Welcome to Around the World! This week we feature a Gallery of Moments of Ukraine's winter of protest, discussions on youth protests in Venezuela and Cambodia, and more.
 | “All the world acknowledges and Ukraine acknowledges that the state is on the brink of civil war.” – former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, January 28, 2014. The photos circled the internet, often with descriptors such as “apocalyptic”, as the political crisis in Ukraine deteriorated. See our 'Gallery of Moments' about Ukraine here. |
 | Looking Toward the Future at the 2014 World Economic Forum "A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values, and a heart." In his opening remarks at the 2014 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, called on world leaders from all walks of life to bring their heart and soul into addressing some of the world's most difficult challenges. Read more about it here. |
 | Addressing the Skills Gap From the Employer’s Perspective: An Interview with Nafez Husseini What role does the private sector play in bridging the divide between education and employment for hundreds of thousands of youth in economically depressed areas? The Diplomatic Courier sat down with Nafez Husseini, VP of ICT and Digital Business for Consolidated Contractors Company, to discuss. Read more about it here. |
 | Youth and Civic Participation in Cambodia No longer can politicians ignore youth issues in politics. Cambodia is an important example of an international shift in politics. Read more about it here. |
 | From the Shores of Tripoli: Territorial Sovereignty and Jurisdictional Precedent In an effort to safeguard national security, the United States has undertaken a few select, high profile interventions that have challenged the sovereignty of other nations. What are the implications? Read more about it here. |
 | Towards a New Era of Public Diplomacy: Twiplomacy Public diplomacy has always been an important tool in communicating a country’s policies, values, and culture. Social media has given rise to new means and forms of public diplomacy. Read more about it here. |
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While Ukraine's upheaval and ouster of President Yanukovych has been celebrated in the West, Russia is seething. “Strictly speaking, there is nobody to speak with over there. The legitimacy of a whole range of organs of power working there raises substantial doubts,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today, Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti reported. He also called into question the legitimacy of the political transition, and some Russian leaders have called the process "dicatorial". A new presidential election is scheduled for May 25th.
After recent protests in Venezuela left 10 dead, President Nicolás Maduro called for a national dialogue of all regional and opposition governors, as well as high-level dialogues between his country and the United States, whom he blames for spearheading "a campaign to demonise, to isolate, the Bolivarian revolution" and the legacy of the late Hugo Chavez. Meanwhile, Maduro's government has been working to block images of the unrest on Twitter, even threatening to ban CNN for suggesting that unrest is affecting his country. "All 24 hours their programming is about war. They want to show the world that there is a civil war in Venezuela, when the people here are working, studying and helping their country,” he said in a video being shared across the internet.
This Week in History
1954: The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. In 2013, India is finally declared polio free.
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Around the World!
February 24, 2014
Welcome to Around the World! This week we feature a Gallery of Moments of Ukraine's winter of protest, discussions on youth protests in Venezuela and Cambodia, and more.
| “All the world acknowledges and Ukraine acknowledges that the state is on the brink of civil war.” – former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, January 28, 2014. The photos circled the internet, often with descriptors such as “apocalyptic”, as the political crisis in Ukraine deteriorated. See our 'Gallery of Moments' about Ukraine here. |
| Looking Toward the Future at the 2014 World Economic Forum "A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values, and a heart." In his opening remarks at the 2014 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, called on world leaders from all walks of life to bring their heart and soul into addressing some of the world's most difficult challenges. Read more about it here. |
| Addressing the Skills Gap From the Employer’s Perspective: An Interview with Nafez Husseini What role does the private sector play in bridging the divide between education and employment for hundreds of thousands of youth in economically depressed areas? The Diplomatic Courier sat down with Nafez Husseini, VP of ICT and Digital Business for Consolidated Contractors Company, to discuss. Read more about it here. |
| Youth and Civic Participation in Cambodia No longer can politicians ignore youth issues in politics. Cambodia is an important example of an international shift in politics. Read more about it here. |
| From the Shores of Tripoli: Territorial Sovereignty and Jurisdictional Precedent In an effort to safeguard national security, the United States has undertaken a few select, high profile interventions that have challenged the sovereignty of other nations. What are the implications? Read more about it here. |
| Towards a New Era of Public Diplomacy: Twiplomacy Public diplomacy has always been an important tool in communicating a country’s policies, values, and culture. Social media has given rise to new means and forms of public diplomacy. Read more about it here. |
Around the Web
While Ukraine's upheaval and ouster of President Yanukovych has been celebrated in the West, Russia is seething. “Strictly speaking, there is nobody to speak with over there. The legitimacy of a whole range of organs of power working there raises substantial doubts,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today, Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti reported. He also called into question the legitimacy of the political transition, and some Russian leaders have called the process "dicatorial". A new presidential election is scheduled for May 25th.
After recent protests in Venezuela left 10 dead, President Nicolás Maduro called for a national dialogue of all regional and opposition governors, as well as high-level dialogues between his country and the United States, whom he blames for spearheading "a campaign to demonise, to isolate, the Bolivarian revolution" and the legacy of the late Hugo Chavez. Meanwhile, Maduro's government has been working to block images of the unrest on Twitter, even threatening to ban CNN for suggesting that unrest is affecting his country. "All 24 hours their programming is about war. They want to show the world that there is a civil war in Venezuela, when the people here are working, studying and helping their country,” he said in a video being shared across the internet.
This Week in History
1954: The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. In 2013, India is finally declared polio free.
