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Welcome to Around the World! This week we announce our November/December 2013 edition: "Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data".


November/December 2013: Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

November/December 2013: Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

The Diplomatic Courier announces our November/December 2013 edition: "Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data", featuring a special focus on American Cities by the Mayors of Chicago, San Antonio, Houston, Indianapolis, and Phoenix. Don't miss great stories like “Metro Diplomacy,” “Solutions to Human Trafficking,” and “Taming Asia’s Megacities” in this month's issue. Download your copy to your Apple or Android device here!


Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

The city has a seductive power in international affairs. ‘Big data’ is likely to bring even more ‘urban’ into diplomatic discussions. Read more about it here.


Russia’s Energy Policy: Expanding Influence

Russia’s Energy Policy: Expanding Influence

Russia’s growing international prominence is inextricably linked to its natural energy resources. The future of energy security for both Europe and Russia lies in the diversification of energy resources and in moving away from a dependence on fossil fuels. Read more about it here.


Impact of a New German Government on the European Union

Impact of a New German Government on the European Union

A Grand Coalition following Germany's elections will have to show the German population that there is benefit in both a common currency and in the EU to ensure that the skepticism of being the “German cash cow for Europe” is not deepened. Read more about it here.


Georgia: Elections Mark the End of the Saakashvili Era

Georgia: Elections Mark the End of the Saakashvili Era

The October 27th Georgian presidential elections marked the end of the Mikheil Saakashvili era in the country. While the people have clearly chosen democracy and the country has improved under President Mikheil Saakashvili, there is still progress to be made. Read more about it here.


Foreign Investment in Georgia: Opportunities Abound

Foreign Investment in Georgia: Opportunities Abound

Georgia currently ranks 9th out of 185 countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings—ahead of all but 3 members of the G20. This is a remarkable achievement for a country which emerged from the state-run economy of the Soviet Union less than 22 years ago. Read more about it here.


Around the Web

The international spying scandal brought on by revelations from NSA leaker Edward Snowden continues to spread. In the European Union, the European Parliament is considering its next course of action, and actions ranging from withdrawing from TTIP discussions to imposing sanctions against the United States have all been proposed. Meanwhile, the United States is not the only country in hot water. The British Ambassador to Germany has been called to speak with Germany's foreign ministry over allegations of a listening post on the Embassy's roof. After its outrage at the NSA spying revelations from the United States, Brazil admitted yesterday to spying on diplomats from countries including the U.S., Russia, and Iran as part of a domestic program launched under former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 10 years ago.

This Week in History

1952: The United States explods the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.

1979: As militants storm the United States Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian hostage crisis begins.

1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards.

The views presented in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other organization.

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November 5, 2013

Welcome to Around the World! This week we announce our November/December 2013 edition: "Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data".


November/December 2013: Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

November/December 2013: Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

The Diplomatic Courier announces our November/December 2013 edition: "Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data", featuring a special focus on American Cities by the Mayors of Chicago, San Antonio, Houston, Indianapolis, and Phoenix. Don't miss great stories like “Metro Diplomacy,” “Solutions to Human Trafficking,” and “Taming Asia’s Megacities” in this month's issue. Download your copy to your Apple or Android device here!


Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

Urban Science and the Challenge of Big Data

The city has a seductive power in international affairs. ‘Big data’ is likely to bring even more ‘urban’ into diplomatic discussions. Read more about it here.


Russia’s Energy Policy: Expanding Influence

Russia’s Energy Policy: Expanding Influence

Russia’s growing international prominence is inextricably linked to its natural energy resources. The future of energy security for both Europe and Russia lies in the diversification of energy resources and in moving away from a dependence on fossil fuels. Read more about it here.


Impact of a New German Government on the European Union

Impact of a New German Government on the European Union

A Grand Coalition following Germany's elections will have to show the German population that there is benefit in both a common currency and in the EU to ensure that the skepticism of being the “German cash cow for Europe” is not deepened. Read more about it here.


Georgia: Elections Mark the End of the Saakashvili Era

Georgia: Elections Mark the End of the Saakashvili Era

The October 27th Georgian presidential elections marked the end of the Mikheil Saakashvili era in the country. While the people have clearly chosen democracy and the country has improved under President Mikheil Saakashvili, there is still progress to be made. Read more about it here.


Foreign Investment in Georgia: Opportunities Abound

Foreign Investment in Georgia: Opportunities Abound

Georgia currently ranks 9th out of 185 countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings—ahead of all but 3 members of the G20. This is a remarkable achievement for a country which emerged from the state-run economy of the Soviet Union less than 22 years ago. Read more about it here.


Around the Web

The international spying scandal brought on by revelations from NSA leaker Edward Snowden continues to spread. In the European Union, the European Parliament is considering its next course of action, and actions ranging from withdrawing from TTIP discussions to imposing sanctions against the United States have all been proposed. Meanwhile, the United States is not the only country in hot water. The British Ambassador to Germany has been called to speak with Germany's foreign ministry over allegations of a listening post on the Embassy's roof. After its outrage at the NSA spying revelations from the United States, Brazil admitted yesterday to spying on diplomats from countries including the U.S., Russia, and Iran as part of a domestic program launched under former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 10 years ago.

This Week in History

1952: The United States explods the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.

1979: As militants storm the United States Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian hostage crisis begins.

1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards.

The views presented in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other organization.