“Bringing the World to USF”
Special Report 2012-14 Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies
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About the Center The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies (CSDS) conducts cutting-edge research on global and national security issues and develops academic programs dealing with diplomacy, strategy and leadership. It seeks to serve as a bridge between academia, the private sector and the government, breaking down the walls that have traditionally separated them. The CSDS is located within the Patel Center for Global Solutions (photo) at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
The Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies brings some of the world’s leading thinkers to the campus of the University of South Florida for important conversations on the complex and dangerous problems of our time. As a globally-engaged university, our goal is to promote the open exchange of ideas and perspectives that will help shape our world’s future for the better. The Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies plays an important role in achieving this objective.” – President Judy Genshaft USF System President
Through its various programs, USF’s Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies plays a vital and expanding role in educating and increasing the awareness of our students and community about emerging global challenges faced by the United States. In that same spirit the Center is developing a cutting-edge graduate Certificate program in Global Leadership to educate future global leaders.” – Ralph Wilcox USF Provost and USF Syssten Executive Vice President
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The Center for Diplomatic Studies has brought internationally renowned leaders to USF to engage with students, faculty and the Tampa Bay community. The support of these Ambassadors, Consul Generals, academics, politicians, journalists, and military leaders reflects the increasing credibility and profile of USF globally and the extraordinary response from students and faculty indicates a growing level of global analysis and competence. I am especially gratified by the profound and constant support of the Tampa Bay community as together we help the next generation of leaders understand how critical it is to carefully consider the United States in an increasingly interconnected world.” – Roger Brindley, Vice Provost and USF System Associate Vice President for USF World
Contributors: Anne Scott, Beth Beall, Barbara Melendez, Vickie Chachere, Stephanie Williams, Mirela Stimus, Parandoosh Sadeghinia, Kelly Addington, and Lindsay Petty
Dear Friends and Supporters, The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies (CSDS) plays an important role supporting USF establish itself as a globally-engaged institution. The center has become the stage where influential thinkers and dignitaries come to share their visions and enlighten our community about key global challenges. The world has become irreversibly connected and interdependent. Only those institutions that understand this profound transformation can excel. This philosophy underlies the deep commitment by the CSDS to increase student and faculty awareness of this transformation and prepare them to succeed in this new environment. The success of the CSDS in its first two years is inspiring. Increasingly large numbers of students, faculty and members of the local community participate in our programs. The center has organized three international conferences, and held 16 Conversations on Global Security. We are developing the outlines of a Graduate Certificate Program in Global Leadership, have established an Advisory Board, and attracted seven Research Affiliates from the United States and the United Kingdom. For different programs, the center collaborated with the U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, the NESA Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C, the Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations, and with different colleges across the campus. Many of these activities were funded by outside sources. These events, along with the many published articles and interviews given by our team at the CSDS, significantly increased the national and international visibility and the academic prestige of our university and helped with its student recruitment efforts. These activities reached out to more than 120 countries. In 2015, the CSDS will build upon our past successes, expanding our existing programs, and, most importantly, undertaking new initiatives. The Center will host an international conference on extremism in the Greater Middle East in January. We will strengthen our relationship with USF’s Student Government, conduct more collaborative work with universities and centers at home and abroad, and start a new Diplomat-In-Residence and Student Internship program. We will introduce a new website with expanded features and videos of our programs. And the Center will intensify its fundraising campaign in order to develop, among other things, scholarships for extraordinary students. In fact, the Center has received a modest private donation for student scholarships. Our success in such a short time has been possible thanks to the unwavering support of President Judy Genshaft, Provost Ralph Wilcox, Vice Provost Roger Brindley, Dean Eric Eisenberg of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Moez Limayem of the Muma College of Business, Dr. Karen Holbrook, Mr. Walter Andrusyszyn, Judge Raymond Gross, and Rear Admiral Jon Bayless (Ret). I am grateful to them and to our many friends who have helped us along the way. We ask you to join us in this exciting journey as the CSDS seeks to achieve new levels of academic excellence. Sincerely, Mohsen Milani, Professor and Executive Director UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 3
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The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies conducts a well-received “Conversation Series on Global Security,” which brings to the university leading experts and diplomats for in-depth conversations on global security. The Center organizes conferences and highly specialized workshops about international affairs. It endeavors to produce non-ideological and non-partisan policy recommendations that contribute to international peace and harmony.
Upcoming Conference - January 15, 2015 Extremism in the Greater Middle East and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy Special Guests: Mr. Michael Morell - former Acting Director of the CIA , now at Harvard and a senior consultant for CBS News.
