Turkey to Join the Great Trans-Europe Walk

Hiking on the Via Francigena Way (photo: Kate Clow) Recent months have been difficult for Turkey How has the country brand been affected? Turkey is still reeling from damage suffered after a string of unfortunate incidents.  Since summer 2015 there has been growing unrest in Turkey’s east, combined with increasing security concerns and an unfolding… Continue reading Turkey to Join the Great Trans-Europe Walk

The Bearing Wave in Kenya

This blog, The Bearing Wave has been around since 2009 and has reached a sizeable regular readership. Every day, several hundred people navigate to The Bearing Wave to read from the about 900 articles on the site. About half the readers come through Google and other search engines. About half from links on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook,… Continue reading The Bearing Wave in Kenya

Economic Assessment of Al Alamein New City in Egypt

Earlier today, on the grounds of employing the principles, strategies, tools developed in UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2014 -2019, the Achieving Sustainable Urban Development project (ASUD) – one of UN-HABITAT Egypt’s projects- run a joint meeting between UN-Habitat staff supported by UN-Habitat Urban Economy and Finance Branch, the Egyptian national counterpart General Organization for Physical Planning… Continue reading Economic Assessment of Al Alamein New City in Egypt

Civilisations Retrograde

There are just a few menacing yet fascinating places left on Earth. These places are usually active conflict zones or rugged areas where rebel groups lurk, nations with unfriendly governments, or otherwise unstable locations where battle has recently ended. They have terrible reputations. But nevertheless, these places are intriguing, because they weren’t always in trouble.… Continue reading Civilisations Retrograde

The Big Picture – Talking Nation Brand with Foreign Policy Group

The Foreign Policy Group talk nation brand, digital diplomacy, and the importance of the big picture Foreign Policy Magazine has a long pedigree. Since its founding in 1970 the magazine has become well-known for reporting diplomatic and political developments from around the globe. So it seems a natural progression for the FP Group to branch… Continue reading The Big Picture – Talking Nation Brand with Foreign Policy Group