Diplomacy Magazine - 27 May 2020

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COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO AMBASSADORS IN DENMARK

DESIGNER, ARTIST, ICON – HOW THE DANISH QUEEN IS DIFFERENT FROM MOST ROYALS Her husband’s name was Danified, from Henri to Henrik, and when Margrethe acceded to the throne, he became prince consort.

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PRINCESS IN PERIL Born just a week after the Nazi invasion of Denmark in 1940, Margrethe was the eldest of the three daughters of the future king, Frederik IX, and Ingrid, a Swedish princess and great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria who died in 2000 aged 90.

However, at that time Margrethe was excluded from the line of succession due to her being female.

BY VALMIRA GJONI

Unlike many of her counterparts, she is widely travelled, studied abroad and was not born to rule A revered polyglot, renowned artist, out-ofthe-box thinker and loving grandmother. She’s also the commander-in-chief of the Danish Defence Forces and supreme authority of the Church of Denmark. Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid – or as she is known officially, Queen Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark – is much loved by the Danish people.

This April marked a special birthday for the Queen, as she turned 80 on April 16 – unfortunately without the pomp and splendour of the numerous festivities planned for the occasion, which were mostly cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis.

Nevertheless, the Danish people still managed to celebrate her birthday. Hundreds of thousands gathered on balconies, street corners and from windows, in strict adherence with the safety rules of course, to wave their Danish flags, sing and wish her a happy day.

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By the age of 18, Margrethe was filling in for her father in state roles, for example as the chair of the Council of State – a dress rehearsal for her future role. But before she eventually acceded, she had time to go to university, get married and start a family.

She studied political science, law, sociology, philosophy and prehistoric archaeology at five universities in Denmark and the UK, including Cambridge where she was known as Miss Dane in 1961.

As a young princess, she travelled the world expanding her knowledge of archaeology – a fascination inspired by her maternal grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, himself an eminent name in the field. Together they travelled to Egypt and visited the temples of Abu Simbel where her grandfather was a joint sponsor of the Scandinavian expedition to preserve the temples.

Growing older her tours became more social. She visited the United States together with the princesses of Sweden and Norway, including a visit to the Paramount Studios where Princess Margrethe met Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine and Elvis Presley in 1960. Although, she later confessed to not liking his music!

A QUEEN IS BORN It was on 15 January 1972 when the

then prime minister, Jens-Otto Krag, proclaimed the new Queen from the balcony of Amalienborg Palace overlooking a packed Christiansborg Square after the death of the king.

"King Frederik IX is dead! Long live Queen Margrethe II!” he announced.

In her first address to the people, Queen Margrethe II said: "My beloved father, our King, is dead. The task that my father had carried for nearly 25 years is now resting on my shoulders. I pray to God to give me help and strength to carry the heavy heritage. May the trust that was given to my father also be granted to me."

For the first time since 1412, Denmark had a queen, and despite the slightly different spelling, the queen decided to honour Margrete by becoming Margrethe II. With her motto “God’s help, the love of the people, the strength of Denmark”, Margrethe has certainly won the hearts of the Danes. Some 77 percent approve of the monarchy, with only 16 percent wanting a republic, according to a 2011 Megafon poll for Politiken.

WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER Since then she has sadly become a widow. She met the French diplomat and nobleman Count Henri de Laboured de Monpezat whilst studying at the London School of Economics in 1965.

When they married in 1967 at Holmens Church, the princess walked down the aisle in an ivory silk gown made by royal couturier Jørgen Bender with a veil of Irish lace.

Both sons have since given their mother four grandchildren each respectively: Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine (through Crown Prince Frederick’s marriage to Crown Princess Mary); and Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix (through Joachim’s first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg), and Prince Henrik and Princess Athena (through his second marriage to Princess Marie).

DESIGNER, ARTIST, ICON Most Danes will be aware that the queen has designed the sets and costumes for no fewer than eight Tivoli ballet productions – the latest being ‘The Snow Queen’, which was staged in 2018 and 2019 in collaboration with singer Oh Land.

But were you aware that in the early 1970s, she illustrated the Danish edition of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer. In fact, she is such an accomplished artist that in 2012 the ARKEN museum exhibited over 130 of her works in an exhibition that Danes flocked to.

And she is also a style guru. Her eccentric and colourful taste in clothing earned her a spot on the ‘50 best-dressed over-50s’ list compiled by the Guardian in 2013.

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The Queen herself called them off in a rare broadcast on March 17 when she encouraged her subjects to pay attention to each other and follow the government’s safety directions.

Outside her traditional New Year’s Eve broadcasts, she largely remains quiet on all matters of current affairs in Denmark. But when she speaks, they listen!

