Sentences with phrase «global affairs world»

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The government will also provide $ 191 million over five years to Global Affairs Canada and Natural Resources Canada to support softwood lumber jobs through litigation under the World Trade Organization and the NAFTA dispute settlement mechanisms.

Foreign Affairs LIVE convenes the world's foremost policymakers, business leaders and public intellectuals to discuss the most important global, regional and industry developments of our day.

By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan extended its domination to the global electronics industry as it manufactured the majority of the world's consumer electronics products and introduced innovative and revolutionary new products such as the pocket transistor radio, the VHS recorder and the Sony Walkman, which created a consumer love affair that was similar to the Apple iPod and iPhone craze of recent years.

According to Global Affairs Canada, «[the TPP] is a comprehensive, economic, strategic and balanced agreement that will increase Canada's foothold in the Asia - Pacific, a region that is expected to comprise two - thirds of the world's middle class by 2030, and one - half of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.&Global Affairs Canada, «[the TPP] is a comprehensive, economic, strategic and balanced agreement that will increase Canada's foothold in the Asia - Pacific, a region that is expected to comprise two - thirds of the world's middle class by 2030, and one - half of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.&global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.»

Here's what Pete says: Mr. Obama's speech was not a call to unity; it was a summons to his liberal base to fight — on global warming, for gay rights, for gun control, for renewable energy, and for a diminished American role in world affairs.

Many of the key contributors became high ranking officials in the subsequent Bush administration, including the vice president, secretary of defense, deputy secretary of state, under secreatary of state for global affairs, the president's chief of staff, the president of the World Bank and the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and to the UN (amongst others).

It also bears mentioning, in closing, that the gains from thinking about religion from a broader global perspective accrue not only to the academic researcher in pursuit of recondite problems to study but also to the practitioner of religion and to those whose interest in world affairs resides simply at the level of informed citizen.

Studies of cargo cults, messianic movements, and Third World millenarianism, including widely read classics such as Peter Worsley's The Trumpet Shall Sound and Bryan Wilson's Magic and the Millennium, have paid close attention to the effects of international relations on domestic religious developments.2 In increasing numbers, books have appeared on the religious situation in strategic parts of the globe, such as the Middle East and Latin America, and with growing frequency articles on American religion refer to issues such as global consciousness, nuclear disarmament, and the effects of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs.

«This means farmers are now harvesting more rice per hectare, which not only lifts them out of poverty, but it is contributing towards the world - wide challenge of feeding the estimated global population of 9 billion people in 2050,» said Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd.

My government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economic and humanitarian challenges.

It reminded me of John McCain fretting about the rising price of milk and sandwich sausage in a local US supermarket the week Obama was playing to crowds of a quarter of a million across Europe, discussing global affairs and America's place in the world.

My Government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economy and humanitarian challenges.

«In both Delaware and New York, the government can have no idea who owns a company,» said Heather Lowe, legal counsel and director of government affairs at Global Financial Integrity, a nonprofit that promotes transparency in the world financial system.

Most recently, she directed faculty and graduate affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, one of the world's leading academic and research institutions in global affairs.

«There are adequate, if not overwhelming, reasons to be concerned that the two repositories that are under debate right now are not the only places in the world where live smallpox virus still exists,» says Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Health Affairs at the US Department of Health and Human Services, and head of the US delegation to the Geneva meeting.

Anne Thompson, NBC's chief environmental affairs correspondent, moderated the expert panel, which included (from left): Heidi Cullen, a correspondent for Climate Central, a nonprofit that reports on climate science; Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and a board member of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank; Grady Gammage Jr., a practicing attorney and a senior scholar at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability; and Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

In a new article from Global Affairs, author Giuseppe Zappalà takes the reader on a flight to a world of metadata collection, nodes and lethal violence.

The Fling Encounters vision is to create a global online extra marital affair and illicit encounters dating and social networking community where members can meet a suitor anywhere in the world.

State of Affairs is another generic Washington D.C. - set thriller drawing on current events for story points (terrorist threats, hostage - taking, global unrest) in a way that feels opportunistic and, frankly, insensitive considering the real - world tragedies that are showing up in the news.

DANA MORTENSON has dedicated her professional life to educating and engaging youth in community and world affairs, to close the Global Competency gap in American education.

In the latter part of the decade, specialty - equipment manufacturers expanded into a global footprint, weathering a prolonged recession in part by turning to exports, as buyers from all over the world made the Show an international affair.

openDemocracy is an independent global media platform covering world affairs, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and encourage democratic debate across the world.

While global equity funds can be volatile and involve more risk than Canadian investments — depending on the state of world affairs, currency fluctuations and other economic and political factors — they diversify against any type of country or political risk an investor might encounter.

«With many pets living longer, we see a growing interest from veterinarians around the world in understanding the difference between aging and disease, and in learning more about helping their patients to age healthily,» said Iveta Becvarova, DVM, MS, DACVN, the director of global academic and professional affairs at Hill's Pet Nutrition.

McGraw leads a global team of legal professionals, with responsibilities for the legal affairs of Elanco around the world.

About the organizational structure of Global Tourism Economy Forum Co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism under the authorization of All - China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre and in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), all four editions of Global Tourism Economy Forum are hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government.

