Extremists in the Public Domain – a Dilemma for Governments
The International Crisis Group (ICG) just published an interesting report about Jemaah Islamiyah’s Publishing Industry in Indonesia. The report outlines the different printing houses and products...
View ArticleThe Art of Attitudes
Almost any newspaper is filled with stories about conflict from around the world. Even in the deepest province the reader will find a report on atrocities in Darfur or suicide bombs in Iraq. Images of...
View ArticleInclusion for Change – Peace and Otherwise
I recently attended an event hosted by the New America Foundation. Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli Foreign Minister and Minister of Public Security , spoke about the shortcomings of the Annapolis Middle...
View ArticleThe Sound of Music
I was surfing the web, looking for some material on “leadership”, when I came across this music video-clip which I found striking and wanted to share with you. And not because it is my favorite type of...
View ArticleMouse Pad Activism
Avaaz.org’s “Clash of Civilization” Video won the YouTube 2007 Award in the Political/ News category. The video is a well-done yet somewhat simplified demonstration of stereotypes and image creation....
View ArticlePangea Day!
This group of Kenyans singing the Indian anthem is part of Pangea Day. In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the annual TED award. A self-described American-Lebanese/Egyptian/Syrian, Jehane has become...
View ArticleConnecting Citizen and State in a Post-Conflict Environment
“The Missing Link” is out and I am somewhat relieved – it was such a long process.I started working on this publication more than a year and a half ago. The field research took me to Timor-Leste and...
View ArticleYoung People for Change
The World Bank office in Sydney has established a Facebook group called "Young People for Change" for youth in the Pacific, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea to air their thoughts and ideas on how they...
View ArticleYour “Good Leader” Might be Another Person’s “Worst Nightmare”
This summer I was asked to evaluate Timor-Leste’s Leadership and Communication Capacity for National Renewal Program (LCCNR) and provide strategic recommendations for the future of the program. I did...
View ArticleA Step Forward for UN Peacebuilding
Just before the holidays I participated in a UN conference on the role of the public sphere in post-conflict societies. The one-day event, titled “Media and Communication in Peacebuilding” was...
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