She had to wait 13 years to become heiress presumptive to her father, when a constitutional amendment in 1953 permitted females to inherit the throne – changes that were not received with joy by her uncle Prince Knud, who was relegated from first to fourth in the line of succession, behind his brother’s three daughters.

By then they were the parents of two boys, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, who were born just over a year apart in 1968 and 1969.

DIPLOMATIC LIFE BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS: WHEN SOCIAL GATHERINGS WERE THE NORM

Nigerien ambassador Amadou Tcheko, the dean of the Diplomatic Corps, is presented to the queen

PHOTOS: HASSE FERROLD WORDS: BEN HAMILTON

As a hundred diplomats gathered to be presented to the queen, it occurred to nobody that they were standing too close to one another Christiansborg Palace was once again the venue for the queen’s new year reception for the diplomatic corps, as close to 100 dignitaries came to pay their respects on January 3.

Icelandic ambassador Benedikt Bjarki Jonsson

As is traditional, the occasion gave Diplomacy Magazine the catch up with all the countries’ new heads of mission, as well as catching sight of rare visits by ambassadors located elsewhere in cities such as Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and London.

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It was an evening of coming together – in direct contrast to more recent events.

THE THREE DEANS For Nigerien ambassador Amadou Tcheko, the dean of the Diplomatic Corps, it was a chance to reflect on what has been a busy year – both in Copenhagen circles and further afield.

On his own patch, no fewer than three ambassadors have held the title of dean: Tcheko, 4

and Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin.

His address to Queen Margrethe II, who was once again joined by the Crown Prince Couple, Denmark having a strong diplomatic presence.

The Crown Prince Couple NO MORE TALK OF BREXIT And, of course, no review of 2019 could be complete without a mention of Brexit and its continued tendency to hog the front pages.

Had somebody told their royal highnesses and excellencies that Brexit would be an after-thought in most newspaper editors’ minds in just two months’ time, they might have called upon them to be committed, right there and then.

It is with certainty that we can say the coronavirus has ensured that next year’s reception will be all the more sombre.

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Fatema Khamis Almazrouei (UAE)

Khadija Rouissi (Morocco)

Tina Krce (Croatia)

Henryka Moscicka-Dendys (Poland)

Caroline Ferrari (France)

Jasmina Mitrovic Maric (Serbia)

Helga Hauksdottir (Iceland)

Maria Rotheiser-Scotti (Austria)

Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoa (Ghana)

Kristof Altusz (Hungary)

Ajit Gupte (India)

Leo M Herrera-Lim (Philippines)

Manabu Miyagawa (Japan)

Muhammad Abdul Muhit (Bangladesh)

Detlev RĂźnger (Germany)

Fahad Alruwaily (Saudi Arabia)

Isauro Torres (Chile)

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METTE FREDERIKSEN SHOWS A STEADY HAND GUIDING HER COUNTRY THROUGH THE CRISIS Schools and kindergartens were closed, the public sector was sent home, the borders were shuttered, and financial aid packages were swiftly dispatched to assist sectors in need and prevent workers from losing their jobs.

Somehow, over the past two weeks the number of unemployed people in Denmark has actually declined by 1,100 people. Compare that to the more than 33 million people in the US (roughly 20 percent of the country’s workforce) who have filed for unemployment claims since mid-March.

THE COMMON TOUCH Frederiksen along with the female leaders of Finland, New Zealand, Germany, Iceland and Taiwan have been lauded for strong leadership by Forbes, CNN and the Guardian for their handling of the crisis.

Meanwhile, the US, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and the UK have notably struggled to contain the crisis with male leaders.

A coincidence? Perhaps. But Frederiksen has won hearts and minds with a down-to-earth approach that has connected with the average Dane.

Like the time when she joined the nation in the face of the crisis by singing with her daughter while doing the dishes at home.

BY CHRISTIAN WENANDE

Danish PM has captured the hearts and minds of Denmark through a mixture of sound policy and public endearment There was a point early on in the Coronavirus Crisis when the situation in Denmark looked like it might spiral out of control.

The Danes had some of the highest cases-per-capita figures in the world as thousands flocked to hoard everything from toilet paper to hand-sanitiser. Some uncouth louts even raided hospitals to get their hands on dwindling supplies.

But two months later and Denmark is sitting pretty, thanks in part to the steady guidance of PM Mette Frederiksen and her government.

The children are back in school, many cafes and bars have reopened, and business is slowly returning to normal.

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THE GREAT TURNAROUND But what’s perhaps most impressive is that despite having entered the second phase of the reopening, Denmark seems to have forged an iron grip of control on COVID-19.

On May 15, nobody died of coronavirus in Denmark – the first time in two months that the country didn’t register a fatality.