The capital of Germany and an immensely powerful force in the world of European politics, Berlin has shared a history with global affairs to match the influence of any other nation in the world...

Berlin City Breaks The capital of Germany and an immensely powerful force in the world of European politics, Berlin has shared a history with global affairs to match the influence of any other nation in the world... Jersey In Autumn As autumn draws in many turn to Jersey as a destination to recharge their batteries and prepare for Christmas with a late break.

She is also CEO of NoraLyn Ltd. and was Host / Producer of over 90 Time Warner Cable food shows; Editor and Columnist, Where & What in the World; Columnist, Big Blend Magazine; Co-author «Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel;» contributor, Meetings Mexico & Latin America; Contributor, Global Writes; Contributor, SOGONOW.com; Co-author, «Cooking Secrets the Why and How;» Co-author, «Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,».

Tim Hawkins, corporate affairs director at MAG, said: «The ability for passengers and businesses to reach markets around the world quickly and easily is critical to meeting the government's vision for a global Britain.

Ms. Beatrice Maille, director general, consular policy bureau, Global Affairs Canada; and Mr. David Scowsill, president and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Filled with travel brands, bloggers, tourism boards and the best speakers from across the world, this really is a truly global affair.

The Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macau 2014 (the «GTEF» or «Forum») officially commenced today (27 October) as an event hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism under the authorization of All - China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre and in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism under the authorization of All - China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre and in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Global Tourism Economy Forum is hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government.

The Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macao 2017 is hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization, co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism and coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre.

One of Foreign Policy magazine's «100 Leading Global Thinkers,» and shortlisted for the #Index100 Freedom of Expression Award 2016, she won the 2015 Herb Alpert Award, served as a Yale World Fellow, and inaugurated the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs» artist - in - residence program.

Exhibitions include Dos Mundos: Worlds of the Puerto Ricans 1973, Mira, Mira, Mira, Museum of the City of New York 1974, Ten Japanese Artists, 1975; Legacy of James Vanderzee, 1977; Sacred Artifacts: Objects of Devotion, 1982; Disinformation: The Manufacture of Consent, 1985; Repulsion: Aesthetics of the Grotesque, 1987; Foreign Affairs: Conflicts in the Global Village, 1988; Dia De Los Muertos, 1988; Prisoners of Image: Ethnic and Gender Stereotyping, 1989; Mon Reve: Haiti after the Duvaliers, 1989; Artists of Conscience, 1992; Peoples Choice: Komar & Melamid, 1994; Expansion Arts, I, II, III, 1995 - 1998; (Mickey) Mouse: An American Icon, 1998; The Artists as Patron, 1999; Honeymoon Series by Yoshio Itagaki, 2000; Between the Real and the Unreal: Recent works by Simen Johan, 2000, Genochoice an installation by Virgil Wong, 2000.

Under the umbrella of «For A Sustainable World,» fourteen Malian photographers gather to present their interpretations on the current state of global and environmental affairs.

After all, if we are the global leader in world affairs and claim to have a responsibility to depose a «brutal dictator» in Iraq on behalf of the free world, how we can we not demonstrate such global leadership on the environment?

«The oil sands are a greener alternative than some other sources from around the world,» Oliver said in news conferenceafter delivering a speech touting the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

This is what they did — these climate «scientists» on whose unsupported word the world's classe politique proposes to set up an unelected global government this December in Copenhagen, with vast and unprecedented powers to control all formerly free markets, to tax wealthy nations and all of their financial transactions, to regulate the economic and environmental affairs of all nations, and to confiscate and extinguish all patent and intellectual property rights.

Environmental Policy in 2010 Participants talked about global environmental policy and ways in which environmental issues might shape world affairs.

13:30 Rasmus Valanko, Manager, Energy & Climate, World Business Council for Sustainable Development 14:00 Michael J. Flannigan, Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Peabody Energy 14:30 Shamsuddin A. Shaikh, Chief Executive Officer, Engro Powergen 15:00 Sydney Lobo, Head - Clean Technology Projects, Tata Energy 15:30 Discussion session with Q & A

openDemocracy is an independent global media platform covering world affairs, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and encourage democratic debate across the world.

Socio (s): CBD, IAEA, UNCCD, UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNECLAC, UNHCR, UNU, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aquafed, Conservation International, Global Water Partnership, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis, International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, International Water Association, University of Dundee Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, World Business Council on Sustainable Development, World Water Council

For a nation as rich in natural wealth and resources as Brazil, this transition of power is not important merely in terms of politics or global affairs, but perhaps for something much farther - reaching — like demonstrating to the world that social and economic progress and development needn't necessarily be in conflict with the preservation of the natural world.

At HEC, he teaches the Law of the European Union, International Economic Law, EU Affairs and Global Risk Regulation at both undergraduate and master level (MBA) as well as in executive education programmes all over the world.

Having seen the success of the ATP World Tour this month, Lawyer monthly reached out to Tom Bullock, Head of Legal Affairs at ATP Media, the broadcasting arm of the global sports tournament group.

It's easy to imagine, with all the political noise and uncertainty since the start of the year, that world affairs and global business are in a state of suspense, wondering about the next steps.

The Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament, a partnership initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, has released a considerable World e-Parliament 2010 report.