The Loudenian Crier is keeping a live blog on the proceedings of the first session of the first parliament of the Republic of Loudenia. You can follow the discussions here.
“The immigrant can help the nation as much as the nation can help the immigrant. Carnegie, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein, for example, were all immigrants.“
~Chris Cleave, Reporter, London Guardian
A video recording of the parliamentary debates have recently surfaced, giving increased insight into the beliefs and ideals of the candidates that ran for head of parliament. Below is a short video with highlights from the proceedings. Mysteriously, any mention of the rumored protests which interrupted the scheduled debate have been scrubbed from the official […]
Extra Extra…Read All About It. Loudenia’s other media group, known as the Loudenia Times has recently started up a blog. You can find it at http://www.loudeniatimes.blogs.bftf.org/. In the spirit of the printer Ben Franklin, the Times started up as an underground print only publication, but as its popularity with the Loudenians grew, […]
A counter newspaper made it debut this morning (mentor Lendyll will write more on this later. A demonstration was staged at the Parliament debate today. Also there is a new blog, that satires candidates and the main-stream press. See at Gossip
Topic group, serving as the basis of political parties in the Loudenian Parliament, investigated policy implications with a series of experts on Wednesday and Thursday. Tele-conferences featuring area experts at the US Department of State and professor’s expertise interacted with students for hour segments. The questioning was often punctuated by pointed and thoughtful questions and […]
The diplomat fellows have begun an exciting week of deliberations and caucus meetings that will culminate in a grand parliamentary showdown next Tuesday. The fellows are billed to write bills on the following policy areas for the imaginary country of “Loudenia”. The policy platforms to be represented include Loudenia’s relations with Russia, China, it’s position […]
The diplomat fellows today explored the correlations, if any, between political stability and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. The session, led by professor of Economics Sylvain Boko, examined cutting-edge research on the topic and generated interesting discussions on post-conflict reconstruction in some of the fellows’ countries. Dr. Boko’s thesis is this; there is a strong […]
Theo Yakah & John Dinan lead a lively morning brainstorming session on Monday morning, presenting the Diplomats with a history of successful programs from past years and facilitating a lively discussion of project ideas lead by the fellows. There is not shortage of good ideas in the group. Here’s to a productive ‘09
John is clearly […]
“You ask us to grant you credibility, but what evidence shows you deserve it?” questioned NGO representative, Valbona Hoxha, this morning at the State Department’s ‘Crisis in Darfur’ negotiation simulation.
“We are working on our credibility,” coolly replied, Anastasiya Kuznetsova, the Representative from the Government of Sudan, “That is why we must begin the peace process […]