As of May 18, the death toll stood at just under 550, and there were only 133 people in hospital (27 in intensive care) – the lowest figures since March 18, according to Statens Serum Institut.

When the crisis peaked on April 1, there were 535 people in hospital and 146 in intensive care.

Or when the PM remarked that she was just one of many Danes waiting to see whether their wedding would be cancelled this summer.

There was a hint that she had this in her before the crisis too, underlined by her laughing fit in Parliament while discussing the ridiculous topic of finding a home for some circus elephants and their unlikely pal, Ali the camel.

Instead of appearing as some indomitable authority figure, Frederiksen has managed to successfully portray herself as one of the people. She reacted to the crisis, not only as a capable politician, but as someone labouring through it like everyone else.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT And yet, despite all the praise, Frederiksen’s performance hasn’t been flawless.

Meanwhile, some 388,703 people have been tested and, as the government offered all adults to be tested this week, that number is expected to increase rapidly.

For instance, the government has been opaque at times when it comes to addressing Denmark’s testing capacity.

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Moreover, while Denmark certainly acted sooner and with more vigilance than many other countries, perhaps the government could have done more.

When it became apparent that Denmark would not avoid the coronavirus, Frederiksen was quick to lock down the country.

POTENT IN THE POLLS Overall, however, there is little doubt that Frederiksen and her government have performed admirably. The Danes certainly seem to think so.

ment-support parties like Radikale have come across as desperate in their attempts to point the finger at whatever miniscule issue they can scrounge up.

According to a poll in late April, the government-led Socialdemokratiet party hadn’t been as popular since the 1990s – 35.1 percent said they could vote for them.

Many complaints have shifted from the ‘you didn’t act quickly enough’ grievance to the more contemporary ‘you’re not reopening Denmark fast enough’ grumble.

Meanwhile, Venstre and Dansk Folkeparti (DF), opposition parties that enjoyed immense momentum a few short years ago, have plummeted in popularity.

It all serves to underline the fact that Frederiksen has significantly consolidated her position of power in the past two months of the crisis.

A survey this month showed that 20.4 percent of voters would back Venstre – down from 23.4 at the General Election last summer.

The government did little to dissuade Danes from heading to Austria and Italy for their skiing holidays as the crisis began spreading from China.

In fact, the government recommended that it was okay for people to travel and many of the early coronavirus cases in Denmark stemmed from those travellers returning home.

One could also question how diligent the authorities were in checking and quarantining people at airports. There were ample reports of folks walking off aeroplanes and straight onto trains and the Metro without anyone questioning them.

And while history shows us that unpredictable times can make or break governments, there is little evidence to suggest that the PM and her allies will falter further down the road.

It was even worse news for DF in late April, when a survey showed the party had slipped to just 6.8 percent in the polls – the worst vote of confidence in 19 years!

CLUTCHING AT STRAWS The opposition has simply been waylaid by Frederiksen’s handling of the crisis.

Knowing that they face a backlash for being critical of the government’s strong handling of the crisis, Venstre, DF and even govern-

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PM'S HEROICS DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS BODE WELL FOR CLIMATE AMBITION

BY PAUL HOLMBECK While I share fears that the corona pandemic will put necessary climate action on the back-burner, I am seeing something different and hopeful in Denmark.

One thing is the rising momentum behind demands from Parliament that the government’s next round of economic stimuli should be investments in climate solutions: more renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, and energy efficiency in homes and public buildings etc.

But equally uplifting is witnessing genuine political leadership during the Coronavirus Crisis that demonstrates most of the qualities necessary to confront the climate emergency. Before, many of us dared to hope that our prime minister, and her government, could lead us through the climate crisis. Now we know that she can.

PM'S SENSE OF URGENCY Mette Frederiksen has created a deep, shared sense of urgency. She has communicated clearly about both the threat we are facing and the actions that must be taken.

She has acted decisively, quickly, and with resolve, showing a willingness to invest heavily, here and now, in confronting the crisis.

There is no more 'business as usual'. Frederiksen has placed demands on business leaders in which goals set by political leaders are non-negotiable, while actions are negotiated so change can happen quickly.

She has taken science and expertise seriously. She has taken political responsibility when the path is not clear and outcomes are uncertain. This is the definition of courage.

This 'whatever it takes' determination, and the prime minister’s words at a recent press conference, can be a mantra for leaders in the climate crisis: "Better to do too much than too little. Better to act too soon than too late."

DIRECTLY APPEALING TO US Frederiksen has made a direct appeal to our community spirit and spoken directly to all of us – about personal responsibility and the necessity to change daily habits that seem as natural as breathing air. In a crisis, be it corona or climate, no-one should be uncertain as to whether they have a role to play or what that role is.

