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U.N.'s Dollar-a-Year Jobs Under Critical Scrutiny
Clinton :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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IPS Articles Over the years, there have been scores of special envoys, including former U.S. president Bill Clinton who oversees Haiti; Terje Rod-Larsen, a Norwegian diplomat who was the U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process and
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Time to revisit the Vienna Convention
Brussels :: Belgium | 1 month ago
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They say that this aggressive approach is in keeping with new standards of humanitarian and labour laws. However, its selective, self-serving and at times unscrupulous application belies these tall claims. These countries are also taking care to
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U.S. Ambassador To Cambodia Thinks Diplomatic Immunity Covers What He Just Did
Madison :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Todd said that if memory served, the thing he just did is almost certainly covered under the provisions of diplomatic immunity. While I would need to consult the exact wording of the 1961 Vienna Convention again to confirm, I'm fairly confident that
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Public diplomacy adds soft touch for China
Beijing :: China | 1 month ago
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife has received increasing attention for not only her attire, but also her good-will activities during the presidential visit to four nations, a soft-toned diplomatic gesture to boost China's image. Upon arrival in
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Linda ��tucbartov�� talks to leading Czech personalities about the key to a successful career
Prague :: Czech Republic | 2 months ago
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Czech personalities about the key to a successful career There are now many guidebooks on how to achieve career success in your chosen profession, most of them crammed with tips on how to dress, how to behave, and how to get promoted. A new book out
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Italy asks its nationals in India to remain cautious
Rome :: Italy | 2 months ago
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In an advisory, issued two days after it formally told India about its decision not to send back the two marines facing homicide charges, Italy also asked its nationals to stay away from any crowd. "In connection with any protests, especially in the
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Global cacophony is more probable than global order
Paris :: France | 2 months ago
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The Daily Star In his masterpiece Diplomacy, Henry Kissinger describes, probably too idyllically, the international balance-of-power system that, following the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15, produced what came to be called the Concert of Europe. As
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UN warns of human rights violations in DPR Korea
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
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Marzuki Darusman, said his latest report identified nine patterns of violation in the country, some of which amount to crimes against humanity. The nine patterns are: violation of the right to food; torture; arbitrary detention; violations of human
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Diplomat says Zygier case highlights consular assistance limits
Canberra :: Australia | 3 months ago
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52 A former diplomat says the Prisoner X case highlights government limitations when giving consular assistance to Australians with dual citizenship. Ben Zygier is believed to have worked for Israel's spy agency Mossad before being arrested and
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'Diplomacy' game inventor dies
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic
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