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Although China’s strategic position in the region is still on its track of conventionality yet the zero-sum game politics of Korean-peninsula would likely be shifted into a new direction of a new adopted policy. China has opened up its markets rightly opposite on its ideological foundation and adopted what some analysts call as a State-run-Capitalism. On the other hand, North Korea even further closed tightly its doors and stands quite opposite on the direction of China. But America and it’s traditionally ally in the region South Korea, stand somewhere in between them watching and thinking properly of how and where to push the pendulum. If America and South Korea keep preserving their existing policy of isolating North Korea and refusing to resume the six-talks unless and until North Korea officially acknowledges the Yeonpyeong incidents ; what effort China would have to adopt as to balance its Strategic interest in region as well as that of globally economic interest. Would China pre...

   Mr. President, Distinguished Ambassadors, It gives me a great pleasure to appear before the Security Council today for a third time since I took office November   last   year.   During   my   last   two appearances, I have reported to you the achievements made by the Transitional Federal Institutions, the challenges we face and the way forward.   I am delighted to continue that trend and once more provide you the latest updates and the challenges we face at this critical time. I am also, however, here to listen to the constructive views of the UN Security Council members on how we can make progress beyond the Transition phase ending in August this year. As I previously mentioned in January and in March, my government’s five main priorities have been improving security, enhancing reconciliation, completing the transitional tasks   (including the completion of our constitutional process), addressing humanitarian crisis, and promoting ...

Of course, no utopian perspective can be expected from the allegedly Kampala accord but yet; the circumstances do change along with the clouds - what is impressive today might be disgusting tomorrow and vise-verse. The Kampala meeting between the imperfect leaders suspended not only the legitimate and capable prime minister but also omitted Somalia from the orbit of political sovereignty and handed over that sovereignty to super-national individuals. Article “n” of the draft presumably deleted Somali Sovereignty and disrespected Somalis dignity, (Get access it here: http://unpos.unmissions.org/Portals/UNPOS/Repository%20UNPOS/110609%20-%20Kampala%20Accord%20(signed).pdf ) Moreover, the draft document completely have no significance for Somali people, Somali dignity as well as Somali territory. It is safe to assume that the two Sharifs are leaders just for themselves without giving priority to their larger circles and even to their close friends who are in their respective institutions...