Amid the fears and loss in a crisis, good leadership also awakens hope through a focus on what is worth

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living for. My favourite image of our PM is not from the press conferences, but a film of her together with her daughter, washing dishes, and singing along to the national corona sing-along on TV. This same momentum can be created to meet the climate crisis. The ambitious goals in Denmark for reducing climate emissions by 70 percent by 2030 are possible if the same leadership steps up to the podium: decisive action, respect for science, political courage, willingness to invest, and the ability to create a sense of urgency and purpose, mobilising both business and citizens.

as possible, but about creating a new normal and maintaining new norms.

The task at hand will not be getting back to 'business as usual', but about building new business models and forming the structural basis for sustainable human existence on our little planet.

THE RIGHT STUFF Yes, the climate crisis requires solutions that are more complex and more long-term. But Frederiksen, and some other leaders across the globe, have shown they have the right stuff for the climate challenge. They have created a call for action against an invisible yet devastating threat. And we can hope that protecting our children’s future can be at least as motivating as protecting our elderly citizens.

Some leaders have also demonstrated – and awakened in others – the perseverance and robustness that we will need during our transformation, when it will not be about 'getting back to normal' as soon

PAUL HOLMBECK BIO: American-born Paul Holmbeck advises leaders in government, business and NGOs in policy development and public affairs – primarily in the area of climate and sustainable agriculture and food policy.

Over the last 25 years he has played a leading role in making Denmark a world leader in organic food sales and policy as an executive at Organic Denmark.

He lives in Aarhus.

Many of the faces on these pages will be familiar to readers of CPH POST as they are foreign ambassadors to Denmark and feature regularly in Hasse Ferrold’s About Town. Many are not based in Denmark, but fulfil their ambassadorial positions from overseas

AMBASSADORS BASED IN DENMARK

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THE HISTORY BOOKS WILL CONFIRM THAT CROATIA OVERSAW THE MOST CHALLENGING PRESIDENCY OF THE EU COUNCIL EVER

BY BEN HAMILTON

Ambassador Tina Krce remains optimistic despite most of her country’s 2020 presidency ambitions being pushed to the sidelines by the rude arrival of the virus Few ambassadors in Denmark have been more challenged than Tina Krce during the Coronavirus Crisis.

For her, 2020 could not have started better when her country Croatia took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on January 1.

But within two months, events had taken a dramatic turn.

In a way, coping with such an unprecedented crisis is an exemplary example of the very nature of diplomacy.

It calls upon inventiveness, openness to change and the ability to evolve – qualities Ambassador Krce has in abundance.

Dear Ambassador, since January 2019 you’ve been your country’s head of mission in Copenhagen, and you’re also responsible for diplomatic relations with Iceland. That’s quite a workload – how do you manage it all?

Actually, it is really not that difficult.

There are no open issues in bilateral relations with either of the two countries, so it is kind of a business as usual, as for any other ambassador in charge of both countries. An exception were the preparations for the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU as the first year in Denmark were a bit more active than usual, but otherwise it is manageable. We are a small team at the embassy, but very efficient, creative and good at multi-tasking. It would definitely be great to devote a bit more time to relations with Iceland – let's hope it will be possible later on in my time here.

Before starting your diplomatic career in the Croatian foreign service more than 20

years ago, you already had a lot of working experience that included a stint for the Croatian national television. Given the number of your peers who have legal backgrounds, would it be fair to say you bring something different to the table – a more creative approach, perhaps?

Well, I would not say that it is only legal backgrounds that are common among diplomats, and it is not a demanded/required background either. People from different backgrounds work as diplomats and ambassadors. How well one performs does not only depend on one's educational background – it is rather a combination of many things. Ambassadorial positions require a multi-faceted personality, with a vast knowledge of many areas. Nowadays they also need to possess great communication skills – with public diplomacy becoming ever important, it is not enough to own the knowledge, you have to practise it and inspire an interest for your country through all kinds of communication channels. But 15

Croatia is beautiful, yes, but it is much more than that too, since for a while already it has not been the best kept secret as a tourist destination. Lots of Danes visit Croatia, but we would like them to go beyond that. In particular, to learn about Croatian-Danish connections and from a Danish perspective go deeper into the Croatian spirit and mindset as a nation. And all that with an umbrella of Croatia’s first EU Council Presidency. I think the edition is an amazing collage of the many ways one can get to know Croatia – did you know, for example that Dubrovnik, the Croatian pearl of the Adriatic, in the 14th century became the first Mediterranean city to introduce obligatory 30-day-quarantine for all foreigners arriving via ships and trade-caravans – but also learn something about the embassy's activities here. Thank you for this co-operation.

