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position of strength, knowing what we wanted. The next U.S. president should take inspiration from Ronald Reagan's actions during his summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik in 1986: he was open to the possibility of negotiations but ready to walk away if talking went nowhere. The lesson is never talk for the sake of talking and never accept a bad deal for the sake of making a deal. Those with whom we negotiate -- whether ally or adversary -- must know that America has other options. The theocrats ruling Iran need to understand that we can wield the stick as well as the carrot, by undermining popular support for their regime, damaging the Iranian economy, weakening Iran's military, and, should all else fail, destroying its nuclear infrastructure. For diplomacy to succeed, the U.S. government must be united. Adversaries naturally exploit divisions. Members of Congress who talk directly to rogue regimes at cross-purposes with the White House are not practicing diplomacy; they are undermining it. The task of a president is not merely to set priorities but to ensure that they are pursued across the government. It is only when they are -- and when Washington can negotiate from a position of strength -- that negotiations will yield results. As President John F. Kennedy said in his inaugural address, "Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate." Another step in rebuilding a strong diplomacy will be to make changes in the State Department and the Foreign Service. The time has come to refine the diplomats' mission down to their core purpose: presenting U.S . policy to the rest of the world. Reforming the State Department is a matter not of changing its organizational chart -- although simplification is needed -- but of changing the way we practice diplomacy and the way we measure results. Our ambassadors must clearly understand and clearly advocate for U.S. policies and be judged on the results. Too many people denounce our country or our policies simply because they are confident that they will not hear any serious refutation from our representatives. The American ideals of freedom and democracy deserve stronger advocacy. And the era of cost-free anti-Americanism must end. Since leaving the New York City mayor's office, I have traveled to 35 different countries. It is clear that we need to do a better job of explaining America's message and mission to the rest of the world, not by imposing our ideas on others but by appealing to their enlightened self-interest. To this end, the Voice of America program must be significantly strengthened and broadened. Its surrogate stations, such as Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, which were so effective at inspiring grass-roots dissidents during the Cold War, must be expanded as well. Our entire approach to public diplomacy and strategic communications must be upgraded and extended, with a greater focus on new media such as the Internet. We confront multifaceted challenges in the Middle East, the Pacific region, Africa, and Latin America. In all these places, effective communication can
be a powerful way of advancing our interests. We will not shy away from any debate. And armed with honest advocacy, America will win the war of ideas. STRENGTHENING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMThe next U.S. president will share the world stage with a new generation of leaders, few of whom were in office when the attacks of 9/11 occurred but all of whom have been influenced by their impact. This will be a rare opportunity for American leadership to make the case that our common interest lies in defeating the terrorists and strengthening the international system. Defeating the terrorists must be our principal priority in the near future, but we do not have the luxury of focusing on it to the exclusion of other goals. World events unfold whether the United States is engaged or not, and when we are not, they often unfold in ways that are against our interests. The art of managing a large enterprise is to multitask, and so U.S. foreign policy must always be multidimensional.A primary goal for our diplomacy -- whether directed toward great powers, developing states, or international institutions -- must be to strengthen the international system, which most of the world has a direct interest in seeing function well. After all, the system helps keep the peace and provide prosperity. Some theorists say that it is outmoded and display either too much faith in globalization or assume that the age of the sovereign state is coming to a close. These views are naive. There is no realistic alternative to the sovereign state