Admiral Mark Fox - Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command
CSDS Achievements 2012-2014 Over the past two years the CSDS organized 2 multiday international conferences and 16 conversations about global security. Speakers for the center’s programs included: 33 Leading scholars and diplomats 8 Former ambassadors 3 Pulitzer Prize winners and 1 columnist for The New York Times 7 Former U.S. government officials and high-ranking military officials 2,800 Students, faculty, members of the community & the military attended the events A significant portion of the funding for CSDS events has come from outside sources. 4
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Additional Speakers: Ambassador Gary Grappo - former Ambassador to Oman; Ambassador Husain Haqqani - former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S.; Ambassador Christopher Hill - former American Ambassador to Iraq and South Korea; Dr. Paul Salem - Vice President for Research at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.; Dr. Randa Slim - Director of the Track II Dialogues Initiative at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.; and Mr. David Prodger - British Consul General in Miami.
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A Conversation with Dr. Gause on the Future of the Persian Gulf Dr. Gregory Gause III is the John H. Lindsay ‘44 Chair and Head of the International Affairs Department at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Graduate Certificate in Global Leadership The Graduate Certificate in Global Leadership is designed to educate students about the essential elements of effective leadership in the age of globalization. Specifically, it seeks to help future leaders understand the intricacies and complexities of the global challenges we face, sensitize them to cultural, religious and ethnic issues, and familiarize them with emerging technological and political trends. Based on the recommendations of a campus-wide committee, the Global Leadership Certificate offers an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to leadership. This certificate compliments USF’s 2015 Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) theme, the Global Citizens Project. The outlines for the certificate program have been completed for a planned program start in 2015.
PHOTOS Above: “Conversation with Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering,” moderated by Dr. Mohsen M. Milani. Left: Ambassador John Beyrle with Professor Walter Andrusyszyn, USF Muma College of Business, before Beryle’s talk “U.S. Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Crisis in the Ukraine: A New Cold War?”
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Conversation Series on Global Security The Conversation Series on Global Security, the first program designed by the Center, brings leading global thinkers to the campus to discuss major global security challenges. In an informal and highly interactive environment, the moderator, CSDS Director Mohsen Milani, poses key questions to his guests and challenges them, followed by a question-and-answer session from the audience. The growing success of the series can be measured in the increase in attendance by students and faculty, some of whom now bring their classes, as well as by members of the general public representing a variety of sectors of the community.
Illustrious Participation Distinguished guests who have come to USF to speak include: Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Former Ambassador to Israel, Russia, India, El Salvador, Jordan and Nigeria, and the United Nations. Steven Coll, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author of seven books, and former Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism. Graham Fuller, author and former Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, served as the CIA station chief in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ambassador Christopher Hill, Former Ambassador to Iraq and South Korea, now Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Ambassador John Beyrle, Former Ambassador to Russia and former Special Adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Gary Samore, Executive Director for Research at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Obama Administration. Christopher de Bellaigue, author and frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and The New Yorker, and former correspondent for “The Economist.” Ambassador John Limbert, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran, former U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, and a former hostage in Iran. Karen Elliott House, journalist, former executive at “The Wall Street Journal,” and Pulitzer Prize winner in International Reporting. Ambassador Vickie Huddleston, former Ambassador to Mali and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs.
Abbas Kadhim, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University, academic and author. Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies and Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma and author of “Syria Comment,” a daily newsletter on Syrian politics. Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, an influential global security foundation. Gal Luft, Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security in Washington, D.C. Derek Harvey, Co-Director of the USF Global Initiative for Civil Society and Conflict.
PHOTOS: Top: “A Conversation with Ambassador Christopher Hill: From Iraq to Syria.” Center Left: “A Conversation with Karen Elliot House: Saudi Arabia and its Future Challenges.” Center Right: “A Conversation with Ambassador John Limbert.” Limbert discussed the 33rd Anniversary of the occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran. Bottom: Joe Cirincione and Mohsen Milani surrounded by USF students, who have the opportunity to meet and speak with guests at a reception before each “conversation.” UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 7
CSDS Conferences 2012-14 The conferences organized by the CSDS focus on emerging international issues that have serious ramifications for American national security. These conferences are comparative, as they look at the same issue from the perspectives of different countries.