The presidency of the EU Council celebrations have included a special film screening where Ambassador Krce was joined by famous Croatian actor Zlatko Burić

of course creativity is a must today for anyone who pursues a diplomatic career – just look at the times we are all currently living and working in. You have to be ready to adapt to new situations and to embrace new forms of doing business, communication etc.

In January, Croatia took over the presidency of the Council of the EU for six months – a period of time, it transpires, which history will remember as the continent’s most traumatic since World War II. What has the experience been like so far?

Oh, it has been a very interesting experience.

We were all very prepared, we wanted to show that we, being the last country to join, can lead the EU Council at the time of many challenges – back then, one of the biggest challenges was Brexit. Nobody could have imagined that we should be prepared for an e-Presidency, or that the topics we planned to push forward will be in fact pushed back. However, we managed to maintain the focus of the EU on the Western Balkans. The Zagreb Summit 2020 was held in video-conference format and it managed to remain a landmark priority of the Croatian Presidency, in spite of COVID-19 – with the Zagreb Declaration as its outcome. Also, I loved the first couple of Presidency months here in Denmark, when I really managed to reach out, show off Croatia a bit more than usual. We had a good launch of the Presidency here, and all other activities that followed were also very interactive.

I loved all of my interactions with the Danish 16

audience – especially with students – regarding the EU, Croatia, and what diplomacy means today and the role of ambassadors. It seems that the new generations already have their own vision of an ambassador in the world of today. I loved my co-operation with Stine Bosse and the joint kronik we published in Altinget. After the COVID-19 outbreak, instead of meetings we embraced video-conference format.

What do you envisage happening over the rest of 2020 – and beyond?

Hmmmm, usually it is me who asks difficult questions … I am very optimistic by nature; I always see the light – even the weakest, shimmering one at the end of the tunnel. Now, it is hard to say. First we need to see where corona-2020 ends, where post-corona 2020 (or beyond) begins, and what consequences it will leave, not only for the global economy and national economies, but for everyday life and our mindsets. Experts say it will take some time before we go back to where we were. And when, I really do not want to say ‘if’, we do, it will take some time to regain the confidence in living life as it once was. It will be a new normalcy.

At CPH POST we were delighted when you decided you would like a special edition celebrating your country’s first presidency of the Council of the EU – just six and a half years after its admission to the EU. What do you hope you were able to communicate to our readers?

You took an unusual but effective approach: to tell your country’s story through its relationship with Denmark. Beyond the respect earned during a few close tussles at football and handball, what is it that really cements your bond, in your opinion?

Of course, a regular exchange of high-level visits strengthens the ties on a political level, but it is also people-to-people relations, I would say, that additionally contribute to cementing the relations between the countries. Croatian citizens in Denmark contribute to that as well – they are yet another bridge between the two countries. And if I may say a few words on sports tussles here, a joke rather, although I have used it a lot already, the Danes will not easily forget Croatia, hahaha, after the 2018 World Cup. But it is good to joke about it – as about everything in life. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Everything is better with a positive attitude.

Our readers learned a lot about Croatian business, creativity, sporting achievement and its countless tourism possibilities. Seriously, though, what’s the secret – why are you so good at sport?

Well, it is hard to say. Maybe it comes from our character as a nation – we become very spiteful and goal-orientated when somebody underestimates us, and it is not seldom that on a global scale smaller countries are perceived as underdogs. But, Croats never give up. Maybe it is best described through the saying ‘when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade’. In the case of Croatia, it has to be the best lemonade you could ever try. Hahaha. For example, my hometown Split, which has produced many successful athletes, is known for the concept of being spiteful, ‘splitski dišpet’, but there are other examples as well. For us it is not necessarily only the final victory that drives us, but the idea to show how far we can go – often against all odds. Also, let us not forget

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At a joint event at Aalborg University with the Croatian Association of Students Abroad – Danish Branch

how honoured and dedicated all of our athletes are when playing for the country – it is beyond emotional, I guess. And, I have to add that we excel in other areas as well.

How would you describe current relations between Croatia and Denmark, and what do you see as your primary function as the ambassador of Croatia in Denmark?

The relations are very good, friendly, no open issues, a lot of it is going on within the EU and NATO framework. But more could and should be done in the economic portfolio, and the potential for cooperation I see in green technology or smart island concept, eg. how to combine sustainable tourism while using green technologies. Bornholm is a good example of that. Of course, it would be hard to just translate the Danish practices into the Croatian setting, but ideas and principles can be tailor-made.

What role do you think diplomacy will play in shaping the world of the 21st century?

The same role it has always played. You may be creative in your approach or how you use them, but the fundamental diplomatic tools are still the ones used in all international relations. Somehow, it turns out that everything begins and ends with diplomacy in all international arenas.

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When you’re off duty, what hobbies and interests do you have?

