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...Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, most people of Belarus were taken aback by their sudden freedom, and shocked by an onslaught of corruption. In 1994, they elected Lukashenko, 51, a former state farm boss, popularly known as the Batska (which means both father and leader). The charismatic member of parliament with a bushy mustache and a talent for fiery oratory built his presidential campaign on a pledge to stamp out corruption, rein in the high-handed bureaucracy and restore ties with Russia. Many voters hoped that such an alliance would ease the burden of cleaning up after the 1986 Chernobyl...
Harvard professor and human rights expert Michael G. Ignatieff announced last Friday that he will run for Canadian Parliament as a Liberal candidate, ending the speculation about his political future that began when he took a Canadian visiting professorship this September...
Canadian members of Parliament can serve for up to five years, but standard leaves of absence from the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) are limited to two years. Exceptions to the KSG policy may be made under “extenuating circumstances,” KSG communications director Melodie Jackson said in September...
...sort of surprises me that he wants to stand for Parliament. I would think the mudslinging of contemporary Canadian politics would be less attractive than being a professor at the Kennedy School,” he said...
Schuker becomes Harvard’s 239th Marshall Scholar in the scholarship’s 51-year history. More Marshall scholars have come from Harvard than any other institution. Princeton and Yale have produced 112 and 101 Marshall Scholars, respectively, since the British Parliament awarded the first scholarships...