Since the Olympic Torch last passed through Atlanta in 1996, bidding for the Games has become a much more complex process with reforms that force cities to think of their […]
Author Archives: Chris Shattuck
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‘Lost Boy’ Memoir Hopes for Path Beyond Violence in Sudan
With the sound of gunfire and tanks bearing down on his village, Majok Marier fled his native country of Sudan at the age of 7. Taking special care to avoid other imperiled villages and […]
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta Aims to Reconnect With Estranged Sister Cities
The Atlanta Sister Cities Commission‘s annual report released in late May showed signs of life for the city’s international ties but also that Mayor Kasim Reed’s recent efforts to rekindle Atlanta’s long-dormant...
Posted inArchive, Diplomacy
Philippines Ambassador: Chinese ‘Saber Rattling’ Should Not Deter Investors
Despite a recent escalation of diplomatic tensions between China and the Philippines over territory in the South China Sea, the Philippines remain a safe and promising destination for foreign investment,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Summit: African Health Challenges Require Collaboration, Context
For health efforts in Africa to be successful, policy makers and business leaders must look beyond one-shot programs and think holistically about solutions to deeper systemic problems. That was the...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Carter: Syria Strike ‘Will Not Solve Anything’
Former President Jimmy Carter openly opposes a military strike on Syria and expressed hope in a Russian-brokered deal to allow the Middle Eastern country to declare and destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles under international supervision. A diplomatic solution is...
Posted inArchive, Business
German Chamber Tours Novelis Research Center
Tucked away in a nondescript building in Kennesaw, it would be easy to mistake Novelis Inc.’s state-of-the-art Global Research & Technology Center for a humdrum corporate office. Yet a detailed...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlanta Photographer Focuses on Patagonia’s Ice Structures
Sometimes momentous, life-changing decisions can only be made in a single, radical moment – as Claude Wegscheider might tell you. After more than 20 years as the executive director for...
Posted inArchive, Business
Delta to Invest $360 Million in Virgin Atlantic
Delta Air Lines Inc. will invest $360 million to procure a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. in a bid to enhance its trans-Atlantic service, Delta announced Dec....
Posted inArchive, Culture
Photographer Captures Beauty of Ireland’s Seashore
For Irish photographer Daragh Muldowney, the inspiration for his latest collection of work, a close-up study of Ireland’s coastal rock pools, sand formations and shells, began as a child. Growing...