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Visegrad Cooperation – (ICD House of Arts & Culture, 16th May 2012)
The Event has been organized by Rudolf Šulík and Mária Janeková in cooperation with International Visegrad Fund (IVF) The entire ICD Team had a chance to welcome at ICD House of Arts & Culture two top officials of the IVF – Executive Director Petr Vágner and Public Relations Manager Jiří Sýkora. These distinguished guests, visiting Berlin … Continue reading
Massacre in Syria: can soft power or cultural diplomacy play any role here?
This weekend another 100 were brutally massacred in Syria including the stabbing and axing of nearly 50 children. The U.N. Security Council condemns it, of course, but can soft power or cultural diplomacy play any role here? Or is it only a matter for hard power and military intervention? I would be grateful for your … Continue reading
“Arab Spring”: Classifying the Uprisings in Egypt
By Randa Imbrahim (Political Researcher at Cairo University, Faculty of Economy and Political Sciences) Egypt Between Economic Difficulties and Political Instability Since the 2011 emergence of uprising and revolution in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) there has been a question of classifying these incidents all under one label as the “Arab Spring”. Not … Continue reading
Comment on Cultural Diplomacy by Dr. Nazar al Baharna (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain)
By Dr. Nazar al Baharna (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain; ICD Advisory Board Member) Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” – Jalal Ad-Din Rumi For thousands of years, it was the nature of human beings to use violence to settle their ultimate differences. Likewise, … Continue reading
Obama Takes a Stance
By Cat Knoerr, ICD Intern Wednesday 09 May 2012 marked a historical event within the United States when Barack Obama became the first president to publically express his support for same-sex marriage. In a nationally televised interview, Obama stated, “It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that– I think same-sex couples should … Continue reading
The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy (Berlin, Geneva, Washington D.C., June 1st – June 28th, 2012)
Welcome The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 is the world’s leading and largest event in the field of cultural diplomacy. The Symposia 2012 will include five large-scale events incorporating the fields of cultural diplomacy, international politics and economics, and international human rights. The events will take place in three different countries throughout the entire … Continue reading
Restricted Immigration in Europe
By Sabina Kulic, ICD Intern The term ″human rights″ indicates a broad range of rights as ″nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by law″ which is quoted in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Some rights are given to an individual at birth, whereas others may additionally be … Continue reading
The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy
By Erna Hennicot Schoepges (Vice Chairman of the ICD Advisory Board; Former Minister of Culture of Luxembourg) Whether the emerging European Dream can offer an alternative vision more able to accommodate the tumultuous changes occurring in the world today, from the globalization of the economy and rising unemployment to the spread of religious terrorism, remains to … Continue reading
Euro Default?
In the week that the European Union celebrates its 55th Anniversary, the stability of Euro currency is at risk more than ever. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble announced today that the euro area could handle Greece dropping out. “The risks of contagion for other countries of the euro zone have been reduced and the euro zone as a whole … Continue reading
Official Visit of the Slovenian Prime Minister to Germany – Janez Janša (Chairman of the ICD Initiative for Human Rights & Global Peace) meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel and ICD Director Mark C. Donfried
During his official two-day visit to Germany, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pointed out after talks in Berlin on Wednesday that Slovenia and Germany had the same views on tackling the eurozone crisis. Before his meeting with Chancellor Merkel, Mr. Janša visited the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, where he was interviewed by ICD Director Mark C. Donfried … Continue reading