I'm a proud dog-owner of a little King Charles cavalier spaniel and, when he is in the country, all of my activities involve him as well. We both like long walks by the sea. The sea is my Mediterranean hygge. Otherwise, I love to read, watch a good TV series or a movie, and go to the opera. Also, I love to cook and bake. And during the corona lockdown, I turned to jigsaw-puzzles again.

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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AT 50: WHERE THE HEROES ARE GRITTY, AND THE VILLAINS INCREASINGLY SHIFTY

BY IRENE HELL

At a venue not too dissimilar to Blofeld's lair, the rich and powerful gather with the fight against climate change very much in focus

While the overarching theme of the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos was ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’, climate action was the main topic.

Diplomacy Magazine correspondent Irene Hell witnessed a clash of ideologies between US President Donald Trump, who propagates that climate change is a “hoax invented by the Chinese”, and the 17-year-old climate warrior Greta Thunberg, who is mobilising millions of school kids all over the world to fight for their future.

Like during hundreds of crises before, his phone is constantly ringing because leaders, both business and political, are desperately seeking his advice – and his high powered connections.

The Jeanne d’Arc of global warming did what she does best: expressing the anxiety, rage and desperation many young people feel when they witness ignorance, complacency and climate crimes being carried out by governments and Popes, presidents, CEOs and even Cleaning kings andup the harbour with the Norwegian ambassador companies. queens come and go, but you can always count on Klaus Schwab.

Unlike any Davos meeting before, participants observed one of the biggest mindset shifts in global capitalism – a shift that could save Denmark and the rest of the planet from looming catastrophes.

Like Swiss clockwork, for the past five decades, the German-born business professor has been inviting his ‘secret world government’ to come to his snowed-in mountain village.

Indeed, Klaus Schwab, the founder of WEF, is currently mobilising his business community to take massive action to combat the Covid-19 coronavirus.

And this January more than 3,000 participants from 117 countries, including 53 heads of state such as US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as royalty such as Prince Charles, Queen Rania and Queen Maxima, came to Davos.

“If we do not pass this test, the world will disintegrate and be incapable of delivering on all the other challenges we have as an interconnected society – such as climate change and social inclusion,” he said in early April.

SCHWAB’S SECRET WORLD GOVERNMENT Schwab is not only the mastermind of a ‘secretive meeting’ of the world elite at an altitude of 1,560 metres above sea level, as together with his wife Hilde he works relentlessly behind the scenes.

Like many other leaders, Schwab now spends day and night, mainly in his home office, on the phone or in video conferences, tring to prevent an economic meltdown.

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The magical setting for Davos 2020

FAT CATS IN THE MELTING SNOW However, this year there was something undeniably different about Davos.

While in previous decades, as rock star Bono once described it, the “fat cats” had to battle their way through mountains of snow, this year the spikes had barely any use. Most of the streets were clear from ice. There was sunshine and warm temperatures all week – and only a little snow.

“Our house is on fire!” warned the Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg as she, courageous as always, led a climate march through Davos.

“CLIMATE RISK IS INVESTMENT RISK!”

While many of the participants tried to ignore the alarming signs, such as the hottest January in recorded history, Laurence Fink, the founder and CEO of BlackRock, is ringing the alarm bell.

Last August he joined the prestigious World Economic Forum Board of Trustees, on which Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, the former CEO of Nestlé, serves as vice-chairman. Other highprofile members of the board include Queen Rania, Christine Lagarde, Al Gore, Orit Gadiesh, Herman Gref, as well as the billionaires Jack Ma, Marc Benioff and André Hofmann.

“Running out of water is one of the biggest threats the planet faces,” Brabeck-Letmathe told Diplomacy Magazine.

“It’s alarming because this irresponsible behaviour towards water leads to a major ecological problem that impacts every aspect of life on Earth, he warned.

“Whereas shareholder capitalism exploits resources to maximise shareholder returns,

Photo: Irene Hell

Every year in the last full week of January, a small, snowed-in Swiss mountain village becomes the epicentre of global power. In a surreal helicopter invasion, presidents, billionaires, CEOs, royalty and Hollywood stars descend down onto the snow.

Photo: Irene Hell

“The fight to prevent Brexit, harmful to both Britain and to the EU, ended in a crushing defeat,” he told journalists during his legendary Davos dinner.

“President Trump is a conman and the ultimate narcissist who wants the world to revolve around him. When his fantasy of becoming president came true, his narcissism developed a pathological dimension,” he said.

Philanthropist George Soros (right) and his executive assistant Michael Vachon in Davos

businesses must include wider considerations, adding our community and another vital stakeholder: planet Earth. We must realize it’s stupid to convert nature into cash and then use the cash to try to repair the damage we’ve done to nature. Together, we must usher in a new era in which our planet is respected.”

