Two panel discussions were held on the achievements of the Authority in its first 10 years and on its future directions.

What are its tendencies over time? One way to think about this is thinking about biological organisms, which we've heard a lot about.

It is all the more important for the EU to take a more proactive role in the neighboring countries whose political orientation is not yet set in stone.

Russia and China would, however, be helpful only if America changes the current Bush administration s approach.

Until Viktor Yanukovich bludgeoned his way into Ukraine s presidency earlier this year, Ukraine was becoming emphatically European in its orientation.

The State wide television service that was launched in August has been well accepted in both entities and is now in the process of tuning its programme orientation to address the challenges of the broadcasting market.

And it is not just the developing and emerging countries that must reconsider their approach to the world. The US must do so as well.

The question that I came up with was this question what does technology want? And by that, I don't mean, does it want chocolate or vanilla? By what it wants, I mean, what are its inherent trends and biases?

China, which has increased trade with Africa five fold since 2003, has played a leading role in this turnaround, which has encouraged investors from elsewhere, including Europe and the United States, to rethink their approach to investing in Africa. This has translated into a steady flow of multibillion dollar investments in the region.

This easy money policy, backed by regulators who failed to regulate, created unprecedented housing and consumer credit bubbles in the US and other countries, notably those that shared America s policy orientation.

A more moderate Iran would also cause Turkey to reconsider its recent shift away from the West and lead Syria to rethink its foreign policy orientation, which would create a real opportunity for an Israeli peace deal with Damascus.