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Soyen Park: For Europe to get out of the current crisis quickly and for South Korea to diversify its trading, a prompt implementation of the FTA is essential. In spite of lobbying against the agreement by certain interest groups, ratification of the FTA could greatly help Europe's exports and lower import costs for South Korea.
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Russell Miller: Joachim Gauck should be elected Germany's next President. These turbulent times are precisely the moment when Germans need the steadying hand and inspirational vision of a good President. Gauck embodies competence and vision in leadership.
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Jeremy Wysakowski-Walters: Poland must redefine its relations with Russia. Continued military provocations and brinkmanship will only lead to Poland's position worsening. While maintaining its security interests, Poland must embrace the bear. This notwithstanding, Poland should not negate its democratic ideals.
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Heinrich Bonnenberg and Jakob Schirmer: Because of its special relationship with Russia, Germany should take the lead in bringing about an Association Agreement between the EU and the Russia. Such an agreement would speed up the creation of a whole new Europe.
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Gregg Dubow: If EU member states take on more detainees, they will not only solidify the EU's human rights record, but also reduce security threats, while stepping up pressure on the US government to act. Europe's stature as a beacon of human rights stands to gain as a result.
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Stephan Vormann: The highly popular but rather hapless German Federal President Horst Köhler has left office. The events that led to Mr Köhler’s resignation shed considerable light on Germany’s unfinished ‘normalisation’ of its foreign and security policy.
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Sepideh Parsa: Tourism could help bring Iran out of its isolation. Attractive to the Iranian government for the income it generates, the contacts between the Iranian populace and foreign traveller could go a long way to reducing predjudice on both sides. Tensions could be significantly lowered.
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Jordan Brown: If South Africa manages to host a smooth World Cup, the ripple effects could be very positive for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. A positive portrayal of South Africa in the world media would help attract tourists and foreign investment. South African prosperity would boost economic development in the region.
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Donatella Scatamacchia: NATO seeks to cooperate with countries in the Mediterranean region. However, the cooperation up to now lacks substance and would benefit from the identification of a common goal such as the involvement of a greater number of Muslim countries in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.
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Olga Kolesnichenko: The Afghan economy is failing. As the international community and NATO strive to rescue the country, they should focus on developing agriculture. Outlawing poppy will solve nothing. New plants need to be introduced in the country, perhaps even genetically modified plants.
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