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Kristian Alexander is the founding Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, the founding Music Director of the International Music Academy and the founding Artistic Director of Markham Contemporary Music Festival.
- Position of Strength: How The UAE Leverages Its Advantages
- Threading The Needle: The UAE’s Attempts to Shape Perception
- A New Type of Soft Power
- About The Authors
- End Notes
Health security has become a strategic priority during the pandemic, leading to a competition among countries to not only control the virus, but also to expand their spheres of influence. In this era of “health diplomacy”, the vaccine has turned into a concrete instrument of foreign policy.In this regard, China and Russia are spending most of their...
The UAE has created a narrative fostering the perception that the programme is mainly an Emirati effort. By rebranding the vaccine Hayat-Vax (hayat means “life” in Arabic), it marketed the product to an Arabic-speaking audience of consumers and fostered a public discourse based on the traditional ideas of hope and a positive attitude towards the fu...
Vaccine diplomacy will not alter the world order, nor will it threaten the status of the United States or European countries as donors in the region. Overall, the number of vaccines the UAE has supplied is relatively small, and the Covax Initiative (a programme sponsored by Unicef, Gavi, CEPI, the European Union and WHO) will soon direct global dis...
*Dr Kristian Alexanderis a Senior Fellow at TRENDS Research & Advisory in Abu Dhabi and an adviser at Gulf State Analytics, a Washington-based geopolitical risk consultancy. Mr Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzuccois a Research Assistant at Gulf State Analytics. Image caption: A close-up view of a Covid-19 vaccine vial on blue background. Photo: Pexels
Mogielnicki, Robert, “The United Arab Emirates’ Post-Covid-19 Outlook”, Columbia SIPA Journal of International affairs 73, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2021, https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/online-articles/united-arab-emirates%E2%80%99-post-covid-19-outlook. Dr Neil Quilliam, Interview with authors, 29 March 2021. Fazal, Tanisha, “Health Diplomacy in Pandemi...
Dr Kristian Alexander is a Senior Fellow and Lead Researcher at the Rabdan Security & Defense Institute. He is an adviser at Gulf States Analytics, a Washington-based geopolitical risk consultancy.
Aug 30, 2021 · Dr. Kristian Alexander is a Senior Fellow and the Director of International Security & Terrorism Program at TRENDS Research and Advisory , as well as an adviser at Gulf State Analytics, a Washington-based geopolitical risk consultancy.
“Maestro Kristian Alexander and the Kindred Spirits Orchestra enjoy standing ovations and sold-out concerts at Flato Markham Theatre for the performing arts”.
Kristian Alexander is the founding Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra in Toronto, the founding Music Director of the International Music Academy in Toronto, the founding Artistic Director of Markham Contemporary Music Festival and the founding Artistic Director of the International Music Competition (Toronto).
Jan 12, 2024 · Dr. Kristian Alexander is a senior fellow and director of the International Security & Terrorism Program at Trends Research & Advisory in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
