Globalization

Canada and the world - The diplomat dilemma


Related: Canada in the world ; The Arctic and Canada’s Foreign Policy
May 20, 2008
More than ever, we need able diplomats and negotiators to ensure that Canada is heard and listened to in international fora and diplomatic circles.
Canada’s declining role in Foreign affairs is closely related to the decline in prestige […]

Wednesday Night #1366 - The Report


We talked about the moon which made me think about Odysseus who must have spent a lot of time looking at it as he was trying to find his way home. We are trying to find our way out of the energy problem and are looking at the moon again. We talked about nations being […]

The Cognitive Age, David Brooks


The globalization paradigm has led, in the political arena, to a certain historical narrative: There were once nation-states like the U.S. and the European powers, whose economies could be secured within borders. But now capital flows freely. Technology has leveled the playing field. Competition is global and fierce.
New dynamos like India and China threaten American […]

Wednesday Night in Athens


Dear Diana and David,

Greetings from Athens. We are having our Athens-3 Conference starting this Wednesday 2 April until Saturday 5th of April at the Latsis Foundation Headquarters at Pallas Athena. I am enclosing the final program NSOA Programme which includes the underlying problematique. You might also be pleased to know that Wednesday Night will […]

The Globalization Index 2007


Hong Kong, Jordan, and Estonia Debut Among the Top 10 in Expanded Ranking of the World’s Most Globalized Countries
Singapore Remains in Top Spot, United States Falls Four Places Despite Continued Strength in Technology
Foreign Policy
November/December 2007
For the seventh year, FOREIGN POLICY partners with A.T. Kearney to measure countries on their economic, personal, technological, and political integration. […]

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism


Forcing change on the weak
Economists’ shock therapy harms many, Naomi Klein says
PAT DONNELLY, The Gazette
Naomi Klein, of No Logo fame, has come out with a sweeping analysis claiming that extreme capitalism, methodically enforced upon disaster-stricken countries by global corporations, is a threat to us all.
In The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Klein brings […]

Kimon Valaskakis OWN Citation


Ambassador Kimon Valaskakis
In recognition of your important contribution to […]

Wednesday Night #974 - Politics & Globalization with updates


1 November 2000

If you have survived last Sunday’s “October Fool” snowfall along with the goblins of Halloween, come and enjoy the wit and wisdom of Herr Doctor Daddy Professor Rick Schultz, Political Science Fiction commentator extraordinaire. And surely the elections, North and South of the border will provide ample fodder.
We are […]

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