Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.

In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.

The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.

I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.