DiploNews – Issue 183 – 15 June 2011
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Online Course: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Disarmament
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy, in collaboration with Diplo, is pleased to offer an online course on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Disarmament. With the growing call for nuclear disarmament, the resurgence of nuclear arms control diplomacy, the persistence of unresolved nuclear proliferation issues (including those regarding Iran and North Korea), and the desire for nuclear energy, coupled with safety and security concerns, the forty-year old Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is central to prospects
for disarmament, arms control, and international security. Familiarity with the treaty is increasingly important for practitioners and analysts to navigate their way through current and future nuclear issues. This course will familiarise participants with the provisions, history, and complexities of the treaty. Participants will analyse and dissect the topic, through readings, interaction with lectures, discussions with fellow-participants, and written assignments. Taught by Dr Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu, Visiting
Fellow at the Geneva Centre and former consultant to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, the course runs from 22 August to 20 October 2011. The application deadline is 15 July 2011. For more information and to apply, please visit the GCSP website.
2012 Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemproary Diplomacy
You are invited to apply for the popular Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy, offered through the University of Malta. This blended learning programme offers a valuable opportunity for diplomats and other international relations professionals to continue studies without leaving work. The application deadline is 30 September 2011. For more information and to apply please see the course webpage.
Can the European Union avoid a major crisis in 2011?
Some say that the European Union is in bad shape. The successive rescue plans for Greece, Portugal, and Ireland have not managed to convince the financial markets of European stability. Many observers are still predicting the de-integration of the Eurozone, while the Strauss-Kahn scandal has weakened the International Monetary Fund. On the other hand, European allies struggle with the war in Libya, as Gaddafi still resists. When the United States announces partial withdrawal from Afghanistan and disengages forces from Europe, can the EU avoid a major crisis in 2011 and continue to be a leading global power? Join Richard Werly, Diplo Fellow and European Affairs correspondent for Le Temps, on Tuesday, 21 June, at 15:00 CET, for another e-briefing webinar. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Participants will also be able to ask topic-related questions. To register, visit the Brussels e-briefings website.
The Real Environmental Consequences of Consumption
Aldo Matteucci, Diplo Fellow, raises the interesting question of how to assess the real environmental consequences of a country’s production and consumption in a recent Diplo blog post under the title Cleaner than thou…. Referring to a study by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, he argues that ‘over half of Switzerland’s “environmental footprint” accrues abroad’ and that our way of calculating the consequences of a country’s activity to the environment needs to take this into account. Additionally, he points out how countries that are doing the ‘dirty work’ of production of goods mainly consumed elsewhere take the blame. This gives a new and important dimension to international negotiations and should be present when we form opinions on, for example, climate change negotiations. For further discussion of environmental issues, follow us on Twitter: @climate_diplo.
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