system. Transnational terrorists and other rogue actors have difficulty operating where the state system is strong, and they flourish where it is weak. This is the reason they try to exploit its weaknesses.We should therefore work to strengthen the international system through America's relations with other great powers, both long established and rising. We should regard no great power as our inherent adversary. We should continue to fully engage with Europe, both in its collective capacity as the European Union and through our special relationship with the United Kingdom and our traditional diplomatic relations with France, Germany, Italy, and other western European nations. We highly value our ties with the states of central and eastern Europe and the Baltic and Balkan nations. Their experience of oppression under communism has made them steadfast allies and strong advocates of economic freedom. America is grateful to NATO for the vital functions it is performing in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Yet NATO's role and character should be reexamined. For almost 60 years, it has been a vital bond connecting the United States and Europe. But its founding rationale dissolved with the end of the Cold War, and the alliance should be transformed to meet the challenges of this new century. NATO has already expanded to include former adversaries, taken on roles for which it was not originally conceived, and acted beyond its original theater. We should build on these successes and think more boldly and more globally. We should open the organization's membership to any state that meets
basic standards of good governance, military readiness, and global responsibility, regardless of its location. The new NATO should dedicate itself to confronting significant threats to the international system, from territorial aggression to terrorism. I hope that NATO members will see the wisdom in such changes. NATO must change with the times, and its members must always match their rhetorical commitment with action and investment. In return, America can assure them that we will be there for them in times of crisis. They stood by America after 9/11, and America will never forget.As important as America's Western alliances are, we must recognize that America will often be best served by turning also to its other friends, old and new. Much of America's future will be linked to the already established and still rising powers of Asia. These states share with us a clear commitment to economic growth, and they must be given at least as much attention as Europe. Our alliance with Japan, which has been strengthened considerably under this administration, is a rock of stability in Asia. South Korea has been a key to security in Northeast Asia and an important contributor to international peace. Australia, our distant but long-standing ally, continues to assume a greater role in world affairs and acts as a steadfast defender of international standards and security. U.S. cooperation with India on issues ranging from intelligence to naval patrols and civil nuclear power will serve as a pillar of security and prosperity in South Asia.U.S. relations with China and Russia will remain complex for the foreseeable future. Americans have no wish to return to the tensions of the Cold War or to launch a new one. We must seek common ground without turning a blind eye to our differences with these two countries. Like America, they have a fundamental stake in the health of the international system. But too often, their governments act shortsightedly, undermining their long-term interest in international norms for the sake of near-term gains. Even as we work with these countries on economic and security issues, the U.S. government should not be silent about their unhelpful behavior or human rights abuses. Washington should also make clear that only if China and Russia move toward democracy, civil liberties, and an open and uncorrupted economy will they benefit from the vast possibilities available in the world today.Our relationships with other American nations remain of primary importance. Canada and Mexico, our two closest neighbors, are our two largest trading partners. With them, we share a continent, a free-trade agreement, and a commitment to peace, prosperity, and freedom. Latin America faces a choice between the failures of the past and the hopes of the future. Some look to the governments of Bolivia and Venezuela, and their mentor in Cuba, and see an inevitable path to greater statism. But elections in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru show that the spirit of free-market reform is alive and well among our southern neighbors. Cuba has long stood out in Latin America, first as one of the region's most successful economies, later as its
