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Managing Director, Rockport Capital, Inc.
Dr. Ackerman is the managing director of Rockport Capital Incorporated, a private investment firm. Dr. Ackerman holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he is the chairman of the Board of Overseers. He also sits on the boards of Tufts University, CARE, and Freedom House and is a member of the U.S. Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace, and the Business Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee. Dr. Ackerman co-authored Strategic Nonviolent Conflict (1994) and A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict (2000). The latter volume was a companion book for the Emmy-nominated documentary of the same title for which he was the series editor and principal content advisor. Dr. Ackerman was also executive producer of Bringing Down a Dictator, the Peabody award-winning documentary that chronicled the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia. He is the founding chair of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. He is based in Washington, DC.
December 1, 2009
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Watch experts discuss the film Orange Revolution and the significance of these events for Ukraine and nonviolent democracy movements elsewhere.
See more in Ukraine, Democratization, Elections
December 1, 2009
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Listen to experts discuss the film Orange Revolution and the significance of these events for Ukraine and nonviolent democracy movements elsewhere.
See more in Ukraine, Democratization, Elections
December 1, 2009, Washington D.C.
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This winter marks the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, when over one million citizens took to the streets of Kiev and succeeded in overturning the results of that country's presidential election. Steve York's documentary, Orange Revolution, follows the contest between opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and his adversary Viktor Yanukovych, capturing the iconic images that defined the election and ensuing protests.
Here, after a screening of Orange Revolution, Peter Ackerman, David J. Kramer and Steve York discuss the significance of the Orange Revolution for Ukraine and nonviolent democracy movements elsewhere.
See more in Ukraine, Democracy Promotion, Democratization, Political Movements
September 21, 2009, New York.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discusses political, economic, and social changes in Ukraine.
See more in Ukraine, Diplomacy
September 21, 2009
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Watch Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discuss political, economic, and social changes in Ukraine.
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September 21, 2009
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Listen to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discuss political, economic, and social changes in Ukraine.
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April 24, 2009, Washington D.C.
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A conversation with Alistair Darling, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the current state of the global economy, protectionism and the G-20 summit.
See more in U.K., Financial Crises
April 24, 2009
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Watch Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for a British perspective on the global economy in light of the financial crisis.
See more in U.K., Financial Crises, IMF
April 24, 2009
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Listen to Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for a British perspective on the global economy in light of the financial crisis.
See more in U.K., Financial Crises, IMF
October 10, 2008
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As the financial crisis spreads across the Atlantic, Europe's four largest economies are working to formulate a coordinated response. At the end of what promises to be a significant week for Europe, join French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for a European perspective of the financial crisis and a discussion of possible policy options.
See more in Europe/Russia, Financial Crises, International Finance
October 24, 2007
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Listen to Henry M. Paulson, U.S. secretary of the treasury, discuss the growing U.S.-India economic relationship in advance of his trip to India.
See more in India, Economics, Trade
October 24, 2007
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Secretary Henry Paulson discusses his trip to India, with an emphasis on India’s rise as an important player on the global economic stage.
February 10, 2006
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley K. Clark discusses the war in Iraq, saying, "We have to do the best we can to make the best of a bad, mistaken situation."
See more in Iraq, Nation Building
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