Interviews
There Was a Coup in Mali. Here is Why You Should Care
If you have 10 minutes and want to know why you should be paying attention to what is going down in Mali (and what the late Muammar Ghaddafi has to do with it) have a listen to my conversation with Todd Moss from the Center for Global Development.
Talking Syria on Blogging Heads
I, Diavlog. With Robert Farley. We chat Syria, Bahrain, Russia and the ICC.
Seven Billion: What Does it Mean?
The UN Population Division projects the planet will see its 7 billionth person born today. I spoke to William Ryerson about what that kind of population growth means. Mr. Ryerson is the founder and President of Population Media Center, Chairman of Population Institute, fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and recipient of the 2006 Nafis Sadik Prize for Courage.
Seven Billion: What Does it All Mean?
I caught up with Maureen Greenwood-Basken, director of policy initiatives for the women and population program at the UN Foundation to discuss the significance of today’s milestone and what it means for the over 200 million women around the world who are denied access to family planning.
President Clinton: “We’ve got a shot in Haiti”
A small group of bloggers had the opportunity to speak with President Bill Clinton on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative. Clinton fielded many questions, including one I got to ask him about Haiti’s reconstruction process.
Talking Syrian DDoS Attacks and Twitter “Terrorism” on Al Jazeera
Video from my guest spot on Al Jazeera’s social media news show, The Stream.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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