Larry Fink, who is regarded as the most influential man in the world of finance, also calls for a transformation.

“Climate risk is investment risk!” he warns investors. In his recent letter to CEOs, Fink said that his firm BlackRock, which has $7.4 trillion in assets under management, would prioritise climate change as a “defining factor in companies long-term prospects”, as a global climate emergency might upend global business sooner than many expect. The CEO of the biggest investment company in the world also pointed out that sustainable investments can be very profitable.

“CAPITALISM AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT IS DEAD!” Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, went further. “Capitalism as we have known it is dead. This obsession we have with maximising profits for shareholders alone has led to incredible inequality and a planetary emergency,” he said in Davos.

You could hear desperation and brokenness in the voice of the 89-year-old man who has already donated about $32 billion, all his passion and much of his health to his belief in democracies and open societies, when he said: “The strongest powers, the US, China and Russia, remain in the hands of would-be or actual dictators, and the ranks of authoritarian rulers continued to grow.”

He mixes superpowers with philanthropists, such as Soros and Bill Gates, and heavyweights in business and politics, whilst inspiring – or like Thunberg – shocking activists, academics and idealists.

“While serving as vice-chairman of the WEF’s board of trustees I’ve got to know Klaus very well and up close. I have always particularly admired his heartfelt and unwavering commitment to the cause of making the world a better place for all of humankind, not just a privileged few, and championing a vision of society in which wealth and power are inextricably linked to responsibility for the common good,” enthused Josef Ackermann, the former CEO of Deutsche Bank, to Diplomacy Magazine.

Since the beginning, Schwab has included religious leaders from all denominations.

Nevertheless, the fighting spirit of Soros, a man who survived the Nazis, remains. In Davos, the Hungarian-born philanthropist announced that he is donating another $1 billion to a new Open Society University Network in New York.

ONE TRILLION TREES

The secret formula of the unparalleled success of the World Economic Forum is how Professor Schwab brings people together.

But Sadguru, who has millions of followers, has his own agenda: the planting of millions of trees. During his meditation sessions, the

Amidst the frenetic hunting for powerful new contacts and new deals emerging in the Congress Centre at the WEF, a spiritual leader from India was leading a meditation session.

In co-operation with the WEF, the UN and also Microsoft and Deloitte, Salesforce has launched ‘Uplink’, a new platform that unites changemakers. “I think everybody realises we’re in a planetary emergency and we need to make changes, and business is the greatest platform for change,” contended Benioff.

Prince Charles avoided addressing Brexit and ‘Megxit’ (the move of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to Canada). Instead the British royal focused in his Davos speech on his Sustainable Market Initiative and new frameworks, which are “putting the people and planet at the heart of global creation”.

TRUMP: CONMAN AND ULTIMATE NARCISSIST”

Photo: Irene Hell

Outspoken billionaire George Soros once again put his finger into the open wound.

The global power couple Klaus and Hilde Schwab. The pair met in 1971, the year Klaus organised his first Davos meeting. She hasn’t left his side since

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participants learn how humans receive life-giving oxygen from trees in exchange for CO2, and the result is that they tend to “plant trees like crazy”, the spiritual leader observed.

At a press briefing, Iván Duque, the president of Columbia, and Sadguru announced they will contribute significantly to the ‘One Trillion Trees’ initiative launched in Davos.

“We just planted 4,000 trees in Taunus, a forest close to Frankfurt,“ Ralf Buelter told Diplomacy Magazine. The founder and CEO of Top Alliance, Europe’s leading logistics and transportation company which profits from providing planes and limousines for governments and top executives, feels responsible for future generations.

In order to compensate for the CO2 emissions of around 600 WEF delegates his limousine service transported during the recent Davos meeting, Buelter also donated to My Climate.

The Trillion Tree initiative is, like the Global

Battery Alliance and the Tropical Forest Alliance, an initiative of the WEF. “I feel emboldened that business can be a force for good. If we run our business responsibly I profoundly believe we can have an impact and that we can produce better outcomes,” said Unilever CEO Alan Jope during the Sustainable Development Impact Summit in September in New York.

In partnership with Unilever and many other large companies and governments, the WEF helps to enable sustainable palm oil farming in Indonesia.

While Klaus and Hilde Schwab most likely enjoy the admiration of the rich, royal and powerful, they both make sure that also young or very committed entrepreneurs can join their exclusive club.

Hilde Schwab’s Social Entrepreneurs are helping millions of people and Klaus Schwab’s Global

Shapers and Young Global Leader communities form one of the most brilliant, powerful and inspiring groups of young entrepreneurs.

ANOTHER WATER INTO WINE CONVERSION NEEDED However not everybody is happy with Davos.

