Following the Leader

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Feb 19, 2016

From Pope Francis to President Obama, headlines this week in PD News were all about diplomatic trailblazers. Pope Francis held a historic meeting with Russia’s holy leader, Patriarch Kirill, over the crisis in Syria, and a successful meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the two men to declare 2016 the “Egyptian-Chinese cultural year.” Other headlines explored the roles of Brazil, NATO and presidential children in the international order. 

• Egypt and China Following Xi’s Visit—Canada Free Press
• In a Mass in Chiapas, Pope Francis Denounces the Exclusion of Mexico's Native Peoples—LA Times
• Pope’s Meeting with Russian Patriarch Could Influence Syrian Settlement—Sputnik News
• Public Diplomacy in Montenegro: An Important Matter for NATO—CPD Blog
• The Power of Presidential Kids—Politico
• What Brazil Contributes to the International Liberal Order—Brookings Institute