For the 280 million people from 11 countries who live along the banks of the Nile, it symbolises life. For Ethiopia, a new dam holds the promise of much-needed electricity; for Egypt, the fear of a devastating water crisis.
Large hydroelectric dams are touted as a green source of electricity, but they can leave a trail of environmental damage and water insecurity.
In this interactive scientific report, Al Jazeera partnered with earth and space scientist Dr Essam Heggy to analyse the impact of large dams on the Nile as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears its completion date in 2023.
The mega-dam has triggered a major dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over access to the Nile’s vital water resources. How much will each country get and who controls the flow?
Nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc, center, fleeing her South Vietnamese village in 1972. She had ripped off her burning clothes after the village was hit with napalm.Credit…Nick Ut/Associated Press (v @nytimes Feb 17, 2020)
Photos of suffering children have the power to soften sentiment toward the “other.” Can that still happen in a polarized age?
NASHVILLE — On June 8, 1972, Nick Ut, a Vietnamese photographer working for The Associated Press, shot a now-iconic photo of children fleeing napalm mistakenly dropped on their village by South Vietnamese forces. At the center of the photo is a naked 9-year-old girl named Phan Thi Kim Phuc. She is in agony; her skin appears to be melting. None of the helmeted soldiers in the background are looking at the children. Only the photographer sees her pain. Continue leyendo →
“Toda política es local”, señaló en los años 80 Tip O’Neill, el que fuera Speaker de la Cámara de Representantes de EEUU. La política exterior y la política interior están estrechamente ligadas. Así, en el exterior se defienden intereses internos, y la marcha de la política interna determina diversos factores de la exterior. Con cada vez más agentes involucrados, no sólo el gobierno, sino las empresas, la sociedad civil, las comunidades autónomas y las ciudades, España se juega mucho en esta relación de doble dirección entre lo de dentro y lo de fuera.
US President Donald Trump‘s «America First» policy is causing concern among European leaders who differ from Washington on key issues including relations with Iran and China.
The divisions were clear at the annual Munich Security Conference where splits arose between leaders as they discussed whether the West was losing influence to other global powers.
According to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the «West is winning» and the transatlantic alliance is not dead.
But German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the US was putting its interests first at the expense of its allies.
Is US foreign policy undermining traditional alliances?
Presenter: Peter Dobbie
Guests:
Glenn Diesen – Professor of international relations at the Higher School of Economics and author of The Decay of Western Civilization and the Resurgence of Russia
Theresa Fallon – Director of the Centre for Russia, Europe, Asian Studies and a former member of the Strategic Advisors Group to NATO
Roderic Wye – Associate fellow at the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House and former counsellor and head of research on Asia at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
This visualization breaks down the 100 most spoken languages around the world, by total and native speakers. Can you find yours on the list? visualcapitalist.com
Acabo de escuchar a José Borrell diciendo en Munich que el español es el segundo idioma más hablado del mundo. Un minuto después veo este tuit con toda clase datos: Ranked: The 100 Most Spoken Languages Around the World https://www.visualcapitalist.com/100-most-spoken-languages/ …