Scanning the Horizon December 4-6, 2012 This three-day conference focused on current and future political, economic, societal, and security threats to the United States. The event was organized in collaboration with the Central Command Academic Consortium and the NESA Center for Strategic Studies, Washington, D.C. Distinguished speakers included: Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). Paul R. Pillar, non-resident Senior Fellow at Georgetown University and a 28-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ambassador James A. Larocco, served as Director General of the Multinational
Force and Observers and was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, U.S. Farhad Kazemi, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University and former president of the Middle East Student Association of North America. Kristin Smith Diwan, Assistant Professor in Comparative and Regional Studies at the American University School of International Service. Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Acting Director of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas. Richard L. Russell, Professor of National Security Affairs at the NESA Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D. C.
Roger Kangas, the Academic Dean and Professor of Central Asian Studies at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Simbal Khan, Director of Afghanistan and Central Asia at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan. Brigadier Andrew ‘Boomer’ Smith, PH. D., a graduate of the Army Command and Staff College and the Centre for Defense and Strategic Studies. Ambassador Reda Mansour, former Ambassador of Israel to Ecuador, a poet and diplomat. Christina Lin, Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H.Nitze School of Advanced international Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
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The Greater Middle East & Central Asia in 2020: Implications for American Foreign Policy March 17-18, 2014 This two-day conference focused on future trends in the Middle East and Central Asia. Discussion covered democracy, Islamism/Islamic movements, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and American foreign policy. Distinguished speakers included: Roger Cohen, author and columnist for the New York Times and The International Herald Tribune. Judith Yaphe, Distinguished Research Fellow for the Middle East in the Institute for National Strategic Studies, the National Defense University at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC. Kenneth M. Pollack, Senior Fellow at Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institutions and author. Frederic Wehrey, Senior Associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Thomas W. Lippman adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute, former Middle East bureau chief of the Washington Post.
Above: Roger Cohen, left and Mohsen Milani.
Mark Bebawi, graduate student in History at Rice University and the host and producer of weekly news analysis radio show for Pacifica Radio in Houston.
Juha Kahkonen Deputy Director of Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund.
Below: President Judy Genshaft greets guest speaker Roger Cohen with a gift at the conference in March.
Emad Shahin, Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Administration, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo.
Augustus Richard Norton, Professor of International Relations & Anthropology at the Boston University, author of numerous books on the Middle East.
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CSDS Leadership Advisory Board Karen A. Holbrook, Ph.D. serves as Sr. Advisor to the President at the University of South Florida. Prior to this position, she was Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and International Research at USF, president of The Ohio State University and provost and professor of cell biology at the University of Georgia. She is currently on the board of the Institute of International Eduction (IIE) and has been a member of the International Advisory Councils and of numerous committees of KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).
Executive Director Dr. Mohsen Milani is the Executive Director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and Professor at the University of South Florida. He served as chairman of the Department of Government and International Affairs at USF for 13 years and has been recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award from USF. He was a research fellow at Harvard, Oxford, and Foscari University (Italy). Since 2000, Dr. Milani has participated in 180 conferences and workshops in 25 countries and has testified before the U.S. Congress as a subject matter expert. He was quoted or interviewed by CNN, ABC, BBC World TV, Fox, National Public Radio, Voice of America, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Le Monde (France), Der Spiegel (Germany), Radio Israel, Chuo-Koron (Japan), Toronto Star, Avvenenire (Italy), Rheinischer Merkur (Germany), Publico (Portugal), Nepszabadsag (Hungry), Il Riformista (Italy), Globo News (Brazil), New Delhi Television, To the Point (PBS), Al Jazeera TV, Alhurra TV, Forbes, The Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, Interpress, EurasiaNet, LinkTV, and more than 20 Persian language newspapers.
