Book: A Leadership Odyssey: Muslim Separatism and the Achievement of the Separate State of Pakistan Author: Sikandar Hayat Reviewed by: Jonathan Addleton, former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia and current president […]
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Canadian Consul General: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Could Threaten U.S.-Canada Auto Trade and Kill Georgia Jobs
Editor’s note: This commentary article was written by Ambassador Louise Blais, acting consul general of Canada for the Southeast, based in Atlanta. As a point of clarification, the tax credit […]
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Georgia Hispanic Chamber Issues Statement in Support of Cuba’s ‘Quest for Freedom’
As President Joe Biden announced targeted sanctions on Cuban officials for human rights abuses committed in the crackdown on the communist-run island’s largest street protests in decades, the Georgia Hispanic […]
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Georgia Companies, Nonprofits Work to Address ‘Root Causes’ of Central American Migration
Amid yet another crisis of unaccompanied minors arriving at the southern U.S. border in large numbers, it’s easy for politicians to take potshots at one another about what has become […]
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How Putin Uses Russian Identity to Serve International Policy Aims
To hear contemporary American policymakers on both sides of the aisle tell it, Russian President Vladimir Putin has single-handedly molded the country into his own authoritarian image. But while Mr. […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Global Health, Nonprofits, Politics, Trade
World Affairs Council Triple-Matching Donations to Reach New Fundraising Goal
The board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is tripling any donations made to the organization through the end of January. That means any contribution this month […]
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Dutch Consulate Encourages Expats in the South to Register to Vote in March Elections
The Netherlands Consulate General in Atlanta is encouraging Dutch citizens in the Southeast U.S. to register to vote in March elections that could represent a major political reorganization in the […]
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Carter Center, Georgia Business Groups Issue Statements on U.S. Capitol Riots
The Carter Center has observed elections in some of the furthest reaches of the world, helping nascent democracies often in war-torn lands achieve peaceful transitions of power. Today, the […]
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Books 2020: The Hibernation of Progressive Politics in Georgia
Book: The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia’s Progressive Politics Authors: Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan & Ronald Keith Gaddie Reviewed by: Glenn P. Hendrix, […]
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Books 2020: How to Understand Global Populism
Book: Populism: A Very Short Introduction Authors: Cas Mudde and Crístobal Rovira Kaltwasser Review by: Kirk Bowman, Rise Up & Care Professor of Global Development and Identity, Sam Nunn School […]