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An Award-Winning Journalist’s Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan

Posted in Asia, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Tuesday evening, journalist and author of the new book To Live or to Perish Forever, Nicholas Schmidle joined the Council and Marines’ Memorial Association to discuss his experience in Pakistan. During a period when President Pervez Musharraf’s power was waning, and the Taliban’s was growing, Schmidle lived and reported in the [...]

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The Taliban, Foreign Policy and the War on Terror

Posted in Asia, Policy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As violence and tension rises among Islamic militant groups and the Taliban, award-winning author, scholar of religions, and columnist for The Daily Beast, Reza Aslan, joined the World Affairs Council for a discussion on his new book How to Win a Cosmic War.  Examining the worldview of Muslim militant groups and the previous administration’s approach [...]

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Exciting news out of Washington!

Posted in Philanthropy, Policy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.  This bill is expect to pass the House next week and should be signed by President Obama shortly thereafter.
The NonProfit Times detailed some of the highlights of the bill:
The Serve America Act updates and strengthens national service programs administrated by the Corporation for [...]

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Lift off for the It’s Your World blog!

Posted in Philanthropy, Policy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Today marks the official launch of the It’s Your World blog, co-hosted by the World Affairs Council of Northern California and the Global Philanthropy Forum. We look forward to taking you behind the scenes of these organizations as we explore international issues and encourage the involvement of philanthropists in opportunities that transcend borders.
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Deadlock in Zimbabwe

Posted in Africa, Policy, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Celia Dugger of the NY Times filed a story just moments ago reporting that one of Mugabe’s inner circle, Air Marshall Shiri, was shot in the hand on Saturday night during a night-time ambush.  Mugabe is calling it a failed assassination attempt, while the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) believes it is the result [...]

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