Events
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Mar 19
March 19, 2009
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChina-Russia Relations Enduring Alliance or Limited Partnership?
This panel discussion examined the Chinese-Russian strategic partnership and concerns that it could eventually become an alternative center of gravity to the liberal democracies of the West.
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Mar 16
March 16, 2009
8:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of News
Paul Steiger of ProPublica discussed new business models for reporting, their strengths and weaknesses, and what it takes to produce high-quality journalism.
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Mar 12
March 12, 2009
3:00 p.m. until
March 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUndergraduate Exchange Program Spring Conference 2009
Undergraduate Exchange Program scholars gathered to hear presentations from OSI President Aryeh Neier, OSI staff and the Global Youth Action Network, as well as to reconnect with each other after their initial summer school in Turkey.
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Mar 5
March 5, 2009
1:00–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMadame Prosecutor—Confrontations with Humanity’s Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity
The Open Society Foundations hosted a conversation with Chuck Sudetic, co-author of Carla Del Ponte’s courageous memoir of her years spent striving to serve justice.
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Mar 5
March 5, 2009
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonKenya: The Aftermath of the Crisis and the Challenges Ahead
The Open Society Institute, in collaboration with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Human Rights Watch, held a two-panel event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Kenya s election.
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Mar 1
March 1, 2009
4:00 a.m. until
March 3, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGlobal Supplementary Grant / Doctoral Fellowship Programs Spring Conference 2009
Global Supplementary Grantees and Doctoral Fellows were invited to a joint spring conference at the Open Society Institute offices in New York City.
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Feb 26
February 26, 2009
12:30–5:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGetting a Better Deal from the Extractive Sector—Concession Negotiation in Liberia
OSI partner Revenue Watch Institute held a panel discussion on the pivotal role that the contract process can play in economic recovery and development.
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Feb 17
February 17, 2009
12:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkShadow of the Holy Book
The Open Society Institute held a screening and discussion of this documentary on the secretive and repressive dictatorship of Saparmurat Niyazov in Turkmenistan, and the Western companies who did business with him.
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Feb 13
February 13, 2009
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMissed Opportunities—How the West “Lost” Central Asia
Fellow Alex Cooley examined how Western governments have compromised their pursuit of democracy in Central Asia in order to maintain military basing options in the region and secure access to oil and gas reserves.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2009
2:00–8:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of Freedom and Control in the Internet Age
Open Society Fellows Rebecca MacKinnon and Evgeny Morozov explored the changing landscape of Internet censorship and the role that governments, corporations, and individuals play in enabling it.
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Feb 10
February 10, 2009
2:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTransparency, Natural Resources, and the Open Budget Index
OSI grantee the Revenue Watch Institute cohosted a discussion on the links between poor performance in many resource-dependent countries and the lack of budget transparency and accountability.
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Feb 6
February 6, 2009
4:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonHuman Rights in the Arab Region in 2008
The Open Society Institute co-hosted a panel on human rights trends and repression in the Middle East, as well as potential strategies for the new U.S. administration and the international community.
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