http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/ http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:11:35 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28093 Caroline Fleetwood is to be the new Swedish Ambassador to Portugal. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, appointed Mrs Fleetwood to the embassy in Lisbon where she will begin duties in Autumn 2012. Mrs Fleetwood has previously represented the Nordic state in Brasilia and Havana.]]> http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/ http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:02:24 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28088 The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been caught on the back foot by a “misleading” article published in The Guardian which accused her of an anti-gay stance. A swift correction was printed by the British newspaper the next day, but the backlash from the news prompted this statement from Executive Mansion in Monrovia: “1.      [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/uk-focuses-un-attention-on-arab-spring/27955/ http://theglobalherald.com/uk-focuses-un-attention-on-arab-spring/27955/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:11:15 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27955 The UK has taken its opportunity as the current president of the UN Security Council to focus attention on the “Arab Spring” which saw unrest and regime change in several North African and Middle Eastern nations in the past few years. Chairing a debate at the council, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, called the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/uk-focuses-un-attention-on-arab-spring/27955/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/putin-is-one-of-the-strongest-politicians-in-modern-russia-tina-kandelaki/27944/ http://theglobalherald.com/putin-is-one-of-the-strongest-politicians-in-modern-russia-tina-kandelaki/27944/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:46:12 +0000 Tina Kandelaki http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27944 Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion about Putin, but you can’t deny that he is one of the strongest politicians in modern Russia. He is an extremely strong leader, who continually solves strategic objectives and provides stability in our country after facing serious challenges following the collapse of the USSR. Neither the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/putin-is-one-of-the-strongest-politicians-in-modern-russia-tina-kandelaki/27944/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/nato-congratulates-vladimir-putin-on-presidential-result/27928/ http://theglobalherald.com/nato-congratulates-vladimir-putin-on-presidential-result/27928/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:25:30 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27928 The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as President of the Russian Federation, praising the “tangible successes which NATO-Russia cooperation has produced over the last decade, especially related to Afghanistan, counter-narcotics and counter-piracy”. In his telephone call to the President-elect, Mr Rasmussen also mentioned his desire to “move [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/nato-congratulates-vladimir-putin-on-presidential-result/27928/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/canada-in-a-changing-world-gordon-campbell-canadian-high-commissioner-to-the-uk/27885/ http://theglobalherald.com/canada-in-a-changing-world-gordon-campbell-canadian-high-commissioner-to-the-uk/27885/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:50:06 +0000 Gordon Campbell http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27885 The world is going through a period of momentous change. Financial crises, political upheaval, an ageing population and the rise of  volatile  economies will have an impact on us all and no country is immune from their effect. However, Canada is particularly well placed to cope with that change. Canada weathered the economic storm better [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/canada-in-a-changing-world-gordon-campbell-canadian-high-commissioner-to-the-uk/27885/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-welcomes-four-new-ambassadors/27709/ http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-welcomes-four-new-ambassadors/27709/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:59:19 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27709 Four ambassadors are scheduled to present their credentials to the H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday 16th February 2012. Ambassador José Emilio Gorostiaga Peña of Paraguay, Ambassador Yahdih Bouchaab of Morocco, Ambassador Abu Bakr Hussein of Sudan and Ambassador James Joseph Carroll of Ireland have all been recently appointed to represent their respective countries to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-welcomes-four-new-ambassadors/27709/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/ http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:49:03 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27204 The European Union has appointed Mr Andreas Reinicke to represent Europe in the Middle East Quartet. Currently Germany’s ambassador to Syria, Mr Reinicke has worked in diplomacy for 25 years, mostly in the Middle East. Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said of Mr Reinicke: “He is an experienced [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/ http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:52:23 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27059 Macedonia and Greece are still without agreement after two days of ambassadorial talks in New York aimed at settling a naming dispute. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia wishes to be known as the Republic of Macedonia, whilst Greece refuses to recognise any reference to the term “Macedonia” as a province of its territory shares [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/ http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:19:58 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26946 Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire primary, just one week after inching a victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa. The former governor of Massachusetts has enjoyed a blistering start to the competition to become the Republican candidate for President of the United States in 2012. His campaign team, Romney for President, has reported funds [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/feed/ 0