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Welcome to Around the World! This week we look ahead to both the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly and the 2014 European Union elections.


September/October 2013--First Globals: Millennials and Foreign Policy

The 2013 Top 99 under 33 Foreign Policy Leaders

The Diplomatic Courier is honored to announce the 2013 class of the top 99 under 33 foreign policy professionals. This year's list features Millennials from 37 countries, at least one country from every continent except Antarctica; it encompasses attorneys, financiers, technologists, journalists, bankers, activists, and scientists—as well as diplomats, soldiers, and other government officials.

From poverty to summitry, defense to diplomacy, education to entrepreneurship, our third class of 99ers continues to prove to the world the power of breaking traditional models and thinking outside the box for new solutions to old problems. Bring a group of 99ers together, and feel the world shift.

Check out these amazing Millennials here.


Keeping Up with the 2014 Elections in the EU

Keeping Up with the 2014 Elections in the EU

In Brussels, 2014 will be a year of change. European elections will take place in May across 28 Member States, bringing 751 new Members of the European Parliament to office. Diplomatic Courier and APCO Worldwide are partnering to cover the 2014 European Union elections. Read more about it here.


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What's Hard About Being A Millennial?

What's hard about being a Millennial? Beyond rising debt and falling household income, many Millennials face challenges related more to perceptions of their generation that are difficult to survey or quantify. Watch this video to hear about the issues facing this generation from Millennials themselves, here.


Tough Decisions Ahead: The Future of Europe

Tough Decisions Ahead: The Future of Europe

The latest story in the Eurozone crisis is perhaps not just a retelling once more of an old news story, but instead is the latest slice in a tragedy of the Euro of death by a thousand cuts. Read more about it here.


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Bridging the Gap

How many bodies of water do you cross en route to your local hospital? If you have never thought about it before, there is a good chance it is because you effortlessly cruise over bridge upon bridge without ever considering the alternative. Watch this video to learn more about this issue, and what one organization is doing to fix it, here.


Kosovo's Path to Gender Equality

Kosovo's Path to Gender Equality

Kosovo may not necessarily be the first country that comes to mind in contemporary discussions of women in diplomatic leadership, but it offers lessons in development and gender equality as a post-conflict nation. Read more about it here.


Around the Web

As the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly officially opens today, world governments are preparing their official positions and talking points for the world stage. After an exchange of letters, there are whispers that U.S. President Obama and Iranian President Rouhani will meet at some point during the Summit; however, as Julian Borger of The Guardian reports, "if Obama was to meet Rouhani it [would] likely to be an orchestrated encounter in a corridor, rather than a sit-down talk, 'to give both sides deniability'."

Prime Minister Netahyahu of Israel has no such plans for reaching out to the Iranian delegation in mind, however. Instead, The New York Times reports the Israeli leader will use his UN speech to push for the issue of Iranian nuclear development to be regarded as a “credible military threat", using the situation in Syria to increase pressure on world leaders. Netanyahu plans to present four criteria for judging the advancement of the Iranian nuclear development, ultimately culminating in either military action, or the complete end of any nuclear-related activity in the Islamic Republic.

This Week in History

1993: The Oslo Accords were officially signed at a Washington ceremony hosted by U.S. President Bill Clinton. The accords proved to be divisive in both Palestinian and Israeli politics. Israel continued its construction of settlements, and under the Netanyahu administration, little progress has been made, as per his own 2001 statement that "I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders."

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September 17, 2013

Welcome to Around the World! This week we look ahead to both the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly and the 2014 European Union elections.


September/October 2013--First Globals: Millennials and Foreign Policy

The 2013 Top 99 under 33 Foreign Policy Leaders

The Diplomatic Courier is honored to announce the 2013 class of the top 99 under 33 foreign policy professionals. This year's list features Millennials from 37 countries, at least one country from every continent except Antarctica; it encompasses attorneys, financiers, technologists, journalists, bankers, activists, and scientists—as well as diplomats, soldiers, and other government officials.

From poverty to summitry, defense to diplomacy, education to entrepreneurship, our third class of 99ers continues to prove to the world the power of breaking traditional models and thinking outside the box for new solutions to old problems. Bring a group of 99ers together, and feel the world shift.

Check out these amazing Millennials here.


Keeping Up with the 2014 Elections in the EU

Keeping Up with the 2014 Elections in the EU

In Brussels, 2014 will be a year of change. European elections will take place in May across 28 Member States, bringing 751 new Members of the European Parliament to office. Diplomatic Courier and APCO Worldwide are partnering to cover the 2014 European Union elections. Read more about it here.


Screen Shot 2013-09-11 at 10.35.28 PM

What's Hard About Being A Millennial?

What's hard about being a Millennial? Beyond rising debt and falling household income, many Millennials face challenges related more to perceptions of their generation that are difficult to survey or quantify. Watch this video to hear about the issues facing this generation from Millennials themselves, here.


Tough Decisions Ahead: The Future of Europe

Tough Decisions Ahead: The Future of Europe

The latest story in the Eurozone crisis is perhaps not just a retelling once more of an old news story, but instead is the latest slice in a tragedy of the Euro of death by a thousand cuts. Read more about it here.


Screen Shot 2013-09-10 at 4.09.14 AM

Bridging the Gap

How many bodies of water do you cross en route to your local hospital? If you have never thought about it before, there is a good chance it is because you effortlessly cruise over bridge upon bridge without ever considering the alternative. Watch this video to learn more about this issue, and what one organization is doing to fix it, here.


Kosovo's Path to Gender Equality

Kosovo's Path to Gender Equality

Kosovo may not necessarily be the first country that comes to mind in contemporary discussions of women in diplomatic leadership, but it offers lessons in development and gender equality as a post-conflict nation. Read more about it here.


Around the Web

As the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly officially opens today, world governments are preparing their official positions and talking points for the world stage. After an exchange of letters, there are whispers that U.S. President Obama and Iranian President Rouhani will meet at some point during the Summit; however, as Julian Borger of The Guardian reports, "if Obama was to meet Rouhani it [would] likely to be an orchestrated encounter in a corridor, rather than a sit-down talk, 'to give both sides deniability'."

Prime Minister Netahyahu of Israel has no such plans for reaching out to the Iranian delegation in mind, however. Instead, The New York Times reports the Israeli leader will use his UN speech to push for the issue of Iranian nuclear development to be regarded as a “credible military threat", using the situation in Syria to increase pressure on world leaders. Netanyahu plans to present four criteria for judging the advancement of the Iranian nuclear development, ultimately culminating in either military action, or the complete end of any nuclear-related activity in the Islamic Republic.

This Week in History

1993: The Oslo Accords were officially signed at a Washington ceremony hosted by U.S. President Bill Clinton. The accords proved to be divisive in both Palestinian and Israeli politics. Israel continued its construction of settlements, and under the Netanyahu administration, little progress has been made, as per his own 2001 statement that "I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders."

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