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National libraries of Iran and Zimbabwe sign MOU
Iran’s National Library and Archive and the National Archives of Zimbabwe inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for further cooperation on Saturday in Harare. Strengthening bilateral relations with African countries is one of the primary programs of Iran’s government and enhanced cultural ties influence both countries involved in the relationship.
UK - MFA - The global change we need: Campaigning Diplomacy
A central premise of the Obama Presidency is that the solution of our problems involves not just a new partnership between states but a new partnership between state and citizen. This theme is all the more important because in the last decade, the political classes across established democracies have engaged in a familiar lament.
Why it is in U.S.’s interests to promote democracy in Singapore
Mr Obama should send a strong message to the entire world that such “soft” dictatorships like Singapore has no place in the free world. Through clever branding and propaganda, the Singapore government has managed to portray itself as a modern, thriving and prospering first world nation, but it still doesn’t hide the fact that it has a third world “democracy” if it is the correct word to use.
Freedom Without Walls: Campus Weeks Events
Thirty universities across the United States are participating in the Freedom Without Walls program via campus weeks that include lectures, workshops, concerts and film screenings, as well as speech and wall art contests, all with a view to exploring the legacy of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
Fort Hood: Obama urges caution amid fears of backlash against Muslims
Obama, speaking in the White House Rose Garden after being briefed by the FBI, sought to dampen tensions, as did politicians from both the Democratic and Republican parties, the military, Muslim associations and the family of the alleged shooter, Major Nadil Malik Hasan.
Revitalizing Iraq’s Youth, One School at a Time
According to Stacy Barrios, the Kirkuk PRT chief of Public Diplomacy, the project was a combined initiative between the Kirkuk PRT, the Director General of Education, and U.S. forces in Iraq, in an effort to improve the educational infrastructure and environment in Kirkuk province. "The overall goal is to assist the Directorate of Education in fulfilling its goals in the province by helping to build its capacity to provide high quality education to all of the residents in Kirkuk province," Barrios explained.
Enchanting Taiwan at Sydney University
Not surprisingly, the University is a popular choice for Asian students, including many from Taiwan; and since the Library has a history of presenting varied and exciting exhibitions, it is an ideal showcase for the Enchanting Taiwan collection. The exhibition comprises 80 photographs. Selections have been shown in several Australian cities, but this is the first time that all of the works will be displayed together.
Blog Country Brand Index 2009 released
FutureBrand and Weber Shandwick yesterday released the new edition of the well-known Country Brand Index, undisputedly the most respected country brands index together with the Nation Brands Index. This year’s report has been pretty special for me as I (Nation-Branding.info editor Andreas Markessinis) had the honour to be elected as one of the world’s 40 country branding.
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