Benjamin Sturtwagen’s and Matthew King’s paper “Making the most of Afghanistan’s river basins” was published on-line in MO Magazine, reaching approximately 500,000 readers.
MO Magazine is a monthly add-on to Flanders’ most read hard news magazine.
David Firestein's recent piece in The Dallas Morning News, "U.S., China must join forces on Cyber-Security," was mentioned in USA Today .
Click here to read Firestein's piece in The Dallas Morning News.
EWI's Seventh Annual Worldwide Security Conference received considerable coverage for its work on Afghanistan and Southwest Asia and on cybersecurity.
A sampling of media outlets covering the event:
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David Firestein's recent piece in The Moscow Times, Reset in Danger of Being Set Back, received considerable attention from a number of policy media organizations. A sampling of organizations carrying the piece:
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“En Route,” a popular new Chinese travel magazine, has serialized the 2004 bestselling Chinese-language book, Here and There: 81 Conversations about China and America. Here and There is co-authored by EWI Track 2 Director David J. Firestein and Horizon Polling founder and Chairman Victor Yuan and published by Energy Media.
Five short articles appeared in the latest edition of the magazine, which reaches hundreds of thousands of Chinese readers monthly. In these articles, Firestein and Yuan discuss cultural differences pertaining to such diverse topics as politics, tax policy and corporate culture. The content of Here and There was first serialized in 2004 by Chinese Internet giant Sina.com.
In an Austin American-Statesman op-ed, EWI’s Director of Track 2 Diplomacy David J. Firestein discusses the prospects for the U.S.-China relationship in 2010.
“Mistrust is the most basic problem,” says Firestein, arguing that fundamental cultural differences are a key source of disparate viewpoints. He outlines four major challenges to the relationship: the U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, human rights, trade relations and public opinion in the context of the U.S. midterm elections. Though challenging, Firestein remains hopeful about the U.S.-China relationship in 2010.
Russian daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta profiles longtime EWI supporter Kathryn Davis and her history of generosity for Russia-related programs.
"She headlines so many of these programs that it’s easy to lose count," Andrei Sitove says. "Davis centers, chairs, libraries, museums and courses have been running in many colleges and universities, including Harvard and Princeton, as well as in the New York-based East-West Institute and the Washington, D.C.-based think tank The Heritage Foundation. Her United World College Scholars Program pays for students from 175 countries to study in 88 leading U.S. universities."
This list provides a mere glimpse into Davis' important global initiatives for peace.
EWI Vice President Greg Austin comments in a TIME Magazine piece about European involvement in Afghanistan. Austin discusses the likelihood of Europe's contribution to Obama's call for an increased number of troops in Afghanistan.
"The timeline is diminishing. European support will last for a year, maybe two," says Greg Austin, vice president of program development and rapid response at the EastWest Institute. "But in the long term, it is not sustainable for the U.S. and its NATO allies to bear the burden. There has to be a more hard-nosed diplomacy to mobilize neighboring countries. Countries like India and Pakistan will be able to better provide police training in Afghanistan than Denmark."
Berkshire Hathaway's BusinessWire covers EWI board member Ross Perot Jr.'s recent appointment to Dell's board of directors.
