Earle Scarlett is a Jamaican born U.S. diplomat with global experience; diplomatic postings include: Cameroon, Brazil (twice), Philippines, Ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Charge' d'Affaires a.i. in Ireland. Postings at the State Department include: China and Somalia Desks. As Lecturer, he was a State Department Dean Rusk Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University where he subsequently was examiner for Master’s theses in foreign affairs. In the U.S. State Department, he was Director of Training for Political Officers at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Scarlett was also Advisor for International Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base where he taught at the Air War College.

After a 30 year career in diplomacy he has taught and lectured at the following institutions: University of Bologna (2005-2010), Emory University (2004), University of Georgia, Columbia University, Georgia Technical University, and Lynn University. Before entering the Foreign Service he taught Political Science and International Relations at Loyola-Marymount University Los Angeles.

Scarlett was educated in Jamaica, US, France, and UK.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Papal shift rumbles beyond the Vatican (March 12, 2013)

POPE Benedict XVI's sudden abdication of the papacy has far-reaching consequences for world affairs. They extend beyond theological divisions in the Church and thorny liturgical and eschatological issues to a potentially sharpened confessional rivalry between Islamic extremism and Christianity.
Pope Benedict laboured to diminish elements of the Second Vatican Council affirmed by Pope John Paul II, and restored the Church's mission to countering secularism, reviving traditional orthodoxy and a sense of Catholic identity. Its present 1.2 billion following worldwide is still growing, and Benedict's reputation appears intact to many Catholics as he leaves the Holy See.
Whether the next pontiff will emerge from the developing world will certainly be the focus of the conclave of 117 voting cardinals under 80 (four will turn 80 in March). The conclave will evaluate the papal candidates' admiration of Benedict's penchant for traditional orthodoxy and re-evangelisation, but aspects of the Second Vatican Council may regain ascendancy.

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