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duckofminerva.com image from article This is a guest post from Eric Van Rythoven. Eric Van Rythoven recently finished his PhD at Carleton University studying emotion, world politics, and security. His work is published in Security Dialogue and European Journal of International Relations.The Trudeau government is in crisis. Yesterday morning Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s former Attorney General recently demoted to Minister of Veterans Affairs, resigned from cabinet. The resignation comes on the heels of a Globe and Mail report that someone in the Prime Minister’s Office allegedly attempted to influence Wilson-Raybould in her decision to prosecute SNC Lavalin. A politically connected and influential engineering firm based in Quebec, SNC Lavalin is currently mired in charges of fraud and bribery in relation to its work in Libya. As recently as Monday night Trudeau expressed “full confidence” in Wilson-Raybould, saying that her continuing presence in cabinet “should speak for itself”.By ..

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borkena.com, February 14,2019; see also Eritrean Public Diplomacy team in Addis Ababa. Concerts planned in four cities for Eritrean musicians ; the last one which is on February 21 will be in Addis Ababa. Photo credit : EBC As Ethiopia and Eritrea are deepening relations, Eritrean public and cultural diplomacy [JB emphasis] team has arrived in Addis Ababa earlier today, disclosed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.The team which is composed of 55 Eritreans from different cultural, professional and other backgrounds is pursuing motives of strengthening historical as well as people-to-people relations between the two countries.In its sojourn in Ethiopia, the team will take part in a range of events and concerts in different parts of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Hawassa and Bahir Dar are among cities where the public diplomacy team will attend events and musical concerts.During arrival at Bole International Airport, the team was welcomed by Ambassador Redwan Hussien (Ethiopian Ambassad..

pacificcouncil.org FEBRUARY 13, 2019By: Mietek Boduszynski In: Middle East & North Africa National Security & Defense Foreign Policy & Diplomacy The securitization of U.S. diplomatic missions around the world remains a significant, even growing, challenge. Indeed, it is part of a larger phenomenon, one that preceded the Trump administration: the undermining of State Department influence and the militarization of U.S. diplomacy in the post-Cold War era, poignantly documented in the journalist Ronan Farrow’s recent book, War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.These are realities that will outlast the Trump administration, and thus need to remain part of the discussion if America and Americans truly believe that diplomacy and public diplomacy [JB emphasis] should remain a central part of the national security toolkit.After 9/11, the securitization of U.S. diplomatic missions went far beyond moving embassies outside city centers and reinforcing them aga..

uscpublicdiplomacy.org, Feb 12, 2019 uncaptioned image from entry Digital technologies are not simply influencing the existing practice of public diplomacy [JB emphasis] —the field itself has been fundamentally reshaped.Oxford researcher Ilan Manor has authored a new book, The Digitzation of Public Diplomacy, out now as part of the Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy co-edited by CPD Faculty Fellows Kathy Fitzpatrick and Philip Seib.Manor's book uses case studies to frame digitalization as a long-term process in which the values, norms, goal and aims of the field are re-thought within the context of a transformed digital society, comprising institutions, practitioners and audiences."When examining how digital technologies influence the practice of public diplomacy, scholars often explore how technology facilitates or disrupts diplomatic activities," writes Manor. "This book offers a different departure point by arguing that one cannot understand the influence of d..

uscpublicdiplomacy.org The USC Center on Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] is pleased to welcome Katarzyna Pisarska as CPD Visiting Scholar for the Spring 2019 semester. Pisarska brings a combination of both practice and scholarship in public diplomacy, specializing in EU foreign policy, Eastern Partnership and EU-Russia relations. She comes to USC from her position as Associate Professor at Warsaw School of Economics and the Founder & Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy in Poland. Previously, she was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow at Harvard University (2007), a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (2010), at the University of Oslo (2012) and at the Australian National University (2015). "I am truly excited to be joining the Center this academic semester," said Pisarska. "During my stay here I hope to further my scholarly research on collaborative public diplomacy, as well as share my practical experience of running a PD instituti..

nation.com, 11 Feb 2019; see also (1) (2) Image from, under the headline: The Visegrád Group Rises The United States will increase its presence in Central Europe through new cultural, economic and security initiatives, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press conference with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday. "I’m announcing new initiatives that will strengthen the US presence in Central Europe," Pompeo said. "We are increasing the support for people-to-people ties, events and exchanges [JB emphasis]. … We are also increasing support to help Hungary in its fight against corruption, strengthening law enforcement cooperation and providing mentorships training and exchanges … in all four Visegrad countries." Pompeo said the United States’ absence in the region was "unacceptable" and claimed that the country’s rivals, particularly Russia and China, have stepped in to fill the vacuum. "Today, we are reconfirming our determination for positive influence in the..

Paul Bledsoe, forbes.com Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Excerpt: Little noticed in the media circus surrounding the mere introduction of a non-binding Congressional resolution on the Green New Deal was the deletion of much-criticized and plainly unachievable mandates contained in previous GND versions. ... In fact, the more extreme provisions in the GND have served largely to provide Trump and other Republican anti-climate action forces with irresistible political fodder. Republicans hope to scare the American people into opposing sensible climate actions by invoking GND extremism ... Happily, there is no need to eliminate fossil fuels in the next decade or require only renewable energy or guarantee publi..

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, courant.com, Feb 13, 2019; see also Image (not from article) fromExcerpt: MIAMI. Haiti's man in Washington, an ambassador with seven years under his belt defending his country's image, has been recalled. At a time when Haiti is facing critical issues that need representation before the Trump administration, Paul Altidor received a letter on Tuesday informing him that his services will no longer be needed. The recall was effective immediately. "We accomplished a lot here at the embassy," Altidor said. He took Haiti's diplomatic mission on Embassy Row in Washington from a place where Haitians only went to get passports and resolve document issues to a cultural hot spot where visitors could bask in Haitian culture from art to cooking to artistry. Altidor, 45, had submitted his resignation to President Jovenel Moise a year ago. But the president had asked him to stay on, and in recent days had found himself fielding calls from concerned U.S...

Francisco Bencosme, Asia Advocacy Manager, hmedium.com/@amnestyusa; original article contains a footnote and additional photographs Image from article, with caption: A policeman gestures as Muslims arrive at for morning prayer in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Excerpt: Amnesty International USA is mobilizing its two million members and supporters behind two key pieces of human rights legislation — S. 178, the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019, and the UIGHUR Act. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and 20 other Senators introduced the Act of 2019. The UIGHUR Act of 2018 (H.R.7384) was initiated by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and four other legislators. Up to one million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities are being arbitrarily detained in so-called “re-education camps” –an afront to international human rights law. The new Congress needs to assert its leadership on this key human rights issue and swiftly pass legislation without haste. While commentary on the legislatio..