[Mitworld] Rt. Hon. David Miliband on Afghanistan, Panel on Death of the News

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 9, Number 33 |  April 14, 2010

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The War in Afghanistan: How to End It
March 10, 2010

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges the Afghanistan government to consider bringing 
Taliban supporters into its political system, arguing that the prompt pursuit 
of a political deal among Afghanistan’s warring factions is necessary to build a lasting peace in that country. 

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/762

Speaker:
Rt. Honorable David Miliband SM '90
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom


Event Host:
The Office of the President of MIT

"Neither your country nor mine started the war in Afghanistan. In the 1990s, that country's Taliban government provided cover and support for Al Qaeda's senior leadership. It was a 
symbiotic relationship. In return Osama Bin Laden supported the Taliban with money and with fighters."
-Rt. Hon. David Miliband

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Death of the News?
March 2, 2010

While not dead, the U.S. news industry is severely depleted and likely to diminish further, these panelists agree. But they also believe that something vibrant and enduring might emerge from this period of digital disruption.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/763

Speakers:
Jason Pontin
Editor in Chief and Publisher, Technology Review and TechnologyReview.com


Susan Glasser 
Executive Editor, Foreign Policy 

Maria Balinska
Ruth Cowan Nash Nieman Fellow, Harvard University


Event Host:
Center for International Studies

"My view is there are going to be winners as well as losers. As long as people are interested in 
bearing witness, speaking truth to power, and accountability, then there will be journalism."
-Susan Glasser

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In The Pipeline:

A Policy on Leadership

Presented By:
MIT Sloan School of Management
Dean’s Innovative Leader Series

Speaker:
Edmund (Ted) Kelly
Chairman, President & CEO
Liberty Mutual 

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