Dilemmas of Empire and Nationbuilding: The Role of the U.S. in the World

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Saturday, February 28

Refractions and Reflections panel

Refractions and Reflections: The US in the Eyes of the Global Media

Endy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post ; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University

Richard Chacon, Deputy Foreign Editor and former Latin American Correspondent, Boston Globe ; former Deputy Media Director, 1992 Democratic National Convention

John Cooley, Former Correspondent, ABC News; Recipient, George Polk Memorial Award for "distinguished career achievement in international reporting"; Author, Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism; Payback: America's Long War in the Middle East; and Libyan Sandstorm: Qaddafi's Revolution

Pekka Mykkanen, Asia correspondent, Helsingin Sanomat (Finland); Nieman Fellow, Harvard University

Benjamin Pogrund, Director, Center for Social Concern, YAKAR - Center for Tradition and Creativity, Jerusalem; former Chief Foreign Sub-Editor, The Independent, London; former Deputy Editor, The Rand Daily Mail, South Africa

Moderators: Brian Loeb and Genna Sankin, EPIIC Colloquium