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Indigenous Peoples Links Foreign Policy Centre Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies - Tufts Universit Home Foreign Policy In Focus | Home Home page — Oxford Refugee Studies Centre Third World Traveler, third world, United States foreign policy, Africa Governance Initiative This year AGI celebrates five years since starting in Sierra Leone and Rwanda. Today the organisation is working in 7 countries across Africa and continuing to grow. In April Tony Blair and AGI Director Andy Ratcliffe joined World Bank President Jim Kim, Michael Barber and others for a day of discussions on how governments can best deliver change for their people. Learn more, and watch the main event with Tony Blair here.

American Diplomacy | Established 1996 American Diplomacy is published in cooperation with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense and with the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. EDITOR: Csaba T. Chikes Announcements New LINK Print Edition of 2013 Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange Now Available: New LINK Our readers will be interested to learn that, as of yesterday, one can get on Kindle all three of the books published so far by our frequent contributor, Ambassador (ret.) “Diplomacy is seduction in another guise, Mr. Senior Diplomats Call for Rejection of Ambasssadorial Nominees: "Minimal Demonstrated Qualifications for Their Posts" LINK March 5th 2014 AFSA Governing Board Resolution Political Appointments to Ambassadorships by Ambassador (ret.) In Memoriam William Dale A Diplomat's Handbook AFSA's Memorial Marker U.S.

Home Middle East Forum RePEc: Research Papers in Economics Trinicenter.com Obama's Arrogant Interference in Venezuela and Resistance by A Participatory Democracy By Arnold August February 23, 2014 - democracycuba.com On February 19, 2014, at a Press Conference by President Obama, President Peña Nieto (Mexico), and Prime Minister Harper (Canada), in Toluca, Mexico, Obama stated: “In Venezuela, rather than trying to distract from its own failings by making up false accusations against diplomats from the United States, the government ought to focus on addressing the legitimate grievances of the Venezuelan people. So, along with the Organization of American States, we call on the Venezuelan government to release protestors that it’s detained and engage in real dialogue. And all parties have an obligation to work together to restrain violence and restore calm.” www.whitehouse.gov How can Obama say that the accusations against U.S. diplomats for interfering in the internal affairs of Venezuela are false?

Centre for Law and the Environment New book on EU environmental law By Centre for Law and Environment , on 14 April 2014 Centre member Maria Lee has published EU Environmental Law, Governance and Decision-Making with Hart Publishing, A vast and diverse body of EU law addresses an enormous range of environmental matters. This book examines a number of areas of substantive EU environmental law, focusing on the striking preoccupation of EU environmental law with the structure of decision-making. Jonathan Robinson Appointed Visiting Professor By Centre for Law and Environment , on 9 April 2014 Jonathan Robinson, currently Director of resources and Legal Services at the Environment Agency, England and Wales, has been appointed a Visiting Professor to the Faculty. Jonathan was a senior lawyer at the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, before taking up the position of Chief Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand. Jonathan’s CV

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