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Does the UK have a public diplomacy problem?

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 17, 2009 - 12:51 pm
Security - Diplomacy
I ask because the UK Ambassador to the United States identifies a sinister trend of bloodsucking Brits gracing American television and cinema screens.

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Sudan activist group targets White House affiliated Facebook networks

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 17, 2009 - 11:07 am
Rights - Darfur
A coalition of Sudan activists take out Facebook ads targeting President Obama's staff.

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Lowered expectations or raised hope at Copenhagen?

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 17, 2009 - 10:06 am
Climate - COP 15
Are the downplayed expectations heading into next month's climate talks a positive or negative development?

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U.S. to join ICC as an observer

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 16, 2009 - 1:50 pm
Security - International Criminal Court
Big news for the cause of international justice, human rights, and deterring war crimes: the United States has agreed to participate, as an observer, in the International Criminal Court.

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UN Plaza: Searching for middle ground in Honduras

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 16, 2009 - 9:21 am
Security - Interviews
In this edition of UN Plaza, I chat with Peter Hakim of the Inter-American Dialogue about what has happened in Honduras since the coup, and how American-led diplomacy stumbled.

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It's official: No full Copenhagen climate treaty

Aaron Wiener - Nov 15, 2009 - 3:04 pm
Climate
Bearish on the prospects for a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders have decided to put off a full treaty for at least a year and instead aim for a less sweeping, "politically binding" agreement next month

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Afghanistan prepares to fight swine flu

Alanna Shaikh - Nov 15, 2009 - 1:04 pm
Health
Afghanistan's first death from swine flu was reported on October 18. Since then, at least ten more people have died in Kabul.

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El Baradei on Charlie Rose

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 13, 2009 - 11:10 am
Security - Non-Proliferation
Out going IAEA chief sits down with Charlie Rose

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Bye bye Greenland

Matthew Cordell - Nov 13, 2009 - 8:44 am
Climate
The contraction of Greenland's ice sheet has accelerated to an alarming rate according to a new article published in Science.

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Progress - and Gaps - in Women's Health

Alanna Shaikh - Nov 13, 2009 - 12:44 am
Women - Maternal Health
Eastern Europe and Central Asia have made substantial progress on women's health, but there is still a long way to go to meet the MDGs.

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