What lessons were learned from that city or community that could be leveraged in Detroit. A tale of two cities As an International Relations major, I have traveled to many places and have had opportunities to see many emerging cities in the developing world. In 1990 the city of Shanghai, China was part of third…
Month: March 2014
Shanghai
The changes over the short span of 20 years show how Detroit too can change.
The threat of Re-Sovietizing in Ukraine
November 30, 2013 Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Russia and Kazakhstan have had a long and illustrious partnership. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 Kazakhstan was the last country to pull out of the Soviet Union and become independent. Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazerbaev has been in power for over 20 years, and has…
Language as a Means of Conflict Resolution
Languages make us feel an affinity towards one another. We then have common grounds to which we can build foundations for peaceful future relationships. My dream is to work in diplomacy. I will start with the state department and then I hope to make my way into being a career diplomat working with areas like…
From Russia with Love
Ernestine Lyons In 2006 a monument called, ‘to the struggle against world terrorism’ was given as a gift to the United States from Russia. The unveiling and dedication of the monument was met with little fanfare and few in the US even know of the existence of the monument. “About 50 million people visit New…
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