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2021-2023 TUNISIA ENTREPRENEURIAL DIPLOMACY FELLOWSHIP Application link: https://bit.ly/tunisiafellow Deadline: 07.09.2021 -----... Network 20/20 is looking for 2-3 fellows for the Tunisia Entrepreneurial Diplomacy Fellowship. They will be the engine that drives the research, network building, and programmatic outcomes of the Entrepreneurial Diplomacy program. The Fellowship is ideal for people who seek to dig deep into the challenges and opportunities in Tunisia’s path forward following the Arab Spring would like to apply their own experiences, skills, and networks to help facilitate positive change work in the fields of technology, finance, agriculture, energy, and health care (applicants from other professions are also welcome) have experience with writing, communications, and research in a professional capacity can commit their time and energy to the program while being able to achieve several milestones during the two-year program want to gain cultural awareness about and exposure in a critical part of the world Apply now to gain the opportunity of traveling to Tunisia with our team, #networking with leaders in academia, civil society, business, and media both in the U.S. and Tunisia, and producing reports and articles under your name. #fellowship #tunisia #fellows #entrepreneurialdiplomacy #EDP #entrepreneurs #democracy #arabspring #research #network2020 #MENA

Thanks to Ambassador David Shinn, Adjunct Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University and Professor Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, for your perspectives on the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict and its impacts on the Horn of #Africa at our briefing today. View the entire briefing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ckxImYtus

#LetsBeBrief and learn about the G7’s recent agreement to have a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% and upcoming negotiations! Top economic officials from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries made what has been described as a historic and unprecedented agreement to create a #global minimum corporate #tax rate of at least 15 percent. The agreement has two pillars. The first pillar allows countries to tax about 100 multinational companies (MNCs) base...d on the revenue they generate in which they operate (not just where they are headquartered). It applies to #MNCs that exceed a 10 percent profit margin. The second pillar affects about 8,000 MNCs including #Amazon, #Google, and #oil companies by setting a minimum global tax rate. The purpose of the global minimum corporate tax rate is to eliminate #MNC’s advantages in shifting profits to low-tax country. The OECD estimated that under the reforms, $81 billion USD in additional tax revenues would be raised. While the #G7 Agreement is a big step, the #OECD and #G20 countries will try to reach a broad consensus on a global minimum tax rate next month. #Ireland, a low-tax country, has spoken out against the tax rate as it could lose up to a fifth of its corporate revenue. Other economic leading countries like #China, #India, #Brazil, and #Russia will be involved in talks next month. Spokespeople from both Google and #Facebook have acknowledged the importance of international tax reform and they may have to pay more taxes as a result. While much is still to be negotiated over the next coming months, the Agreement demonstrates the power and legitimacy of #international cooperation in addressing #corporations that have spanned across transnational boundaries in the #digital age. Photo Credit: Henry Nicholls/AP #Network2020 #Economy #Globaltax #G7 #Taxes #Corporations #ForeignPolicy #ForeignAffairs

What are some of the root causes at home influencing the decision to start a new life across the border? Join a discussion about the state of migration in partnership with the Institute of Current World Affairs on Thursday, May 20th at 12PM ET, when we are joined by Amelia Frank-Vitale, an Anthropologist of migration in Central America and Mexico, Pamela López, a Mexican lawyer specializing in international refugee law, and Jennifer Ávila, Journalist and Founding editor-in-chief of Contra Corriente. RSVP here to be a part of the conversation: http://ow.ly/3X5I50EJVFy #foreignaffairs #foreignpolicy #latinamerica #thestateoftheborder #migration #usmexico #network2020

Thanks to Khaled Elgindy, Senior Fellow and the Director of Program on #Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute for your insightful perspective on the humanitarian and political circumstances of Palestinians at our briefing today. If you missed the briefing, view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gVU9Oi_4_Q

#OnThisDay in history, Israel and Syria signed a UN-brokered ceasefire effectively ending the 1967 Six Day War which resulted in Israel capturing the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and the Sinai Peninsula as well as major losses for the Arab armies. The aftermath of this war worsened Israeli-Palestinian relations, which today are marked by recent violence in Gaza. #FBF Photo Credit: Reuters (1967), AFP (2021) #Network2020 #History #Israel #Syria #War #UnitedNations #Ceasefire #ForeignPolicy #ForeignAffairs

2021 BOLD ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP UPDATE ------ We are pleased to share that the 2021 BOLD cohort has officially completed their first virtual meeting! The 11 young #entreprenuers met yesterday, Thursday June 10, for the first time. As the first step in their fellowship journey, the fellows, partners, mentors, and program staff shared introductions as well as preparations for July’s official beginning to the program.... Special thanks to United States Embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina and University at Buffalo for their continued support and attendance. Stay tuned and follow their entrepreneurial adventure! Please find more information at https://network2020.org/bold-fellowship-program-for-bih/ #BOLDxNetwork2020 #Bosnia #entrepreneur #Business #innovation #entrepreneurship #foreignaffairs