only communist police state. The death of Fidel Castro may begin a new chapter in Cuban history. But America should take nothing for granted. It must stand ready to help the Cuban people reclaim their liberty and resist any step that allows a decrepit, corrupt regime from consolidating its power under Raul Castro. Only a commitment to free people and free markets will bring a prosperous future to Cuba and all of Latin America. More people in the United States need to understand how helping Africa today will help increase peace and decency throughout the world tomorrow. The next president should continue the Bush administration's effort to help Africa overcome AIDS and malaria. The international community must also learn from the mistakes that allowed the genocide in Darfur to begin and have prevented the relevant international organizations from ending it. The world's commitment to end genocide has been sidestepped again and again. Ultimately, the most important thing we can do to help Africa is to increase trade with the continent. U.S. government aid is important, but aid not linked to reform perpetuates bad policies and poverty. It is better to give people a hand up than a handout.Finally, we need to look realistically at America's relationship with the United Nations. The organization can be useful for some humanitarian and peacekeeping functions, but we should not expect much more of it. The UN has proved irrelevant to the resolution of almost every major dispute of the last 50 years. Worse, it has failed to combat terrorism and human rights abuses. It has not lived up to the great hopes that inspired its creation. Too often, it has been weak, indecisive, and outright corrupt. The UN's charter and the speeches of its members' leaders have meant little because its members' deeds have frequently fallen short. International law and institutions exist to serve peoples and nations, but many leaders act as if the reverse were true -- that is, as if institutions, not the ends to be achieved, were the important thing. Despite the UN's flaws, however, the great objectives of humanity would become even more difficult to achieve without mechanisms for international discussion. History has shown that such institutions work best when the United States leads them. Yet we cannot take for granted that they will work forever and must be prepared to look to other tools. EXTENDING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM'S BENEFITSMost of the problems in the world today arise from places where the state system is broken or has never functioned. Much of the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America remains mired in poverty, corruption, anarchy, and terror. But there is nothing inevitable about this. For all these troubled cases, there are many more success stories that deserve to be celebrated. The number of functioning democracies in the world has tripled since the 1970s. The poverty rate in the developing world has been cut by roughly one-third since the end of the Cold War. Millions of people have been liberated from oppression and fear. Progress is not only possible, it is real. And
as well as the war. PRINCIPLED STRENGTHCivilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world. To turn back this tide of terror and defeat the violent forces of disorder wherever they appear, America must play an even more active role to strengthen the international state system.In this decade, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population will live in cities. I know from personal experience that when security is reliably established in a troubled part of a city, normal life rapidly reestablishes itself: shops open, people move back in, children start playing ball on the sidewalks again, and soon a decent and law-abiding community returns to life. The same is true in world affairs. Disorder in the world's bad neighborhoods tends to spread. Tolerating bad behavior breeds more bad behavior. But concerted action to uphold international standards will help peoples, economies, and states to thrive. Civil society can triumph over chaos if it is backed by determined action. After the attacks of 9/11, President Bush put America on the offensive against terrorists, orchestrating the most fundamental change in U.S. strategy since President Harry Truman reoriented American foreign and defense policy at the outset of the Cold War. But times and challenges change, and our nation must be flexible. President Dwight Eisenhower and his successors accepted Truman's framework, but they corrected course to fit the specific challenges of their own times. America's next president must also craft polices to fit the needs of the decade ahead, even as the nation stays on the offensive against the terrorist threat. The 9/11 generation has learned from the history of the twentieth century that America must not turn a blind eye to gathering storms. We must base our trust on the actions, rather than the words, of others. And we must be on guard against overpromising and underdelivering. Above all, we have learned that evil must be confronted -- not appeased -- because only principled strength can lead to a realistic peace.
