Events - Filter: Policy Discussion
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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Event Description: The language of democratization has dominated the discussion of foreign policy during the Bush Administration. The idea of democratization as a foundation for U.S. foreign policy has gained new life in recent years, yet it is certainly not a new idea. What are the roots of this idea? How has it been implemented in the past and did these efforts succeed? How have current efforts changed ideas about the implementation of democratization programs? To discuss these issues and more, please join Gretchen Birkle, Director of the Women's Democracy Network at the International Republican Institute. | ||
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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The International Criminal Court (ICC), created by the Rome Statute in 2002, prosecutes crimes including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Currently, the Court has four situations on its docket: in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Darfur (Sudan), and the Central African Republic (CAR). While 106 countries have ratified the Rome Statute and joined the Court, the United States has not yet done so. To discuss these investigations and prosecutions, please join Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. This discussion will take place from 6:30-8:00 pm on Monday, April 7th. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Until recently, American diplomats viewed Kenya as a success story, a strong American ally and a beacon of stability in the tough East African neighborhood. After the national elections on December 27, many observers began to question their previously optimistic outlooks. To discuss the election, the ensuing violence, and its consequences for the country, the region and the globe, please join Akwe Amosu, a Senior Policy Analyst for Africa at the Open Society Institute. The conversation will be held from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation. | ||
04 / 15
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This event is currently completely full - we regret that we will be unable to further RSVPs at this time. Egypt's extensive political influence in the Middle East, Africa, and within the Islamic world has made Cairo a crucial strategic partner to the United States. With a positive relationship going back decades, Egypt will continue to be important to U.S. policy in the region for years to come. What is the state of this relationship? Where is it going? To discuss the state of U.S.-Egyptian relations, please join Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States. | ||
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04 / 22
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
In the past several years, Muslim views of America and the West have been a preeminent concern of American policymakers. Though often discussed, the topic is rarely understood and several basic questions remain unanswered. Why do ‘they’ hate us? Is Islam compatible with liberal democracy? Is terrorism a result of American foreign policy, a reaction to corrupt rulers or something else entirely? To discuss these questions and more, please join Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director at the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and co-author with John L. Esposito of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think. | ||
04 / 23
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
YPFP New York in conjunction with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in Internaitonal Affairs will host a short screening of Full Disclosure followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Brian Palmer. Full Disclosure is a feature-length documentary that offers a clear and nuanced view of the Iraq occupation from the vantage point of a reporter embedded with a US Marine infantry unit, 1st Battalion/2nd Marine Regiment. Upon returning from Iraq, Palmer followed up with members of the unit routinely, and continued to monitor the situation in towns he visited in Babil and Anbar provinces through media accounts, US government and NGO reports, documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and interviews with returning service members. | ||
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