Jean-Paul Marthoz
Website: Personal profile at The defenders take the floor
Jean-Paul Marthoz is professor of international journalism at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium, foreign affairs columnist for Le Soir, and senior adviser to the Committee to Protect Journalists (New York). He is also the author of numerous books on foreign policy, human rights and journalism. He recently published a report on Brazil’s new foreign policy for the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre.
Brazil braves new waters
Jean-Paul Marthoz | June 10, 2011
Brazil's new-found status as an economic power and conflict mediator has led some to question their motives. President Dilma Rousseff will have to find ways to deflect accusations of self-interest and regional hegemony.
Turkey and Brazil - keepers of peace
Jean-Paul Marthoz | 03 June 2011
Who would have thought of comparing or matching Turkey and Brazil? Well, illustrious Brazilian author Jorge Amado did it when he wrote a great novel about a Turk, in fact an Ottoman Arab migrant, roaming the roads of Brazil in the early years of t...
Turkey turns the tide
Jean-Paul Marthoz | February 10, 2011
Contrary to what its critics think, Turkey is not 'adrift' but shaken by the pitch and roll resulting from a fundamental rethinking of Turkishness.
Knowledge democracy
Jean-Paul Marthoz | October 05, 2009
The Broker recently blogged from the conference Towards Knowledge Democracy, held in Leiden, the Netherlands. We asked Jean-Paul Marthoz to reflect on the blog postings and reports from the event.
