Great to have sat in on GMF chat with US Defense Sec. Esper in Brussels. Secretary’s take on US strategy on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, China + engagement w allies in Europe & NATO interesting. These are fragile times. More engagement needed not less-trust among allies vital

Today our #BDAconf19 “Sustainable Development in an Era of Uncertainty - Can EUROPE Lead by Example?” Gets started. Great speakers including my former Fletcher School Tufts U. Professor Nobel Laureate William Moomaw, who shared the Nobel Prize 2007 for work on Climate Change

#bdaconf2019 gets started with director Gunter Gaublomme welcoming participants.

#bdaconf2019 Professor Bill Moomaw - "we are running out of time" on the matter of this climate emergency .

Interest stats: China leads the world in # of diplomatic missions with 276: was 3rd behind US and France just 3 years ago. Today USA 2nd with 273. UK falling - in 11th place after Italy, Spain, Brazil. China on mission to consolidate reach & scope of its global influence .

So pleased: book launch at Atlantic Dialogues by PCNS with my contributions received with great interest & discussion.

Another great day at #AtlanticDialogues - far reaching discussions on Migration, populism and the big issues today. Proud of the work of ⁦Policy Center for the New South⁩ & being a Senior Fellow. Impt platform for sharing diverse views.

Tony Blair: “Western policy towards Iran has not covered itself with glory... Since the Revolution, we have oscillated between wanting to destroy the regime and to contain it. It can't be said that anything has worked particularly well.”

So pleased to join ⁦CTA Brussels⁩ at ⁦OACPS Secretariat⁩ final Policy Briefing #60 to discuss future of food and agricultural transformation. Such respect for CTA over the years, and real appreciation for support & work of ⁦Isolina Boto⁩. Kudos. Successful Mission Over.

Len Ishmael CTA Brussels OACPS Secretariat Thank you ambassador for your excellent input as always. In preparing the Briefings, we always got great inspiration from your research work and analytical papers. Thank you so much.

🌍"#Africa’s use of regional #integration in the establishment of several #regional groupings has long been viewed as an important tool in the continent’s #development" Read Len Ishmael analysis of Africa's integration in her latest #Research paper bit.ly/2WrH5mN

Pleased to share my latest publication on China's use of Crises to Extend and Deepen Power & Influence in Europe and the World. Https ://behorizon.org/horizon-insights/

Pleased to be hosting series of 8 webinars viewing covid-19 effects through multifaceted lens - across multiple fields and continents see link below today.vub.be/en/article/bru…

Very much looking forward to moderating this session on a dynamic topic. Covid-19 has laid bare fissures even between long standing allies, while exacerbating those between west and east- fascinating to see how the multiple dimensions of this pandemic affect north/south relations

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. Break the silence. #FightRacism. #StandUp4HumanRights.

Looking forward to hosting another in our webinar series tomorrow on behalf of the BDA - on Latin America & the Caribbean: Post Covid-19 Risks and Opportunities. Discussion starts at 14h00 CET (GMT+1). Happy to have you join us via the link below. vub.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/…

💻Does #COVIDー19 tip the scales in #China🇨🇳's #geopolitical ambition? Follow the live discussion on Twitter with our fellows Marcus V. Freitas & Len Ishmael on the geopolitical ambitions of China in the current context tomorrow at 3pm More information: bit.ly/2NPq1Bq

What an honor! Congratulations Karen Donfried!

🔴LIVE NOW with the VUB Diplomatic Academy Small States & Great Power Relations: How do Caribbean SIDs Secure their Interests? Moderated by our fellow Len Ishmael, with Escipion Oliveira Gomez, Paula Hippolyte- Bauwens, & Eustace Wallace x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

📖"Ce sommet est l’occasion d’insister sur le besoin de capitaliser sur des logiques de coopération et d’intégration #Nord-#Sud" Retour sur le Sommet #UE-#UA 2022 à travers les perspectives de nos experts, dans notre dernier rapport, disponible ici : bit.ly/3pbc4Rk.