OPINION With principles, you can’t have it both ways In the long run, engagement works. PMO Photo: Jill Thompson Prime Minister Stephen Harper on April 24 in Winnipeg. Eduardo del BueyPublished: Wednesday, 04/29/2015 12:00 am EDTLast Updated: Wednesday, 04/29/2015 12:00 am EDT In 2013, then-foreign minister John Baird told the United Nations General Assembly that […]
The UN at 70: Judging the whole by some of its parts Like the blind trying to define the elephant in their midst, every limb or appendage represents something different. UN Photo: Mark Garten The UN flag flies at half-mast in November 2014. Eduardo del BueyPublished: Friday, 04/24/2015 12:34 am EDT This year the United […]
On March 23 Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidential elections of 2016. He chose Liberty University, a Christian school founded in 1971 by the Reverend Jerry Falwell, as his platform. It was, to be sure, an audience overwhelmingly committed to Cruz’s fundamentalist beliefs – hence a captive […]
On April 7 Kentucky Senator Rand Paul threw his hat into the ring for the Republican candidacy for President of the United States. Unlike many of his adversaries’ presentations, his was a longer and more drawn out event featuring a number of speakers to warm up his audience. The result was a long […]
Public diplomacy remains an effective advocacy tool The best agents of influence are those who shape the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s leaders. DFATD Photo Canada Day 2014 at Canada’s embassy in Washington. Eduardo del BueyPublished: Wednesday, 04/15/2015 12:00 am EDT Carleton University Professor Evan Potter has described public diplomacy as “the effort by the […]
On April 13 Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced his candidacy for the US presidency. Vowing to take America into a new century, he underscored his youth (43 years of age) and humble beginnings in contrast to two of his foremost opponents – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (67) and former Governor Jeb Bush (62). […]
It´s My Turn “It´s my turn” is not reason enough for voters to select a candidate for president. Hillary Clinton knows she needs more. On April 12 she announced her second bid for the Democratic nomination for president through a video released from her campaign headquarters. The video portrayed everyday people, with […]
The following article was published in Embassy Magazine on April 8, 2015 OPINION Seeking a moderate majority in Israel-Palestine Common ground is often found by seeking out common interests. DFATD Photo Then-foreign minister John Baird with former Israeli president Shimon Peres on Jan 19 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eduardo del BueyPublished: Wednesday, 04/08/2015 12:00 […]
George Bernard Shaw once said, “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will”. All acts begin in the imagination. The act of communicating is no exception. In my new book Spokespersonry I wrote that a spokesperson […]