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German auto space bets future on hydrogen cars - GEO´ Analysis By Iain Fraser - GEO´ Reportage Editor - Gibraltar www.GEOPoliticalMatters.com Google Indexed on 220921 at 11:11 The German auto space is betting it´s future on hydrogen cars according to Reuters. While Battery is currently the flavour of the month, industry analysts are suggesting that the potential of hydrogen is vast and is that hydrogen fuel the clear way forward for clean auto energy.  This is a view shared by key German automakers including BMW (BMWG.DE) and Audi (VOWG_p.DE) who are both developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicle prototypes alongside their battery powered production lines as part of their regime to abandon mainstream fuels as they hedge their bets and try and second guess arch competitor Tesla. VW's premium Audi brand told Reuters it had assembled a team of more than 100 mechanics and engineers who were researching hydrogen fuel cells on behalf of the whole Volkswagen group, and had built a f...

EXCLUSIVE: Chance for breaking the Cycle of Violence in Afghanistan?  By Professor Ijaz Khan via www.GEOPoliticalMatters.com Google Indexed on 291221 at 11:01 CET Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan; The US and NATO have left after being defeated; Afghan National Army has collapsed; there is some resistance in Panjsher. The region and the world powers are adjusting to these facts for a new geopolitical game/ conflict in Afghanistan. But what is new about these facts? Violent changes with outsiders supporting different parties have been the history of Afghanistan and not just of the past 40 years. This cycle of violence with a few years of relative peace (in the sense of absence of violence) is known as the story of Afghanistan and educates most studies, including good academic ones. The same history provides context for most current analysis and probable future scenarios based on it. This small essay attempts to see a probability of that historic cycle of violence ending and ...