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<font face="Verdana">Thanks Carlos<br>
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I would think that Dilma's UN speech marks a somewhat historic
moment in global IG. Also historic is the wide support from global
civil society for her speech.<br>
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Dilma's speech is historic in marking Brazil's return to the very
forefront of progressive politics in global governance of the
Internet. This will begin to considerably shift the landscape. A
new focal point of progressive leadership was badly needed to
disrupt the artificially created and sustained bipolarity between
the 'freedom loving' US allies on one side and you-know-what
China, Russia et al on the other (and everyone else be damned).
Brazil is likely to (re)emerge as that focal point.<br>
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The widespread civil society support to Dilma's speech was rather
spontaneous, and somewhat unexpected. It too could in itself mark
a historic turn - of civil society returning to the real politics
of global governance arena, after having resided in somewhat
rarefied and unreal atmospherics for quite some time, especially
since the end of the WSIS.<br>
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We will preserve this picture as marking those historic points :).
(I agree that Carlos suit completely outshines Dilma's normally
impeccable attire :) )<br>
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parminder <br>
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