Welcome to Around the World! This week we feature a stab at "Person of the Year" for the year 2100, explore solutions to human trafficking, and examine the role of cities in climate change.
 | The World in 2050: Talent Mobility and the Future of Jobs A global war for talent is beginning, and it will only intensify. Join Diplomatic Courier, STEMconnector, and the Cumberland Center in our high-level discussion, "Talent Mobility and the Future of Jobs", as we look to the year 2050. Only a few spaces left -- request your invitation, or purchase a table today! |
 | Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (2014 – 2100) Time magazine has selected a Person of the Year since 1927, who—for better or worse—has done the most to influence the events of that year. Wikistrat analysts look ahead to predict what global trends and leaders will be worth of recognition. Read more, here. |
 | Buckle Up—The World is Changing Its Mind! With technology advancements, people around the world can participate in and contribute to decision-making. Leaders need to learn how to adapt to this new world, writes Ambassador Stewart Holliday of the Meridian International Center. Read more about it here. |
 | Solutions to Human Trafficking: Exploring Local Alternatives There is a dire need for more action protecting those who are daily effected by exploitation. State and local governments need anti-trafficking coalition building, educational outreach, direct service to victims, and collaboration with other national and international organizations in the global fight against human trafficking. Read more about it here. |
 | Micro Solutions for Macro Challenges There is nothing so influential, so central to our daily lives as our immediate physical environment. Our environment influences and shapes our behavior to such a great extent that its design deserves a prominent place in the discussions about conflict management, foreign policy, and diplomatic relations. Read more about it here. |
 | Climate Change Improving Cities and Lives A link exists between “mitigating climate change and broader economic, social, and environmental benefits”. Cities can play a leading role in designing policy to address all these areas. Read more about it here. |
Around the Web
Shortly after the announcement that the United States government would not consider amnesty for Edward Snowden in exchange for a stop to his documents leak, a federal district court judge ruled that the NSA program which systematically records of all phone calls made in the U.S. is likely unconstitutional. The New York Times reports the judge described the program's technology "as 'almost Orwellian' and suggest[ed] that James Madison would be 'aghast' to learn that the government was encroaching on liberty in such a way."
The president of South Sudan said that his forces had spent the night fighting with a military faction loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, but had managed to hold off the forces. "Justice will prevail and those attackers are being pursued," President Salva Kiir said. "This was an attempted coup but it failed."
This Week in History
1948: The U.N. General Assembly adopts its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1981: Poland imposes martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. Martial law did not formally end until 1983.
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Around the World!
December 17, 2013
Welcome to Around the World! This week we feature a stab at "Person of the Year" for the year 2100, explore solutions to human trafficking, and examine the role of cities in climate change.
| The World in 2050: Talent Mobility and the Future of Jobs A global war for talent is beginning, and it will only intensify. Join Diplomatic Courier, STEMconnector, and the Cumberland Center in our high-level discussion, "Talent Mobility and the Future of Jobs", as we look to the year 2050. Only a few spaces left -- request your invitation, or purchase a table today! |
| Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (2014 – 2100) Time magazine has selected a Person of the Year since 1927, who—for better or worse—has done the most to influence the events of that year. Wikistrat analysts look ahead to predict what global trends and leaders will be worth of recognition. Read more, here. |
| Buckle Up—The World is Changing Its Mind! With technology advancements, people around the world can participate in and contribute to decision-making. Leaders need to learn how to adapt to this new world, writes Ambassador Stewart Holliday of the Meridian International Center. Read more about it here. |
| Solutions to Human Trafficking: Exploring Local Alternatives There is a dire need for more action protecting those who are daily effected by exploitation. State and local governments need anti-trafficking coalition building, educational outreach, direct service to victims, and collaboration with other national and international organizations in the global fight against human trafficking. Read more about it here. |
| Micro Solutions for Macro Challenges There is nothing so influential, so central to our daily lives as our immediate physical environment. Our environment influences and shapes our behavior to such a great extent that its design deserves a prominent place in the discussions about conflict management, foreign policy, and diplomatic relations. Read more about it here. |
| Climate Change Improving Cities and Lives A link exists between “mitigating climate change and broader economic, social, and environmental benefits”. Cities can play a leading role in designing policy to address all these areas. Read more about it here. |
Around the Web
Shortly after the announcement that the United States government would not consider amnesty for Edward Snowden in exchange for a stop to his documents leak, a federal district court judge ruled that the NSA program which systematically records of all phone calls made in the U.S. is likely unconstitutional. The New York Times reports the judge described the program's technology "as 'almost Orwellian' and suggest[ed] that James Madison would be 'aghast' to learn that the government was encroaching on liberty in such a way."
The president of South Sudan said that his forces had spent the night fighting with a military faction loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, but had managed to hold off the forces. "Justice will prevail and those attackers are being pursued," President Salva Kiir said. "This was an attempted coup but it failed."
This Week in History
1948: The U.N. General Assembly adopts its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1981: Poland imposes martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. Martial law did not formally end until 1983.