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The Honorable Raymond O. Gross, recently retired Circuit Judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, served from 1995-2014. Gross has been presented with the 2006 USF Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award, USF President’s Distinguished Citizen Award (2002), and the USF Distinguished Alumnus Award (2002). He graduated from USF in 1969, with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and earned his juris doctorate in 1972 from Florida State University, where he served as student body president. He has been an active supporter and alumni affairs participant and has served on the Foundation boards at both universities, and was elected in 2010 to emeritus status on the USF Foundation Board of Directors. Rear Admiral Jon W. Bayless, Jr. United States Navy (Ret), is a consultant to the Aerospace and Defense Industry, with a 31-year career in which he held six different commands. He has led organizations and activities ranging from 200 to 20,000 personnel in the areas of senior operations and program management. These included Commander, Navy Region Midwest; Commander, Harbor Defense Forces Western Pacific; Commanding Officer, Patrol Squadron Sixty-Six and his last assignment at the Pentagon as the as the Deputy Chief, Navy Reserve. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Research Affiliates Randy Borum is a Professor and Program Coordinator for Strategy & Intelligence Studies in the School of Information at USF. He has served on the Intelligence Science Board (ISB) of the Director of National Intelligence and on the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics. Dr. Borum has taught courses on Terrorism, Custodial Interrogation, Intelligence Analysis, and Criminal Psychology and is author/ co-author of more than 150 professional publications. Michael Decker is Maroulis Professor of Byzantine History and Orthodox Religion and Associate Professor of History at USF. He served as an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University. At Rice, Michael worked with Professor David Cook, with whom he studied Arabic and from whom he developed an appreciation for Islamic history and the study of radical Islam. His most recent book is The Byzantine Art of War (Westholme, 2013). Mirela Iamandi Stimus is a political analyst specializing in Eastern European affairs and Strategic Communication. As a political journalist, she authored over 1,000 columns and editorials in European media and served as special correspondent in the U.S. for the CNN affiliate in Romania. Ms. Stimus holds a Law degree from the University of Bucharest and is a Ph.D. candidate in Government & International Affairs at USF. Mohammadreza Kalantari is a Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics & International Relations, Royal Holloway, and University of London. His research interests focus on political Islam as a transnational movement, with particular concentration on the Shiite clerical elite in the Middle East. His
Ph.D. research describes the contemporary Shiite activism in the region, relying on the opinions of the local religio-political elite communities. He has published his works in several journals and is an active commentator on Shiite communities in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. Darrell Slider earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale, and began his career as a specialist on Soviet domestic politics. Since the collapse of the USSR, he has published extensively on the politics of Russia and Georgia. He is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on Russian regional politics, federalism, and the rise of “Putinism” and he was a Fulbright scholar in Russia. Currently, his research is focused on corruption and governance in Russia. Hiva Feizi is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the USF. She received her M.A. degree in Public Diplomacy and International Affairs from the University of Southern California. Her research interests include Iran’s foreign policy, strategic narrative, public diplomacy and soft power rhetoric. Peter N. Funke is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government & International Affairs at USF. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and his Vordiplom from the Freie Universität Berlin. His research focuses on transnational social movements, new media, and movement politics under globalizing capitalism. Parandoosh Sadeghinia earned her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and is currently a graduate student in the College of Education at USF.
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What they’re
Saying about CSDS The conversation about ISIS with Dr. Milani was perhaps the best speaking event I have participated in. Milani pushed very knowledgeable people to debate hard choices that required deep historical background. The audience of some 400 stayed seated for two hours! That does not happen a lot. What fun!” – Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma
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n “The Center has done a fabulous job
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Studies has already made a significant impact by being out front in establishing USF as a university with a prominent global culture. Since it’s inception in 2013, the center has conducted cutting-edge research on global and national security issues. The center has executed programs to rave reviews while, more importantly, developing potential solutions to critical international problems.”
bridging the gap between academia and policy and bringing people to USF for in depth discussions that push understanding of these complex issues forward. I was so excited to be a part of this program, truly one of the best out there!”
– Retired Rear Admiral Jon Bayless Tampa Tribune, Nov. 28, “Views” section
Studies is dedicated to engaging faculty, staff, students, and the outside community so they can learn more about global affairs. I am grateful to Dr. Milani, and his leadership in wanting to give the students the opportunity to meet diverse, global leaders. I am proud to have Student Government, and my administration work together with the Center to promote student success.”
Studies is unique at USF—and would be at most universities around the nation. The Center under the leadership of Dr. Milani is on the cutting edge of topics that involve the past, present, and future of the United States in a violent and changing world. No one has done more to open the eyes of the Tampa Bay community to the complexity and difficulties faced by those who live in a troubled Middle East, and explaining the accessory problems that come with American engagement in the region.”
n “The Conversations on Global Security presented by the CSDS have established a standard of academic and current knowledge by scholars and practitioners that would challenge any research university in America to match. The conversations conducted by Dr. Mohsen Milani create an environment for in-depth sharing of information and insight to enlighten even the well-informed listener. Having attended a half dozen “conversations,” all future gatherings are a priority on my schedule.” – Peter L. French, Ph.D. in International Relations, Yale and Carnegie Corporation Consultant on African Affairs
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– Ambassador Christopher Hill
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– Jean Cocco, Student Government President, USF
n “Attending these conversations is an excellent opportunity for me to stay informed with all the important world news I do not hear on a daily basis.” – Jackie Benitez, USF student
– John Belohlavek, Professor, USF
n “The Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies offers thought provoking, astounding lectures pertinent to the current global issues our nation is facing. The experts who have been invited, offer an insight that is unparalleled and offer significant points of view.” – Cesar Hernandez, Tampa City Council, Legislative Aide District 7
n “It was most definitely a very influential conference and I learned a lot about the ISIS crisis.” – Achsah Henry, USF student
PHOTOS: A standing-room-only crowd thronged the USF Patel Center Auditorium at “The Rise of ISIS in Iraq & Syria: Implications for the United States” discussion held in November 2014. Guest speakers, pictured with Dr. Milani, left to right, Professor Derek Harvey, Dr. Joshua Landis and Dr. Abbas Kadhim.
