Announcements

YPFP NYC: Fundraiser for Haiti

Please join YPFP at 7pm on Thursday, February 11th as we raise funds to support the disaster relief efforts of Doctors Without Borders. We encourage all members to attend and bring friends!

How to Help Haiti

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As images, video, even satellite photos of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti are reaching our members, YPFP has received one question again and again:
“How can we help?”
That answer is simple: Pledge your support to a reputable organization that will reach Haiti's residents quickly and effectively.

Complex Operations Essay Contest

The Center for Complex Operations and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy are pleased to engage the next generation of foreign policy leaders in discussions of complex operations through an essay competition featuring PRISM. YPFP and CCO invite article submissions for PRISM from young professionals for publication in a 2010 issue of PRISM on the subjects of:
    * stabilization and post-conflict reconstruction operations
    * civil-military integration and interagency collaboration
    * modern approaches to counterinsurgency
    * humanitarian operations

Articles

Upcoming Iraqi elections a key turning point

Is a new day slowly dawning for Iraq? In about a week, the Iraqi people will go to the polls once again in perhaps the most important election to date since the 2003 war began.

Sarah Palin: A Comeback in Sight?

This week, I continue my review of John Heilemann's and Mark Halperin's book,

Coming soon: a new Iran NIE?

The Cable is hearing from multiple congressional sources, diplomats, and former officials that the Obama administration is getting ready to finalize a new National Intelligence Estimate that

YPFP Members Respond to Open Government Directive

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum.

Global Health in the Age of Social Media (Honorable Mention - CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest)

The Public Diplomacy Discussion Group is pleased to announce that an essay written by one of its members, Michael Walsh, recently received an honorable mention in the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest.

Jobs

Call for Submissions

Bologna Center Journal of International affairs
Date: 
02/22/2010

America’s ability to forge global consensus is declining: the unipolar balance of power is faltering. Which state—or states—will take up the heavy burdens of leadership?

Regional Editor (Americas & South Asia)

Foreign Policy Digest
Date: 
02/20/2010

Application Deadline: March 5, 2010

Intern, Metals & Mining Political Risk Analyst (unpaid)

CPM Group
Date: 
02/16/2010

Intern, Metals & Mining Political Risk Analyst (unpaid)

Organization:
CPM Group
Location:
United States (New York, NY)
Website:
www.cpmgroup.com
Compensation:
Unpaid

Intern, Metals & Mining Political Risk Analyst (unpaid)

CPM Group
Date: 
02/16/2010

Intern, Metals & Mining Political Risk Analyst (unpaid)

Organization:
CPM Group
Location:
United States (New York, NY)
Website:
www.cpmgroup.com
Compensation:
Unpaid
Contact Information:
Douglas Horn
Phone:
2127858320
Email:
dhorn@cpmgroup.com
Description:

Young Turkey/Young America

World Learning
Date: 
02/07/2010

World Learning (WL) in partnership with the Foreign Policy Platform (FPP)-Turkey will implement in 2010 the Y