The American Passport’s Historical Journey
WEBJun 11, 2019 // A new history exhibit at the United States Bureau of Consular affairs at the U.S. Department of State, “From Pirates to Passports: A Timeless Commitment to Service,” explores this concept, illustrating the ways in which consular policies have changed to meet a society with evolving technological innovations and social norms.
Interview with Navi Pillay: Former UN High Commissioner for …
WEBOct 6, 2016 · Photo: Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs journalists on the state of human rights around the globe, at a press conference held at the UN Office in Geneva. In her opening statement, Ms. Pillay asked “all States to devote much more to making human rights a reality”. 30 June 201, Geneva, Switzerland. UN Photo/Jean-Marc ...
Russia's Power and Purpose in a New Global Order
WEBJan 9, 2021 · t seems that every four years, upon the election or re-election of a president, the United States undertakes a new Russia policy. Whether it is a “reset” or “overcharge”, intimate eye-gazing or burger diplomacy, or a strange and unrequited courtship dance, Washington attempts to recreate policy towards Moscow and consistently fails.
New UAE Citizenship Law a Milestone for the Gulf
WEBMar 4, 2021 · n January 30, the ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum announced a decision that will provide a select group of foreigners with a pathway to Emirati citizenship. Under a new amendment to the country’s citizenship law, foreigners whom the national authorities believe have made important contributions to the UAE’s ...
What Is the Global South? - diplomaticourier.com
WEBNov 09, 2023 // The term “Global South,” much like the term “emerging markets,” has been bandied about quite frequently in recent years. The term’s primary value is descriptive as shorthand, but is also used for diplomatic and political ends as China and India compete with the U.S. for global influence, so we should be …
Asia's Megacities and the Future of Geopolitics
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · The dual processes of urbanization and globalization which have produced Asia’s megacities as the foundations of geopolitical power are now reshaping those regions and global urban development on a global scale. Acknowledgments: This essay was adapted from the workshop “ Geopolitics and Urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific ” …
Countering China on the Mekong - diplomaticourier.com
WEBApr 21, 2021 · The US has been late to the game in influencing China’s Mekong activities. At a September 2020 meeting in Hanoi, the US launched the US-Mekong Partnership, outlining a framework for multilateral cooperation and pledging at least $153 million in collaborative projects with Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.
Mapping the potential trade route between Iran and China
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Mapping the potential trade route between Iran and China. racing the trajectory of attacks at the Red Sea, one could argue that since November 2023, Yemen’s Tehran–backed Houthi rebels have forced central Asian economies (among other states at the international level) to consider opening alternate …
The Power of Culture-Based Climate Action
WEBDec 11, 2023 // The climate crisis is rapidly becoming a cultural emergency, transforming not only our natural ecosystems but also our social and cultural landscapes. Culture also has a vital role to play in mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change, write Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi and Margareth Menezes.
Post-Pandemic Diplomacy is Hybrid, Proportional
WEBJun 30, 2021 · Hybrid diplomacy is the recently coined neologism to define this new combination of virtuality and in-person diplomacy, although its recentness is not preventing heated debates on whether and how both worlds will coexist. A great deal of this cohabitation controversy has to do with the lasting and …
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