(138o). A Coreia do Sul, outro caso de crescimento espetacular nas ultimas decas, embora tenha uma economia considerada mais livre, nao esta muito nas cabecas, e sim na 38o posicao. Ou seja, mesmo a partir de criterios definidos por uma fundacao liberal, paises com maior dinamismo economicos na atualidade sao considerados pouco liberais.A critica nao e direcionada a fundacao, e sim ao uso do ranking para enganar desatentos. Nao seria surpreendente se no proximo numero do famoso Panfleto Semanal, for feita uma breve reportagem sobre o ranking, omitindo o posicionamento do elaborador, dando a entender que tratam-se de medidas neutras, e ainda, os tradicionais quadros imbecilizantes, mostrando a lista dos dez mais liberais, dos dez menos, e o comentario acima "veja so como e melhor ter economia mais livre". A reportagem ainda seria coroada com uma foto dos impotentes predios de Hong Kong ao lado da foto de criancas norte-coreanas subnutridas.Para nao ficar so na opiniao de terceiros, aqui vai o link para a lista http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.cfm
Boa tarde pessoas queridas, tudo bem?Hoje venho contar pra todas que tive algumas paginas publicadas na Revista Albuns Decorados No11 - editora minuano.Fiquei muito feliz e confesso que fiquei meio insegura na hora de mandar meus projetos, achando que nao tinha a menor chance de ve-los publicados.Agradeco a minha super amiga JUliane por ter me insentivado tanto e ter me feito mandar os LOs, a Cris Oliveira pelos kits lindos que ela cria e foram com eles que fiz os Los que foram publicados e a querida Le Seki que foi quem me deu o contato da revista para poder mandar os trabalhos.Nao foram so os meus que foram publicados, mas o de muitas amigas criativas que sao integrantes do CT da Cris Oliveira.Agora vou mostrar os meus LOs e a Capa da Revista:Coquei as fotos bem grande pra voces vizualizarem melhor.Espero que tenham gostadoMuito obrigado pelos comentarios que voces deixam por aqui.Beijokinhas Mil Oi pessoal tudo bem?Tem tanta, mas tanta poeira por aqui que vou levar uma eternidade pra limpar tudo rsrsrBom mas hoje eu nao vou dizer o porque do meu sumisso, isso vai ficar para uma outra postagem ta.O motivo dessa postagem e um presente pra voces.Minha chefinha Keley esta lancando um kit lindo pra comemorar seu aniversario. Apesar do aniversario ser dela sao voces que ganharao presentes...legal ne!Aqui esta a minha contribuicao nesta comemoracao.Espero que voces gostem.DOWNLOADAqui esta o kit que foi usado:Kit My Little World 52 Elementos9 Papeis Esse kit voce encontra a venda AQUIBom por hoje e isso galera, logo eu volto com outras postagens e para mostrar o que andei fazendo esse tempo todo que fiquei ausente.Beijokas no coracao Boa tarde pessoas queridas, tudo bem?Passei por aqui para dizer que tem um Desktop lindo no blog Scrap Moments.Disponivel em 5 linguas (Portugues, Ingles, Frances, Alemao e Espanhol) e em 2 tamanhos (1024 x 768 e 1280 x 800).Ja ja eu volto com os ultimos Los que fiz!Beijokas Oi pessoal, tudo bem?Hoje nao venho falar de scrap e sim para deixar registrado aqui uma data tao importante: Centenario do Corinthinas.Aqui em casa o "bando de loucos" e formado por eu e meu filho mais velho. Ele literalmente respira Corinthians desde que comecou a gostar e se interessar pelo futebol com 7 anos de idade. De la pra ca, muitas pessoas tentaram fazer com que ele virasse a casaca, mas nao tem jeito, meu filho ja nasceu corinthiano rsrsrs.Eu nao tive influencia nenhuma na sua escolha, mas acho que no DNA dele tem a minha parte corinthiana kkkkParabens a toda Nacao Corinthianatermino meu post com uma musica linda que resume essa paixaoBeijokinhas Mil Oi gente, tudo bem?Hoje vim mostrar para voces o projeto que fiz para o Dia dos Pais.Foi o meu primeiro projeto hibrido com foto, sendo assim claro que nao saiu exatamente como eu imaginava ne, mas por ser o primeiro deu pro gasto kkk e o melhor e que o marido amou! Fiz para os meninos darem de presente pra ele.Bom pra comecar resolvi fazer esse projeto com o que eu tinha em casa,
