Religion and the exploitation of religion in Cote D'Ivoire

Religion and the exploitation of religion in Cote D'Ivoire

The horrific violence in Ivory Coast, stemming from Laurent Gbagbo's gross violation of election results, is degenerating into sectarian conflict involving religious identities of Ivorians typically divided north and south.

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The problem with attacking Libya

Op-Ed: The problem with attacking Libya

Published today in Digital Journal

Commemoration of Sam Il Cheol

On March 12, 2011 the Korean Embassy, and the Korean Luxembourg Friendship Association welcomed veterans of the Korean War to commemorate Sam Il Cheol, the March 1, 1919 Korean independence movement from which Korea liberated itself from Japanese occupation:

Approximately 2,000,000 Koreans had participated in the more than 1,500 demonstrations, many who were massacred by the Japanese police force and army.

New President

A private dinner, hosted by Captain and Mrs. Jonjin Kim, defense attache of the embassy of the Republic of Korea in Brussels, to honor the incoming president of the Luxembourg Veterans of the Korean War, Mr. Gilbert Hauffels (far right)

Address to the United Nations Association of Luxembourg

On Monday, March 7, 2011, I addressed the United Nations Association of Luxembourg, on the topic "The Viability of the United Nations, elevating the conversation: Conservativism, national self interest, and the need for research into transcultural values"

The presentation covered the historical record of the UN, the history of the conservative response to the UN, the necessity of the UN, and the need for scholarly investment in exposing universal values across the cultural spheres of Western Democratic liberalism, Western Democratic conservativism, Islam, and Confucian based Asian thought.

From Andre Rollinger

Andre Rollinger, President, United Nations Association of Luxembourg

Honorary Consul from Pakistan to Luxembourg

On Wednesday, March 9, 2011 we visited the Pakistani consulate in Kehlen, Luxembourg. There we enjoyed a substantial visit with Honorary Consul, Mark Samuels.

Topics covered included disaster relief, political destabilization, minority rights, micro-lending, and values in knowledge and information.

From Mark Samuels Honorary Consul General, Mark Samuels

Peace Seminar - Luxembourg, March 5, 2011

Here are some images from the peace seminar presented in Luxembourg today, March 5, 2011. Topics included leadership, systems, structures, and dynamics for peace, UN support, and UN reform.

Here are some images from the seminar:

Peace Seminar - Luxembourg, 2011

Here is the invitation and the agenda for the 1 day peace seminar I will lead in Luxembourg this weekend:
Luxembourg Peace Seminar - March 2011