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Audio: Haiti Humanitarian Assistance Evaluation: From a Resilience Perspective

sherry — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:08:37 -0400

This panel of experts discussed how their field research on humanitarian issues laid the foundation for a new way to measure resilience and aid effectiveness in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake.

Presentations:

Ky Luu
Executive Director
Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy
Tulane University

Audio: Towards a More Inclusive Hemisphere: A Post-Summit Review

sherry — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:15:06 -0400

With:

Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
U.S. Department of State

And

John Feeley
Summit Coordinator
U.S. Department of State

Audio: Police Reform in Latin America: Implications for U.S. Policy (Panel Two)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:49:00 -0400

Historically, U.S. assistance aimed at training and professionalizing foreign police forces has been episodic and controversial. Episodic because of the type of training received has tended to match U.S. perceptions of the threat of the moment, and controversial because foreign law enforcement structures have had close ties with military institutions which do not match U.S.

Audio: Police Reform in Latin America: Implications for U.S. Policy (Panel One)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0400

Video: 50 Years of Peace Corps

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:01 -0500

Aaron S. Williams, Director of the Peace Corps, speaks with CSIS' Johanna Mendelson Forman about the future of the Peace Corps.

Audio: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

kate — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:10 -0500

Over the last fifty years, the Peace Corps has played an important and evolving role in U.S. foreign policy and development objectives. Peace Corps volunteers undertake the vital work of grassroots development with projects ranging from information technology to small business development, education to health and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Video: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:00 -0500

Audio: Prospects for the Return of Haiti’ s Military

kate — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:57:41 -0500

Americas Program senior associate Johanna Mendelson Forman discusses the Haitian government’s intentions to rebuild the country’s armed forces. Dr. Mendelson Forman notes that much work is still needed in rebuilding Haiti’s police force, and given past abuses by the Haitian military, that Haiti’s immediate needs lie elsewhere.

Audio: Interview with Brian Atwood on USAID

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:43:30 -0400

Brian Atwood, chairman of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and former administrator of USAID, speaks with CSIS's Johanna Mendelson Forman on his experience with democracy and governance programs at USAID and his thoughts on the future trajectory of the agency.

Audio: Chávez and Gadhafi: I Get by with Some Help from my Friends

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:55:31 -0400

Americas Program Senior Associate Johanna Mendelson Forman discusses recent reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has reached out to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to help sell Libyan oil on the international market. Dr. Mendelson Forman breaks down the ramifications if the Chávez government agrees to help.

Audio: Returning Government to Colombia's Conflict Zones: A Light Footprint

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:37:00 -0400

The subject is how the Integrated Governance Response Program (IGRP), developed by the government of Colombia, with the support of USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, could become a model for foreign assistance support for state reform without leaving a large footprint. CSIS evaluated the IGRP in 2009 and did a follow-up study in 2011.

Video: Returning Government to Colombia's Conflict Zones: A Light Footprint

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:26:00 -0400

Audio: Looking Forward: Prospects for Investment from the Haitian Diaspora

mentman — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:16:49 -0400

Looking Forward: Prospects for Investment from the Haitian Diaspora

Panelists include:

Audio: Interview with Julie T. Katzman on IDB Efforts in Haiti

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:27:27 -0400

Johanna Forman, Senior Associate with the CSIS Americas program, interviewed Julie T. Katzman, Executive Vice President, Inter-American Development Bank, about the IDB's efforts to invigorate small and medium enterprises in Haiti.

Audio: Moving the Security Sector Reform (SSR) Agenda Forward

mentman — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:59:28 -0500

Panelists Include:

Nicole Ball, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy
Mark Sedra, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Johanna Mendelson Forman (discussant), Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Audio: The 2010 Global Peace Index

mentman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:03:43 -0400

The Global Peace Index (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, is a ground-breaking annual report that ranks countries by their peacefulness based on a diverse set of indicators. The index is collated for the IEP by the Economist Intelligence Unit in conjunction with an international panel of peace experts.

Audio: China in the Americas

ian — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:54:53 -0400

China in the Americas with panelists Ambassador Richard Bernal, Alternate Executive Director of IDB and former Director General of the Office of Trade Negotiations at CARICOM; Osvaldo Rosales, Director of the International Commerce Division Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; Johanna Mendelson Forman, Senior Associate of

Video: China in the Americas

ian — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:48:53 -0400

China in the Americas

Panelists include:

Ambassador Richard Bernal
Alternate Executive Director, IDB
and former Director General of the Office of Trade Negotiations, CARICOM

Osvaldo Rosales
Director, International Commerce Division

Video: Improving the Quality of International Engagement Part 1

pfrank — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:19:06 -0500

Part 1 from this event. The CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Project and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Development Assistance Committee (DAC) invite you to the first annual release of the 2010 OECD-DAC Fragile States Surveys.

Audio: Improving the Quality of International Engagement

pfrank — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:32:50 -0500

Audio from this event. The CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Project and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Development Assistance Committee (DAC) invite you to the first annual release of the 2010 OECD-DAC Fragile States Surveys.

Video: Improving the Quality of International Engagement Part 2

pfrank — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:27:02 -0500

Part 2 from this event. The CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) Project and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Development Assistance Committee (DAC) invite you to the first annual release of the 2010 OECD-DAC Fragile States Surveys.

Audio: The Earthquake in Haiti: an Interview with Johanna Mendelson Forman

pfrank — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:56:05 -0500

Johanna Mendelson Forman, Senior Associate of the Americas Program, discussed the earthquake in Haiti with Russ Oates, deputy director of external relations.

Audio: Lessons from Colombia: Security, Governance and Development

pfrank — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:53:21 -0500

Audio from this event. The Americas program hosted a discussion with Amb. William Brownfield, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia. He discussed Colombia’s experience in confronting challenges to security and democracy.

Video: Meeting the Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals in Haiti

pfrank — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:33:53 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and The University of Miami Knight Center for International Media's inaugural session of:

Our Global Challenges:
A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time

Audio: Meeting the Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals in Haiti

pfrank — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:59 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and The University of Miami Knight Center for International Media's inaugural session of:

Our Global Challenges:
A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time

Audio: Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State: Lessons from Colombia

pfrank — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:27:32 -0400

A recording of the book launch of the book Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State: Lessons from Colombia. For more than a decade the people of Colombia have been engaged in an effort to establish legitimate state authority in the face of illegal armed groups fueled by income from narcotics.

Audio: Haiti and the Global Food Crisis

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:32:00 -0400

Recording of the event "Haiti and the Global Food Crisis."

Video: CSIS Press Briefing: President Obama's Trip to Mexico and the Summit of the Americas

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:34:00 -0400

Audio: Smart Power Speaker Series: "The Future of UN Peacekeeping" featuring Jean-Marie Guéhenno

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:13:50 -0400

CSIS hosted Jean-Marie Guéhenn, for a discussion on "The Future of UN Peacekeeping"