Investing in Peace
Too often we have treated diplomatic positions as political/ad hoc appointments rather than careers that require institutional memory and continuous development| Karl's Notes
When construction was in full swing before the July 1 opening, the Myongsasimni Beach area was clearly lit up like a beacon. At the same time, lighting had dropped significantly around Wonsan Harbor, downtown Wonsan, and near the international airport.| Karl's Notes
Where Mafia firms were shut down, lending to legitimate businesses rose by between 0.8 per cent and 2.1 per cent.| Karl's Notes
Too often we have treated diplomatic positions as political/ad hoc appointments rather than careers that require institutional memory and continuous development| Karl's Notes
Malaysian cooking oil subsidies and EU biofuel mandates have created an arbitrage opportunity where fresh oil can be bought cheap, relabelled, and sold at a profit| Karl's Notes
The original hansas were bands of Germanic merchants who traveled together for protection against pirates at sea, robber bandits on the riverways, and bandits and brigands on land.| Karl's Notes
Putin met his former "chef" and the top commanders. "Well, you finally got your meeting," the president reportedly sneered.| Karl's Notes
Military briefing: India and Pakistan test red lines of nuclear rivalry| Karl's Notes
What is an internationally not well-known possibility is that you apparently can learn a language just by watching TV because it’s the most interesting TV available.| Karl's Notes
Since the east of Korea is much more mountainous, it’s much less densely populated, and hence leans more conservative| Karl's Notes
The youngest is Luke Hoss, a student from the far-left Die Linke and the oldest is Alexander Gauland, a former journalist from the AfD.| Karl's Notes
A scheme initially budgeted at €35 billion will end up costing Italian taxpayers €220 billion — about 12% of GDP| Karl's Notes
The main ethnic and religious groups in Syria| Karl's Notes
Some observations from a report on 'Startups backed by the EU’s Framework Programmes', recently released by dealroom.co, dealflow.eu, and EU Startups: While only 5% of the EU innovation funding (about €12B) goes directly to startups, these same startups have raised an additional €| Karl's Notes
Syria's leadership meeting high level EU officials, and USA votes with Russia in the United Nations General Assembly| Karl's Notes
They say a week is a long time in politics, let alone four years. Political landscape of Germany in 2021 and in 2025.| Karl's Notes
