(with apologies to who took "my" reading icon to publish an interesting blog on the same topic and induced me to pour out reflections of my own)
By Petru Dumitriu on 7 Mar 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
At present, with a bit of effort, the media can fabricate ephemeral legends daily. But the genuine legends are those that outlast the tests of time and the winds of history.
By Aldo Matteucci on 6 Mar 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
On 2-3 March the Swiss voted on a “constitutional initiative” introducing changes in corporate governance. The voters obligate the legislative to create laws or rules within a substantive framework.
By Readings on 4 Mar 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
It’s at least likely that you’re one of the over 100 million people who have seen the...
By Biljana Scott on 4 Mar 2013 | From the Home channel
Language is riddled with gaps. Some are yawning gulfs, such as the abyss between what you meant to say and what you actually said when it came out all wrong, or between what you thought you’d said and what the other party understood.
By Aldo Matteucci on 4 Mar 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
n 213, I have commented on the Italian elections. Meanwhile, a friend of mine has suggested to me signing a “petition” on the future of the country. http://www.change.org – “the world’s petition platform” – sent me 9 similar petitions.
By Aldo Matteucci on 3 Mar 2013 | From the Home channel
For two thousand years, we have read the Greek classics. We have done so in a peculiar fashion. Their gods were central to their worldview. We discarded their gods, which we despised as mere idols. In doing so, we’ve lost much of the deeper meaning that attached to the gods.
By Aldo Matteucci on 2 Mar 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
(a true fairy tale)
By Aldo Matteucci on 2 Mar 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
Lev Tolstoy
Societies evolve. We have no idea of how it happens, but in a short time societies can be transformed.
By Editor on 28 Feb 2013 | From the Internet Governance channel
DiploFoundation’s flagship Internet governance programme, the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme, and the book An Introduction to Internet Governance, have been nominated for the WSIS Project Prizes for 2013.