Look at a map of th US...
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Originally Posted by
Steve the Planner
Looked like the map of Africom/Centcom. 50% Urban; 50% of those in informal settlements; 50% under 30 years of age. Serious poverty, lack of services, social instability.
The problem is: How do we systematize implementable solutions to these high-needs areas either before or after they fall to conflict. The root is always poverty, lack of education/services/resources/participation. Less slogans, more implementable solutions, please.
All that would be helpful here...
I volunteer someone else!
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Originally Posted by
bourbon
Bourbon,
Best person to review this would be Melissa Payson, who has worked on the ground in both places, maybe not in schools and has the perspective needed.
davidbfpo
Increasing U.S. Soft Power in the Muslim World
Sorry to join the discussion so late.
Does anyone know about the Amerika Haus institutions in Germany? I was wondering if they can be used as a model for the Middle East. Setting up an institution to learn about American democracy may seem a little forced to the intended audience, so I was thinking about setting up institutions where locals can learn about things such as American advancements in science and technology*. I'd like to you some of your thoughts.
*In Soft Power by Joseph Nye, he point out that 70% of Muslims polled say they admire U.S. advancement in science and technology.