The biggest criticism comes from observers who feel that the big CEOs ‘preach water’ in the Congress Center, but then drink wine (or more likely champagne) in the private Davos backrooms, where the billion-dollar deals are sealed.

Do they just talk and not act on climate change and other burning issues?

It is hard to measure the impact of Schwab’s relentless work to save the planet. A firefighter who puts out the fire before the city (or country) is in flames hardly ever gets credit.

However, in light of the world’s increasing global tensions, coronavirus pandemic and continuous fight for resources, the WEF is more important than ever.

Schwab’s private world government in the Swiss mountains has helped countless peace initiatives, ignited powerful action on the UN goals and achieved a massive shift in mindset – as well as a trillion dollar shift to green investments. It is a shift that could help to save the climate.

“Klaus Schwab is one of the very few human beings who has been making a positive difference on a world scale. For the past 50 years he successfully asked all mankind to do a better job,” Alfred R Berkeley III, the former president of the NASDAQ Stock Market and current chairman of Princeton Capital Management, told Diplomacy Magazine.

Photo: Irene Hell

Now, 50 years after the first Davos meeting, Schwab feels it is time for a new world order.

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Alfred R Berkeley, the former president of NASDAQ, and Bob Forbes in Davos

“The World Economic Forum is releasing a new Davos Manifesto, which states that companies should pay their fair share of taxes, show zero tolerance for corruption, uphold human rights throughout their global supply chains, and advocate for a competitive level of playing field,” he said.

Photo: Irene Hell

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, and Dr Josef Ackermann, the former CEO of Deutsche Bank, in Davos

Irene Hell and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in Davos

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Greece: This is a second ambassadorial posting for Nikolaos Kotrokois, a career diplomat and lawyer who started his diplomatic career as first secretary and deputy head of the Greek mission in Havana during the economic depression that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Since then, Kotrokois has served in Belgium, the USA, Canada and Albania, and from 2015 to 2019 he was the Greek ambassador to Venezuela with parallel accreditation to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Colombia: Formerly her country’s diplomatic agent in Denmark, Ana Maria Palacio Calle is an economist and polyglot with a passion for learning about different cultures, who is representing her country as ambassador for the first time. She is an expert in behavioural finance, which she has studied in Colombia, the UK and at Copenhagen Business School, where she graduated with an MSc in applied economics and finance.

Pakistan: A recent arrival who officially took over his post on April 29, this is Ahmad Farooq’s first ambassadorial posting. Since starting his career at his country’s foreign ministry, he has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. Among his areas of specialisation are political and security issues such as the Security Council, counter-terrorism and UN Peacekeeping.

Photo: Pakistan Embassy

Estonia: After serving his country as ambassador in Vienna, and twice in Germany, this is Mart Laanemäe’s fourth ambassadorial posting. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, where he studied engineering physics and materials science, earning a BASc at the University of British Columbia and MASc at the University of Toronto, he started his career with the Estonian language service Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich and then in Prague as an editor, before becoming the head of the Tallinn bureau from 1991 to 1995.

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Ambassadors come and go and Diplomacy magazine would like to extend a warm welcome to all the new ambassadors who arrived in Denmark this spring

Cuba: This is Roger López García's first ambassadorial posting. Following his graduation from the Raúl Roa Higher Institute for International Relations in Havana in 1984, the year when the Angola-Cuba Declaration of 1984 was established by Angola’s president and Fidel Castro, Garcia almost immediately started working for his country’s foreign ministry. His first diplomatic posting aptly followed at the Cuban embassy in Angola. Since then he has served in Spain, Portugal and Italy in various postings.

Photo: Iranian Embassy

Japan: This is Manabu Miyagawa’s first plenipotentiary ambassadorship, following previous postings as his country’s representative for Asia Europe Meetings and as ambassador in Tokyo for sports and ‘Budo’ – modern Japanese martial arts. After studying social and political sciences at the University of Cambridge, Miyagawa started his career at his country’s foreign ministry in 1985. Since then his postings have included the UK, Thailand, the EU (twice), Russia and the US.

Iran: A strong fan of badminton, this is Afsaneh Nadipour’s first ambassadorial posting. After studying political science and international relations at Tehran University, she started her career in the jurist and human rights department of her country’s foreign ministry. Since then her postings have taken her all over the world, including stints at embassies in Geneva, Tokyo and The Hague.

Algeria: This is Rachid Meddah's first ambassadorial posting. After obtaining a diploma from the National School of Administration with a focus on diplomacy, and then a master’s in public administration from the Grenoble University of France, Meddah started his career at his country’s foreign ministry in 1985.

Since then, he has served his country in various diplomatic postings spanning Portugal, France and Turkey.

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