The Self-Rule Act also opens the door for a negotiated secession based on a: “explicit statement that the people of Greenland will decide on Greenland independence.” Established already in 2017, a Constitutional Commission is currently discussing the possibilities for its political future, including free association with a third country. This paper will present the legal …
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Urban diplomacy and complexity
The literature on international relations extensively examines the role and interactions of sub-state and non-state actors in the international arena. A first formulation is that of J. Nye with the concept of soft power, which will inspire, among other things, the public diplomacy of the United States. Similarly, this author would later propose a strategic …
Beyond city diplomacy: Urban diplomacy as a translation of active subsidiarity
Originally posted by RSA Blog (September 2021) The approval of the UN Urban Agenda and the European Urban Agenda in 2016 reveal the growing importance of cities all around the world. Moreover, at the international level, cities are speaking up for themselves and by themselves. It is clear in the different COPs and even more …
Have you heard about the “waw” effect?
Originally posted by EURE Project (INTERREG EUROPE) in April 2020 “For years, cities around the world have joined the search for a particular identity to differentiate themselves, juggling between marketing and branding. In 2012, Bill Baker established a fundamental difference between them: “Branding is based on long-term strategy, while marketing is strategic (or should be), …
The Atlantic Arc: a raw-macro region?
Originally posted by RSA Blog (2018) Stochiero describes a macroregion as “a pragmatic approach to the need to find new ways for public policy to become more effective in a large multi-level cross-border area, with better coordination of existing institutions and resources”. This approach was confirmed by the creation of the Baltic Strategy. In the …
Are cities cool? Insights for Urban Agendas
Originally posted at Atlantic Cities’ Blogactiv (October 2017) Written at the request of the publishers The title of the book “Cool Cities”, written by Benjamin Barber, plays with the different dimensions of climate change that can be tackled at local level and even the mood for doing it. It is thus, an integrated metaphor of …
Rock your international meetings!
As a participant Many times in your international career you’ll be called to participate at events abroad (conferences, fairs, workshops,etc…) It is an effort (and expense) so better get prepared to get the most out of it. As from my experience after 12 years working in the international scene, I may give you some advice. …
2009: How Atlantic Cities started lobbying for the Atlantic Strategy
Originally posted in Atlantic Cities’ blog (March 2014) Five years ago, while preparing the Action Plan 2009-2011 for CAAC, I was asked to design the lobbying campaign of the Atlantic Arc Cities for an Atlantic Macro-region. My first thoughts on the issue were published at CAAC Newsletter, as far as June 2009, were the Atlantic …
Searching for Synergies on Climate Change Strategies
Initially published by YPLD and republished in Atlantic Cities’ blog (September 2014) Many studies affirm the importance of the local level when tackling climate change. Cities concentrate the most part of the population, the energy consumption and the pollution due to transports. Thus, local authorities are the best placed to find significant tools to reduce the …