Wednesday-Night

January 30, 2008
From Sheila in Ahmedabad India with grassroots women embroiderers
I’m deep into research into India, in Ahmedabad, actually, a city of about six million that is seen as a powerhouse of industrial activity. It is also the headquarters of SEWA, the Self Employed Women’s Association, an organization that has organized nearly a million […]

December 17, 2007
CLIMATE CHANGE: Forward, Hopefully Past the Hurdles
Analysis by Ramesh Jaura
BONN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Despite scepticism about the ‘Bali roadmap’, the international community has come a long way in hammering out a truly global response to the serious threat posed by climate change.
But the global climate diplomacy is faced with several hurdles that […]

Thought you might appreciate this if you haven’t already seen it–the
RFE-Radio Liberty website, currently engaged in countering jihadist
propaganda, is full of interesting information that provides a new look at
the forces unleashed by the fall of Saddam (as well as the history of the
region etc.)
Specifically, attached, is their recent report on the propaganda within Iraq […]

June 25, 2007
Just a quick note from here in London. My Chatham House Briefing Paper “How climate change is pushing the boundaries of security and foreign policy” has just been released. Thought you might find it interesting. Cleo Paskal
June 26
I have been officially dubbed a foreign policy wonk by The Guardian.
I can retire now and […]

A thoughtful reaction from Blake Sutherland on the Conference Board of Canada Report: How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada.
Among the top 17 industrialized countries, Canada was ranked number 3 by the Conference Board in terms of delivering “a high-quality education to people between the ages of 5 and 25.” Only […]

“I am leaving tomorrow for two weeks in Cuba and, unfortunately, will be missing that important event. Diana and David have achieved a weekly gathering of minds where we have all learned a lot from each other. For myself, I have learned to present a financial and economic presentation from 7 minutes initially down to […]

[Editor’s note: We are truly touched by these flattering words from someone whom we admire as a wise person as well as a great writer and communicator]
Dear Diana,
Your weekly bulletins on the forthcoming wednesday nights are most interesting and well done. But the one for Wednesday night 1262 is a masterpiece. Not only does it […]