e como eu abraco e apoio a reciclagem (a natureza agradece ne ), utlizei como base CDs velhos, riscados que nao usava mais para fazer um Mini Album..Eu fiz as paginas decoradas no formato redondo e utilizei varios kits de scrap.Imprimi, recortei as fotos e colei nos CDs.Como eu adoro escrever nos meus LOs, eu fiz um pagina com as fotos e outra so com o texto que queriasenao ia ficar muita informacao.Aqui estao as paginas. (algumas fotos nao ficaram muito legais, mas ta valendo), mas ao vivo ficou perfeito.Aqui todas juntasAgora as paginas separadas com os textosessa foto que ficou pessima :(Agora aqui o Mini pronto e montadinho:Eu amei o resultado, ficou muito lindo!Furei todos os CDs, com a Crop, nao coloquei ilhos porque o que eu tinha aqui era pequeno, mas vou compara o maior e arrumar isso. Depois coloquei uma correntinha.Esse Mini vai dentro de uma caixinha redonda que nao fiz ainda, por falta de tempo.Mas como queria muito dar isso no dia dos pais, acabou ficando pra depois.Mas e isso, espero que voces tenham gostado.Beijokinhas Mil
A festa ja comecou e eu se fosse voce nao ficaria de fora.Para ficar por dentro de tudo o que esta rolando acesse:http://www.armazemcriativo.net/Ja tem desafios e Frebbies para voceBeijokinhas Mil Embarque nesse expresso feito com tanto carinho para voces.Aqui esta o kit que foi usado para fazer o Expresso Criativo:E aqui esta o meu presente Link expiradoVisitem os blogs a seguir para continuar sua viagem: Tata Cardoso <--------- voce esta aquiArmazem CriativoFe MoncaoKa LenziLi KatukiLu MartinsMa MoreiraYara VoiEspero que tenham gostadoBeijokinhas Mil Desde crianca, o DJ e produtor Leandro Lapagesse, 30 anos, e fa inveterado de Michael Jackson. Minha mae me ninava com as cancoes dele. Meus presentes de Natal e aniversario eram CDs, livros e roupas do Michael. Ele e dono da maior colecao da America Latina de artigos relacionados ao cantor e vera sua vida de tiete transformada em peca. No dia 17, poucos dias antes do aniversario de Michael, que completaria 54 anos no dia 29, estreia no Teatro do Leblon, no Rio de Janeiro, o espetaculo Michael & Eu com os atores Pedro Monteiro e Bruno Garcia interpretando, respectivamente, o fa e o psicologo que tenta entender sua relacao com o idolo.Quais as loucuras que voce ja fez pelo Michael?Quando Michael morreu, larguei tudo e fui ao velorio dele nos Estados Unidos. Cheguei la com pouquissimo dinheiro e sem falar quase nada de ingles, mas nao me arrependo.As pessoas dizem que e loucura o fato de eu gastar tanto com minha colecao e de ter cinco tatuagens em homenagem a ele no braco. Mas tudo isso e amor, o mais puro e simples amor.O que esta achando de sua historia virar uma peca?Nunca imaginei ver coisas da minha vida no palco. A peca e uma grande homenagem ao eterno Rei do Pop e mostra a historia de um fa, inspirado em mim, que tem sua vida completamente abalada pela morte do cantor.No que voce se parece com ele?Michael moldou meu carater. Ele me ensinou que nao importa se voce e black or white, desde que seja verdadeiro e amigo. Com ele aprendi a ser simples, verdadeiro e manter sempre um lado infantil vivo.Ja chegou perto do seu idolo?Quando ele esteve no Morro Santa Marta, em 1996, eu consegui apertar a sua mao. Michael me deu uma bala de pera e falou I love you. Eu guardei a bala por cinco anos na minha geladeira. Mas ela se desfez, entao peguei o papel e emoldurei. Afinal, ali tem a impressao digital dele Muuito LEGAL e extremamente RARO.Michael Joseph Jackson, sim ele, cantando uma das musicas de maior sucesso da Whitney Houston.O video foi editado com um fundo instrumental. Parece que Michael cantava a musica ao telefone. James Brown 03/05/1933 - 25/12/2006Dercy Goncalves 23/06/1907 - 19/07/2008Michael Jackson 29/08/1958 - 25/06/2009Farrah Fawcett 2/02/1947 - 25/06/2009Gary Coleman 08/02/1968 - 28/05/2010Elizabeth Taylor 27/02/1932 - 23/03/2011Amy Whinehouse 14/09/1983 - 23/07/2011Wando 02/10/1945 - 08/02/2012 Esses sao alguns dos grandes artistas que morreram em menos de 7 anos. Agora, quem falece e Whitney Houston (09/08/1963 - 11/02/12).Quando ouvi a noticia simplesmente, nao acreditei.E mais um fenomeno
que se vai... Eu nao era fa dela, gostava e gosto muito das musicas ''I have Nothing'', ''I will always love you'' e ''I look to you''.Sao musicas lindas. Ela fara muitissima falta, sem duvida! Assim como os outros cantores que morreram.Whitney Houston foi a artista mais premiada de todos os tempos, segundo o Guinness Word Records, e sua lista de premios incluem dois Emmy Awards, seis Grammy Awards, trinta Billboard Music Awars, 22 American Music Awards, num um total de 415 premios conquistados em sua carreira ate 2010. Houston tambem foi uma dos artistas mais bem sucedidos do mundo da musica, tendo vendido mais de 200 milhoes de gravacoes em todo o mundo.Uma grande inspiracao. Que descanse em Paz.