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The entertainment industry is evolving so quickly that Les Moonves, the President and CEO of CBS, says his job is like changing the tires on a car while it is traveling at 80 miles per hour. During his 20 years at CBS Moonves has made it the most-watched network in the US, but he has no idea what it will look like five years from now…
After 500 years during which the West led the world and China essentially stagnated, the tide has turned in the past 30 years as China launched its economic reforms which have brought rapid growth, and a growing sense of rising strength inside the country.
Diplomacy alone will not end the bloody civil war in Syria, it will require military aid to the opponents of President Assad, according to Prince Turki bin Faisal al Saud. And the costs of not arming the opposition will mount, with increasing deaths in Syria, and the possibility of the conflict spilling over into Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and even Israel.
Afghanistan is a complicated, recalcitrant land that has resisted invaders for centuries and that requires patient observation and understanding from those who would like to influence its development. Robert Nickelsberg, a photo-journalist who has covered Afghanistan for over a quarter of a century, showed a selection of his carefully observed pictures from the country dating back to 1988 …
The US has forced itself back into the balance of power in Iraq and has already managed to stabilize the situation there, but the fight to expel ISIS extremists from the country will still be a long struggle, and will require Americans to essentially rebuild Iraqi security forces, according to Anne Patterson, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
The world is getting more dangerous by the day, and yet the US has no strategy for dealing with the increase of risk around the world, according to General Wesley Clark, the former head of NATO and Democratic Presidential candidate in 2004.
Mike White, the President, CEO and Chairman of DIRECTV, said the days of bundling tv channels for consumers are on the way out, the media companies’ costs for their content have become way too high, and even though tablets and smartphones are the hot new thing, televisions will still be in the house of the future.
ISIS, the Islamic extremist fighters in Syria and Iraq who have become notorious for their brutality in beheading prisoners – including two American journalists – as well as for crucifying and stoning people to death, are like a mix of “Mad Max” and “The Sopranos” according to James Gelvin.
''The 21st century will be Africa's century'' said Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chair of the African Union Commission (AUC). Speaking at a luncheon of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Dr. Zuma projected a vision of an Africa that is “prosperous, integrated, people-centered and at peace with itself.”
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The US faces a key choice in the face of the barbaric advances of ISIS extremism in the Middle East – wait it out, or assemble an international coalition to confront it, according to Representative Ed Royce, a Republican from California’s 39th District. Royce, who is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, left little doubt about his views …
The Taliban in Afghanistan have fragmented, and the biggest challenge facing the country as the US prepares to withdraw its troops is primarily economic, not military, according to Faiysal AliKhan, a businessman and policy expert from Pakistan.
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