Jason
Clearly a go to source. I obviously added it to my own site. Glad I found it.
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Outside The Beltway | OTB
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com
Analysis of U.S. politics, world affairs, and public policy from an educated, thoughtful perspective
- Added on: Jul 18th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: James Joyner
- Listed in: Politics International Affairs
- Tags: obama military iraq law mccain campaign
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Celia Durkin
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009
Call for Applications
Berlin, 27th – 31st July, 2009
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009 will bring together an interdisciplinary, international group of participants with an active interest in international affairs. The weeklong program will consist of lectures and panel discussions featuring experts from the fields of academia, politics, and the private sector that will focus on the role of soft power in the international environment.
The following are a selection of the confirmed speakers for the Symposium:
· Jorge Sampaio, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Former President of Portugal (1996-2006)
· Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique (1986-2005), Former Chairperson of the African Union (2003-2004)
· Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia (1999-2007)
· Cassam Uteem, Former President of the Republic of Mauritius (1992-2002)
· Dr. Vasile Puşcaş, Romanian Minister for European Affairs
· Ints Dālderis, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
· Borys Tarasyuk, Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of the Ukraine (1998-2000, 2005-2007)
· Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of Finland (2000-2007)
Further information about the Symposium can be found under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_calendar_symposium-2009
The program brochure, including the timetable, can be found under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/articles/symposium/documents/International_Symposium_on_Cultural_Diplomacy_2009_brochure.pdf?en_calendar_symposium-2009
I would be grateful if you could pass this information on to your colleagues and inform members of your community who you feel may be interested in attending.
Much content is merely repost. Author fails to add much original insight. Site ends up feeling inane and author comes off as self-aggrandizing.
There are some interesting and provocative assertions in between other-people's stuff and author's fluff, (e.g. "[C]onfirming judges is one of a small handful of issues where party unity truly matters,") but author fails to present even badly reasoned support. I can hear somebody asking rhetorically, "Am I right?"
More than anything, I'm disappointed.
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