• International Club of the German Foreign Office
  
  
• German Council of Foreign Relations
  dgap
  Leading German think-tank for international problems.
  
  
• Association for Market Economy/ Berlin/ Bonn
  vfw-berlin-mitte
  Lobby association founded in 1955 at Bonn, then West German capital, to support legislation in favor of market economy.
  
  
• German-Atlantic Council
  deutscheatlantische
  gesellschaft
  Association working for best relationships between Germany,the U.S.A.,and NATO.
  
  
• Council for Defence & Security Politics
  gfw-ev
  A think tank associated with the German army dealing with German military and defense topics (in German only).
  
  
• British-German Sociery
  debrige
  Association established after WWII to promote Anglo-German relations.
  
  
• Economic Council for Central Berlin
  wirtschaftskreis-mitte
  A business organization uniting some of the most important companies in central Berlin, including a few global players.
  
  
• Association of the Friends & Sponsors for the Museum of German Movies and TV History
  filmmuseum-berlin
  I highly recommended a visit if you have time here in Berlin!

bundestag
Link to German parliament and all its branches and activities

auswaertiges-amt
The German Foreign Office

berlin-wilhelmstrasse
What's going on in my historic street - in German only :-(

TRAVEL:

cunard
In my opinion the world's best way to cross the North Atlantic in grand style - impeccable service.

lonelyplanet
The "bible" for the independent traveler - worked great for me in Russia,South America,and the Carribean.

timeout
A second "bible" - this one slightly more for the traveler staying in hotels rather than hostels.

www.monocle.com
International quality magazine for the frequent traveler

FOR ALTERNATE WORLDS:

jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/globaltext
A different view of the world - entertaining and educating

Other interesting links:

sierra leone
The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration to perform ship registration activities with effect from April 18, 2005.

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