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Video Highlights: October 17-31 2009

pfrank — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:36:14 -0500

Video Highlights for October 17-31st 2009 featuring Tom Ricks, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security; General Xu Caihou, China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission; David Bakradze, Chairman of Georgia's Parliament; and Anthony Cordesman, CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy speaking from the Schieffer Series dialogue, "A Discussion of U.S. Policy in A

Video: Screening of "Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think"

pfrank — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:37:15 -0500

Video for this event. CSIS, in cooperation with Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) and the Charter for Compassion, hosted a screening of “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” a new documentary that provides an eye-opening view of global Muslim opinions on such topics as terrorism, democracy, women, and the West.

Audio: Screening of "Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think"

pfrank — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:12:19 -0500

Audio from the introduction of this event.

Audio: How to Build Successful Coalitions to Achieve Difficult Development Goals

pfrank — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:47:08 -0500

Audio from this event. The Hills Program in association with the Partners for Democratic Change, is co-hosting a discussion on 10 November 2009 titled : "How to build successful coalitions to achieve difficult development goals" featuring development practitioners from the field in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The discussion will be moderated by Gerald Hyman.

Audio: China's Hard Choices on Iran

pfrank — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:26:18 -0400

On Iran, China increasingly seems to be the odd man out. Not only have the French taken a surprisingly hard line in international efforts to regulate the Iranian nuclear program, but there are signs Russia may be stiffening its resolve as well.

Audio: Gulf Roundtable: The UAE 123 Nuclear Agreement

pfrank — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:42:11 -0400

At its October Gulf Roundtable, the CSIS Middle East Program hosted Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering for a discussion of the UAE 123 nuclear agreement and its implications for civilian nuclear cooperation in the Middle East, and for the creation of a global framework for addressing the challenges of proliferation and enrichment.

Audio: Book Event: A Question of Command

pfrank — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:27:19 -0400

Audio from this event.

A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

Video: Book Event: A Question of Command

pfrank — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:12:59 -0400

Video from this event.

A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

Audio: Middle East Notes and Comment: The Revolution Grows Up

pfrank — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:47:03 -0400

In the September issue of Middle East Notes and Comment, Jon Alterman argues that Iran has moved from being a unique revolutionary state to becoming an ordinary authoritarian one.

Audio: Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession: With Perspectives on China and Iran

pfrank — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:45:06 -0400

Audio from this event. CSIS hosted Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki for a discussion on the key issue of attention for policymakers in the East and West: the outlook for global oil and gas markets after the Great Recession. Will growth reemerge to pre-crises levels? Will production keep up with resumed growth? What will the implications- be for prices?