US presidential election 2012

Obama re-elected as US president Business Day 7 November 2012

Obama's new term: How much will US policy change? Mail and Guardian 7 November 2012

Zapiro 7 November 2012 in Mail and Guardian

South African government reaction

The world has much riding on the US election BY JOSEPH STIGLITZ, 05 NOVEMBER 2012

Obama gets second chance to change America Timeslive 7 November 2012

NEW REFERENCE BOOKS

Have a look at the following important reference books we received:

Europa World Yearbook 2011:

Includes "detailed country surveys containing the latest analytical, statistical and directory information for over 250 countries and territories.

For more than eighty years since its first publication, the Europa World Year Book has been the premier source of contemporary political and socio-economic analysis for library reference shelves, offering timely information with a global reach.

Brand new content for 2011 includes:

• a detailed discussion of the political transition in Kyrgyzstan following the uprising of April 2010, including an extensive description of the new constitutional text
• coverage of recent events in Côte d'Ivoire following the disputed presidential election of November 2010, plus information on the return to civilian government following the military coups in Guinea and Niger
• expert analysis of the anti-government uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa and the conflicts in Libya, as well as detailed background information on the political and economic affairs in the affected countries
• 2010 census results for numerous territories, ranging from Oman to the USA, with expanded demographic sections for many countries." (Amazon.com)

SIPRI Yearbook 2011:

The 42nd edition of the SIPRI Yearbook includes coverage of developments during 2010 in
Major armed conflicts
Multilateral peace operations
Military expenditure

• Arms production
• International arms transfers
• World nuclear forces, and stocks and production of fissile materials
• Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation
• Reducing security threats from chemical and biological materials
• Conventional arms control and military confidence building
  Strategic trade controls
• Multilateral arms embargoes

as well as special studies on

• Corruption and the arms trade
• Resources and armed conflict
• The fragile consensus in peace operations
  and extensive annexes on
• Arms control and disarmament agreements
• International security cooperation bodies
• Events during 2010 in the area of security and arms control (SIPRI.ORG)

World Disasters Report 2011- Focus on hunger and malnutrition

World Disasters Report 2011- Focus on hunger and malnutrition

PTO 111 ASSIGHNMENT

Suggestions for your assignment:

 Butler, A. 2009. Contemporary South Africa. 2nd ed. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.    GV 968.066 BUTLER

Cover feature: South Africa Inc.

Country forecast South Africa July 2010

South Africa Yearbook 2009/2010

South Africa Millennium Development Goals 2010

The Potential of Social Media to Impact Socio-Political Change on the African Continent (March 2011)

The Potential of Social Media to Impact Socio-Political Change on the African Continent (March 2011)

GeoCurrent Events: The Failure of the Failed State Index

GeoCurrent Events: The Failure of the Failed State Index: "The use of the term “failed state” has surged over the past fifteen years, as can be seen in the Google N-Gram posted above showing the..."

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Strategic Management Plan 2010-2011 (March 2011)

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Strategic Management Plan 2010-2011 (March 2011)