Students in Tehran, 2006
Women have been on the front lines of the reform movement in Iran. Read the CFR’s Isobel Coleman’s take on Iran’s not-so-silent activists here
Women In Iran’s Reformist Movement
June 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani · Ayatollah Khamenei · CFR · Council on Foreign Relations · Democracy · Elections · Iran · Isobel Coleman · Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · Mir-Hossein Mousavi · Neda · Neda Agha Soltan · Reform · Women
Tagged: Iran, Democracy, Elections, CFR, Women, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Reform, Neda, Ayatollah Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Neda Agha Soltan, Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations
Iran Unspools
June 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Iranians have bravely turned out in the streets to question the crowning of President Ahmadinejad. What was first a protest over votes has turned into a violent confrontation over the future of the Republic. Read an overview here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Ahmadinejad · Ayatollah Khamenei · Democracy · Elections · Iran · Mir-Hossein Mousavi · protests
Tagged: Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Khamenei, Democracy, Elections, Iran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, protests
Pakistan Roundtable
April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Imtiaz Ali currently works at the U.S. Institute for Peace
Network 20/20 member Imtiaz Ali appears on a Charlie Rose roundtable with Hussain Haqqani, Joe Klein, and Steve Coll.
See it here
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Afghanistan · Asif Ali Zadari · Barack Obama · Charlie Rose · China · General Kayani · Hussain Haqqani · Imtiaz Ali · India · Joe Klein · Kashmir · Lawyers Movement · NWFP · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan · Pervez Musharraf · Steve Coll · U.S. Institute for Peace · Yusef Raza Gilani
Tagged: Afghanistan, Aid, Al Qaeda, Asif Ali Zadari, Barack Obama, Charlie Rose, China, Democracy, Economy, General Kayani, Hussain Haqqani, IMF, Imtiaz Ali, India, Joe Klein, Kashmir, Kerry-Lugar Bill, Lawyers Movement, Nawaz Sharif, NWFP, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Steve Coll, Taliban, U.S. Institute for Peace, Yusef Raza Gilani
American Banks Dominate
April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Ann Lee
“The conventional wisdom these days is that American banks, on government life support, are destined to lose their dominant place in the global financial universe. Nothing could be further from the truth.”
So argues Network 20/20 member Ann Lee in this Newsweek column. Read It here
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Ann Lee · Banking · Barclays Capital · Ben Bernake · China · Citigroup · Credit Suisse · Deutsche Bank · Economic Crisis · Economy · Goldman Sachs · JPMorgan · Latin America · Merrill Lynch · Morgan Stanley · RBS · Regulation · Tim Geithner · U.S. · UBS
Tagged: Ann Lee, Banking, Barclays Capital, Ben Bernake, China, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Economic Crisis, Economy, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Latin America, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, Regulation, Tim Geithner, U.S., UBS
Aslan’s Cosmic War
April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Reza Aslan
Network 20/20 member Reza Aslan, author of the just released “How to Win a Cosmic War”, and Reihan Salam discuss the “War on Terror”. Watch them here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: 9/11 · Al Qaeda · Barack Obama · Bloggingheads · Caliphate · Failed States · GWOT · George W. Bush · How to Win a Cosmic War · Islam · Jihadism · New York Times · Reihan Salam · Religion · Reza Aslan · Terrorism · War · War on Terror
Tagged: 9/11, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Bloggingheads, Caliphate, Failed States, George W. Bush, GWOT, How to Win a Cosmic War, Islam, Jihadism, New York Times, Reihan Salam, Religion, Reza Aslan, Terrorism, War, War on Terror
Nuclear Terrorism – A World of Three No’s
April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Network 20/20 member George Billard’s video (one of a series) on preventing nuclear terrorism. Based upon Graham Allison’s Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. Watch the whole series here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Belfer Center · George Billard · Graham Allison · Harvard · Iran · Miltary · Missiles · North Korea · Nuclear Terrorism · Proliferation
Tagged: Belfer Center, George Billard, Graham Allison, Harvard, Iran, Miltary, Missiles, North Korea, Nuclear Terrorism, Proliferation
Pakistan – Chaos Theory
April 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Madiha Tahir in Lahore, Pakistan
Network 20/20 member Madiha Tahir opines about Pakistan’s image in the media. Read her Columbia Journalism Review piece here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: David Kilcullen · Dr. Awab Alvi · General David Petraeus · LUMS · Madiha Tahir · Manan Ahmed · Media · Network 2020 · New York Times · Osama Siddique · Pakistan · Pervez Musharraf · The Atlantic Council · U.S. · Yusef Raza Gilani
Tagged: David Kilcullen, Dr. Awab Alvi, General David Petraeus, LUMS, Madiha Tahir, Manan Ahmed, Media, Network 2020, New York Times, Osama Siddique, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, The Atlantic Council, U.S., Yusef Raza Gilani
Children of the Taliban
April 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This heartbreaking video from Frontline World chronicles the spread of the Taliban in Pakistan. Watch it here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Afghanistan · Al Qaeda · Frontline World · Pakistan · Peshawar · Poverty · Sharia · Suicide Bombing · Swat · Taliban · Terrorism · Women's Education · military
Tagged: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Frontline World, military, Pakistan, Peshawar, Poverty, Sharia, Suicide Bombing, Swat, Taliban, Terrorism, Women's Education
Gridlock Here We Come!
March 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The dream of affordable automobile transportation is unleashed in India. The Tata Nano sells for $2,500.00
Can India’s highways, not to mention its environment, handle what is to come of this? Read about it here.
→ Leave a CommentCategories: Automobile Accidents · Automobiles · Cars · Economy · Environment · India · Manufacturing · Nano · Pollution · Tata
Tagged: Automobile Accidents, Automobiles, Cars, Economy, Environment, India, Manufacturing, Nano, Pollution, Tata
