist Propaganda for China’s Youth by Konstantinos Dionysiou Tsimonis 089 - 098……..The Needs of Further Development for Pearl River Delta by Sunny Lam EURASIA REVIEW 101 - 106……..India and Israel Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Praful S. Adagale pp. 89 - 98 107 - 113……..Russia and its Energy Monopolies by Laila Mahdiyeva 115 - 119……..My Dying Mother: Russia’s Depopulation Crisis and its Consequences by Alina A. Smyslova 121 - 123……..Bacha Khan and Nonviolence: Hope for Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Jahan Zeb GLOBAL CITY ANALYSIS 125 - 131……..PARIS: “It is Paying the Price for Being a Global City” by Fatih Eren FILM REVIEW 133 - 134……..Khuda Kay Liye - In the Name of God pp. 137 - 138 by Amir Hamza Bangash WORLD STORIES | BY AKSEL ERSOY 01/16 03/16 05/16 Netherlands Britain USA 28.04.2012 22.04.2012 14.04.2012 The government of The phone-hacking scandal sur- Rick Santorum withdrew from the Netherlands collapsed after rounding News Corporation the race for the Republican Par- Geert Wilders, a right-wing pop- took a surprising twist. Testi- ty’s presidential nomination. ulist whose Freedom Party had mony from James Murdoch to His announcement was unex- supported the coalition in par- the Leveson Inquiry, which is pected, and came after he as- liament, withdrew from budget investigating media ethics in sured supporters that he would talks. Mark Rutte, the prime Britain, suggested that the of- continue campaigning despite minister, will stay on in a care- fice of Jeremy Hunt, the govern- pressure from party bigwigs to taker role until early elections ment’s culture secretary, had pull out. Mr Santorum gave no in September. improper links with employees one specific reason for his exit, of News Corp during its bid to though his three-year-old win full control of BSkyB, a tele- daughter, who has a rare bone vision network. Mr Hunt denied disease, has been in and out of he had behaved improperly and hospital. defied calls for his resignation. 04/16 06/16 Afghanistan Turkey 21.04.2012 12.04.2012 02/16 Ukraine Insurgents Turkey protested to Syria after 25.04.2012 in Afghanistan carried out co- its forces opened fire on Syrian ordinated attacks on an unprec- refugees who were crossing the Yulia Tymoshenko, the impris- edented scale, targeting embas- border, killing at least two peo- oned opposition leader, went sies and government buildings ple. Around 24,000 Syrians on hunger strike after alleging with guns and rocket-propelled have crossed into Turkey to es- that she had been beaten and grenades in Kabul’s heavily for- cape the turmoil in their coun- forcibly transferred from prison tified diplomatic zone. Three try. The regime continued its to a hospital. Officials denied provinces outside Kabul were crackdown by shelling rebel that violence had been used. also attacked at the same time. areas. A ceasefire brokered by Separately, two opposition po- Meanwhile, photographs Kofi Annan, a former UN secre- litical parties said they would emerged of American troops tary-general, started on April join forces in October’s election apparently posing with the mu- 12th, though many observers tilated corpses of Afghan insur- doubt it will hold. gents, the latest in a series of incidents to damage America’s image in the region. 06 | Issue 11 | Political Reflection Magazine WORLD STORIES | BY AKSEL ERSOY 07/16 09/16 11/16 South Korea Falkland Islands China 10.04.2012 05.04.2012 31.03.2012 President Lee Myung-bak’s gov- In a speech on the 30th anni- Rumours persisted about the erning party kept its majority versary of the outbreak of sacking of Bo Xilai, until recent- in South Korea’s parliamentary the Falklands war, Argentina’s ly the Communist Party boss of election. The liberal-left opposi- president, Cristina Fernández, the mega-city of Chongqing in tion had hoped to gain from a called the British presence on China. It has emerged that number of corruption scandals the islands (which Latin Ameri- Wang Lijun, his police chief, that have afflicted the govern- ca calls the Malvinas) “absurd”, whose alleged attempt to defect ment. On polling day North Ko- but announced no further at the American consulate in rea reasserted its intention to measures against Britain or the Chengdu sparked events lead- launch a satellite, against UN islanders. ing to Mr Bo’s ousting, had pre- restrictions. viously sought a meeting with diplomats at the British consu- late in Chongqing. Meanwhile, the British government request- ed that China reinvestigate the death of Neil Heywood, a British businessman and family friend of Mr Bo, in China last Novem- ber. 08/16 Myanmar 07.04.2012 Myanmar’s National League for Democracy party won most of the seats it contested in by- 10/16 elections that were held in 45 Mali constituencies. Aung San Suu 03.04.2012 Kyi, the leader of the democra- cy movement, won a seat just Mali’s neighbours imposed a 12/16 outside Yangon. It was the first trade embargo in protest at a Spain time the NLD had participated recent army coup. The coup’s 30.03.2012 in an election since 1990, when leaders responded with promis- the result was overturned by es to restore the country’s dem- Spain’s ruling People’s Party the army. ocratic constitution. Tuareg re- failed to win control in elections bels meanwhile advanced from in Andalusia, the country’s big- the north, seizing the city of gest region, surprising many. Timbuktu. The result kicked off a tough week for the government, which faced a general strike as it pre- pared to deliver a harsh budget. Political Reflection Magazine | Issue 11 | 07 WORLD STORIES | BY AKSEL ERSOY 13/16 14/16 Russia North Korea 10.03.2012 03.03.2012 As expected, Vladi- North Korea agreed to mir Putin suspend both uranium- won Russia’s enrichment at its Yongbyon presidential elec- plant and further testing of tion on March 4th.