January - 2022

Throwback: Japan Consul General to New York Celebrates Emperor Akihito's Birthday

Photo Credits: Society & Diplomatic Review On December 5th, 2017 Consul-General Ambassador Reiichiro Takahashii hosted a reception in celebration of the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Distinguished guests from the tri-state joined for the reception held in New York City. Opening remarks by Consul-General Takahashii focused on the strong economic ties between Japan and the U.S. in the mid-south, as well as hopes for the further enhancement of the strong partner

Yemen: 96 Hours of Internet Blackout

By: Khaled A. BaRahma Photo Credit: Reuters.com An airstrike on a telecommunications hub in the port city of Al Hodeida on Friday caused a total internet blackout in Yemen at about 1 am local time. Several people posted pictures of bomb damage to a telecommunication building online. A Saudi-led coalition attacked Houthi rebels in Yemen with airstrikes from Al Hodeida, the Associated Press confirmed later. TeleYemen, the state-owned company that controls the country's internet

Throwback: Fireside Chat on Global Affairs between Dr. Ian Bremmer and Mr. Vuk Jeremic

PC: Society & Diplomatic Review On Thursday, June 30th, at 6.30pm, the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development hosted a "Fireside Chat" on the future of multilateralism and current global affairs between Dr. Ian Bremmer (President and Founder of Eurasia Group and NYU Professor) and Mr. Vuk Jeremic (Candidate for Ninth UN Secretary-General) at the Harvard Club of New York‎. CIRSD used the opportunity to present the latest issue of their think-tank’s flag

UN announces Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) for Afghanistan to save lives

PRESS RELEASE UN announces Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) for Afghanistan to save lives, sustain services and preserve community systems Kabul, Geneva, New York, 26 January 2022 – The UN team in Afghanistan has launched its One-UN Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) to assist Afghans in 2022. The TEF is the overarching strategic planning document, ensuring the coordination of the UN team’s work to reduce the suffering of the people of Afghanistan by saving lives,

CREATING A NEW REWARDS BASED ECONOMY

By: Alpesh Patel One of the most innovative inventions of this generation has been the mobile phone. Mobile phones are a priority, and we find them difficult to live without. These small devices have transformed the entire communications landscape. Whether they are used for personal or business purposes, we now have the ability to carry our entire world in our back pocket. Not long ago, our friends and loved ones could only contact us through landlines. If we went out and mis

THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY- ARCHITECTURE OF RENOVATIONS IN LATVIA

PC: Society & Diplomatic Review On Thursday October 7, 2021, the Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in conjunction with the Latvian Association of Architects hosted a opening exhibition reception to celebrate Latvia's thirty year membership to the United Nations. This event was held in conjunction with New York City's Architecture and Design Month- "Archtober" for the whole month of October. The exhibition opened from October 6th till October 10th. The exhibiti

30 Years of Bilateral Ties: The Special U.S.- Kazakhstan Relationship

The International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC)'s Energy, Growth and Security (EGS) Program, in collaboration with New Lines Institute hosted an Executive Briefing celebrating the release of ITIC's newest report, 30 Years of Bilateral Ties: The Special U.S.- Kazakhstan Relationship, authored by Dr. Ariel Cohen and Mr. James Grant. The event was held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington D.C. on November 30th, 2021. PC: Neshan Naltchayan The panel focused on the strategic

Distant Voices No More? Giving Rise to a New Generation of Palestinian Journalists

On November 15, 2021, Palestine Deep Dive held its first in-person event in collaboration with the Foreign Press Association of the United States in New York City. PC: Society & Diplomatic Review The event entitled, “Distant Voices No More? Giving Rise to a New Generation of Palestinian Journalists” marks the launch of their campaign, #ShowBothSides, encouraging all major publications to hire Palestinian correspondents on the ground in Palestine, in an attempt to restructure

White on White, Theo Court, Chile, 2019

By: Claus Mueller WHITE ON WHITE, 2019 (Blanco en Blanco) is the second feature by the Cuban trained director Théo Court who grew up in Chile and Spain. White on White has a superb cast, exquisite photography by Jose Alayon, and a factually based screenplay, stripped down to essentials by Théo Court and Samuel Delgado. Set more than 100 years ago in the desolate Tierra del Fuego region of southern Argentine, the narrative focuses on a dozen European descendants and a few bar