Such expressions as "weak" or "fragile" states are absent from Brazil's President Lula da Silva's domestic and diplomatic rhetoric. Instead, according to official statements of Lula's government, lawlessness, insurgency, transnational crime and terrorism, which are widely linked to state failure, are blamed on deep social causes that inflict social injustice and poverty to large portions of the world population. This article explains this proclivity of Lula's foreign policy as a result of colliding agendas prevailing inside Lula's party, and his governing coalition. The social and political bases of such divide are explored, and the process through which ideological goals prevail in his foreign agenda is described.
At first, U.S. President Barack Obama's statement after the foiled attempt to blow up Northwest Flight 253 to Detroit is deeply disappointing. "We are at war with al-Qaida. As new facts emerged -- as America and the world got to know that the suspect's own father had gone to the U.S. embassy in Nigeria to warn about his son; as it became clear the chaotic Mideast country of Yemen was harbouring a new cadre of al-Qaida terrorists -- Obama changed his tune. The war in Iraq was never a war against al-Qaida. The war in Afghanistan may have been once, but is no longer. Obama inherited those wars. He is trying to extricate the U.S. from both. In his Nobel speech, he shows he understands the ambiguity of any fight that claims it is in the interests of peace. In his recent "war" comments, he i...
Dear [Barack Obama]: Myself, being 12, I don't really pay much attention to politics, or even what's happening to Americans... but now I am starting to care. To make me care more, you could stop wars. And since I know that's way harder than the Type 4 equations we're doing in math, just try telling the world why they start. "Dear President Obama: I really like the United States, but I wouldn't live there. The country is boring. You need to spice it up. Do something totally different. I suggest painting the White House or making new laws such as, no spinach in meals, or parents can't give out chores to the oldest child. But, hey, what do I know? I'm only 12 years old." "Dear President Obama: As an American, I'm very proud to say that you're my president. I wasn't so proud of my previou...
In an interview, Gordon J. Tomiuk, president, Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC), talked about his career and his role as AIC president. In 1988, he established his own company. Rob Grycko joined the firm in 1989 as a candidate and became a partner in 1993. Their company of Tomiuk Grycko Krueger now consists of two AACIs, one CRA and two part-time support staff. Feeling that the Institute was becoming more proactive, and with the support of his partners, he decided that the time was right in 1999 to get involved with the local association. He see his role as an ambassador, a negotiator and a mediator. As the AIC strives to be better at what it does, he encourages every member to raise his or her own bar and consider the ways they can develop their careers.
The other candidates include: Tony Belcourt, President of Métis Nation of Ontario with 12 votes, Rick Laliberte, Métis citizen from northern Saskatchewan and Bruce Dumont, Métis Nation of British Columbia with 11 votes. In July of 2007, the MNC Board of Governors, made up of provincial presidents, put forward a motion to appoint Bruce Dumont as interim president until a general assembly was held. [Clem Chartier] and the president of the Manitoba Métis began legal actions against the Ontario and Alberta provincial presidents that began a long round of disputes between regional leaders. We have 37 chartered communities and we represent 60,000 people - self-identified Métis people. I take it (votes) to the table every year and it's in the by-laws that we ask for additional delegates and i...
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