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Mabel van Oranje
Mabel van Oranje is International Advocacy Director of the Open Society Institute.
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Empowering Europe
Martti Ahtisaari, Joschka Fischer, Mabel van Oranje and Mark Leonard Series: Europe at Home and Abroad 2007-09-28Barring a last-minute change of heart, European heads of government will agree this month to beef up the EU’s foreign policy machinery by strengthening the role of the EU High Representative. But this welcome institutional innovation begs a more fundamental question: is Europe serious about having a coherent and vigorous foreign policy?... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 29965
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Appeasing Serbia
Mabel van Oranje and Nataša Kandic Series: Human Rights 2007-05-18The West has opted for a softer approach towards Serbia, admitting it to NATO's Partnership for Peace in December 2006, and now allowing it to lead the Council of Europe for six months. But this will do little to strengthen democratic forces in Serbia--and much to strengthen the position of hard-liners who refuse to hand over indicted war criminals.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 15118
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The Time is Now to Fight Disease
Mabel van Oranje and Zackie Achmat Series: Human Rights 2005-03-14It is possible for a child born just ten years from now to live in a world where AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are on the wane. But this can only happen with considerable investment. Now. Otherwise, today’s grim picture will only get worse. Each day, these diseases kill 16,000 people—devastating entire communities and plummeting countries deeper into poverty. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 23686
