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Podcasts - March 17, 2010

Podcast: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba

President Ali Bongo Ondimba marked Gabon’s presidency of the UN Security Council this month by addressing an overflow audience of diplomats at the International Peace Institute on March 8th.

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Podcasts - March 08, 2010

Podcast: Daniel Benjamin on Counterterrorism

During an address on March 3rd at IPI, Ambassador Daniel Benjamin from the US Department of State asserted that “as President Obama has said from the outset, there should be no trade-off between our security and our values.”
  

Podcasts - February 16, 2010

Podcast: Nasser Al-Kidwa Says 2-State Solution Still Valid

"Is the two-state solution still valid?" asked Nasser Al-Kidwa, the long-time Palestinian official, in a rhetorical question to a standing-room-only crowd at an IPI event on February 8th. “I think the good news here, at least from my perspective, is that yes, it is still valid,” he said. “The bad news, nevertheless is that it will not be valid for a long time.”  

IPI in the News - February 09, 2010

During IPI Event, Nasser al-Kidwa Urges Washington to Clarify Israeli Talks [Associated Press/ynet news]

Podcasts - February 08, 2010

Podcast: Vali Nasr and Muslim Capitalists

In a talk at IPI on January 26th, Vali Nasr, a Tufts University professor currently serving in the Obama Administration as a senior advisor on Afghanistan and Pakistan, put forth the argument that “the change agent in the Muslim world will have to be the market, not a cultural debate.” 

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