18th July 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
The World Cup is over for almost a week now. People are now dealing with “game abstinence”. Or the five stages of grief, depending on how much involved with it you were. I’m not really a football person (my go-to sport being volleyball), but it was impossible to not be involved in the World Cup […]
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18th July 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
This week we are reaching across our Chevening alumni network in the BRICS countries, to understand a little more about what they think the future of BRICS is. We hope to be able to share opinions from some of our alumni in these countries over the week. This first piece is from Brazil where the […]
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10th July 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
When you think of the work of diplomatic missions, you might think it is all political and consular work. You would be wrong. The largest amount of work is supporting British business connections and partnerships with Brazil. The Creative Industries sector is one of the most successful of the UK’s economy , having exported more […]
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8th June 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Rape and sexual violence has been a part of war as far back as we know. It occurs both as a consequence of conflict but is also used as a weapon in itself. It is civilians (all sexes and ages) who suffer the most . We do not think this is inevitable. It’s time to […]
20th May 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
One thing is clear about Human Rights: they are universal. However, some of us suffer from a special kind of threat because of our sexual orientation or identity. The UK stands behind the idea that any form of discrimination is unacceptable – this means that rights are equal for all of us. Regarding civil rights, […]
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28th April 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Co-written by Dr. Caro Cowan, Director Science & Innovation. This week sees the start of the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, which Brazil is hosting this year in Brasilia. Signed 55 years ago, the Antarctic Treaty has been highly successful in its objectives to protect the environment of Antarctica, ensure peace, and encourage science. The original […]
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17th April 2014
I don’t usually write about my holidays in this blog, and I won’t now. But I’ve written recently about how beautiful Britain is and about the English paradise which is Lundy Island (my video on YouTube, which is unfortunately banned in Turkey at present). Since I have just visited Lundy Island again on holiday, it’s a good excuse to […]
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14th March 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Last Tuesday, March 11, was the first anniversary of the referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands. A year ago on that date, 99.8% of voters said yes to keeping their political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. As we mentioned previously, the Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly […]
12th March 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Today Alisson Braga, one of our Brazilian Chevening Scholars currently in the UK, will take over the blog. He attended an event organized by the FCO and HSBC bank in London last week. His words show not only how special foreign students are, but how the Chevening Scholars’ experience in the UK goes beyond the […]
6th March 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Globalisation means more than having Facebook friends from different countries or receiving real-time news from across the world on Twitter. A globalised world means we share a lot of our problems and the responsibility to find solutions. That is what brought me into the Foreign Policy and International Cooperation world: if we work together as […]