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Putting USF on a global stage
Commentaries about national and international issues place USF in the public eye. Specialists affiliated with the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies appear in national and international print, TV and radio, generating publicity for USF annually. Respect for USF’s expertise is confirmed when major media outlets request USF faculty for comment. Below is a partial list of media appearances.
National Media Print
New York Times Washington Post Wall Street Journal USA Today Foreign Affairs Los Angeles Times The Atlantic Magazine The Atlantic On-Line Bloomberg News Los Angeles Times Christian Science Monitor Congressional Quarterly Forbes EurasiaNet MSNBC Council on Foreign Relations Tehran Bureau St. Petersburg Times Harvard Political Review Tampa Tribune Interpress (Inter Press Services) Al-Moniotr Washington Times CBS Radio, Seattle McClatchy Newspapers The Washington Quarterly
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International Media TV & Radio
CNN National Public Radio (NPR) ABC Nightline Live, TV To the Point with Warren Olney (PBS) Market Place (PBS) Foreign Affairs Television CBS News Radio, Los Angeles KCBS Radio, San Francisco CBS News/60 Minutes KNX Radio, Los Angeles Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane The Agenda: with Steve Paikin CSPAN TV WFOX TV WHYY, Radio Times, Philadelphia WUSF, Radio The Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show WNBC TV WCBS TV CBS Radio, Seattle Bay News 9 Andishe TV EPersian Radio SirusXM, The Morning Briefing WABC TV WCBS TV CBS Radio, Seattle
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The Economist (U.K.) Der Spiegel (Germany) Le Monde (France) The Guardian (U.K.) Chunichi Newspaper (Japan) Correio Braziliense (Brazil) TO VIMA (Greece) Chuo-Koron (Japan) Toronto Star (Canada) Rheinischer Merkur (Germany) I1 Riformista (Italy) Globo News (Brazil) Publico (Portugal) Nepszabadsag (Hungry) Sharaq (Iran) Kayhan-e Farhangi (Iran) Hamshahri (Iran) Roozonline (France) Rah-e Sabz (U.K.) Voice of America TV (Turkish) Shahrvand-e Emrooz (Iran) Etelaate (Iran) Ashraq Al-Awswat (U.K.) Aseman (Iran) O Estado de S. Paulo (Brazil) RIA Novosti (Russian News Agency) Sharq Parsi (Asharq Al-Awsat, Persian) Gult State Analytics
TV & Radio
BBC World News Television BBC World Service Radio BBC Radio (Scotland) CCTV/America CBC Radio One (Canada) New Delhi Television (India) Sveriges Radio AB / Swedish Radio Radio Farda Al Jazeera TV BBC Persian TV BBC Persian Radio Voice of America TV Epersianradio LinkTV (Global Pulse) Canada AM-CTV Radio VOA/India Radio Israel Al Jazerra America Radio France Internationale Japan Radio Persia Alhurra TV Radio Free Europe B1 TV (Romania) AdevaRul Holding-Trend Scan (Romania)
Make a global impact As USF World’s Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies (CSDS) is developing its Five-Year Strategic Plan, contributions from generous and globally-conscious donors like you have a significant impact. With your support, we will be able to expand our academic and community-outreach programs, publish cutting-edge research, sponsor Diplomat-in-Residence and Student Internship programs, and offer special awards to the most globally-engaged students.
A gift to the CSDS furthers USF’s goal of providing information, ideas and experiences that prepare USF students to succeed in an increasingly global economy.
For more information about supporting the Center, sponsorship or naming opportunities, please contact Dr. Mohsen Milani at milani@usf.edu. To contribute online, please visit: http://www.usf.edu/ua/woint
PHOTOS: Above: USF students from more than 100 nations around the world participated in the 2014 International Student Festival sponsored by the USF Offices of Multicultural Affairs and USF World. Left: USF students wait in line to attend the standing-room-only talk “The Rise of ISIS in Iraq & Syria: Implications for the United States.”
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Mohsen Milani discusses the situation in Mali with Ambassador Viki Huddleston, former American Ambassador to Mali.
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