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Network 20/20 is an independent, nonprofit organization that helps prepare next generation leaders in the U.S. to participate meaningfully in the promotion of entrepreneurial diplomacy and global security. We do this by means of lectures and study groups here at home and field research overseas. Our aim is to better understand on-the-ground realities in countries of global importance. The published research resulting from these trips is circulated to the U.S. government, private sector policy makers, and NGOs.

Network 20/20 members are a talented, diverse, and multilingual group that includes foreign nationals living in the U.S. Our members come from business, the professions, the media, NGOs, think tanks, government, and academia; two-thirds have advanced degrees. What draws them together is that they are all “thinking,” motivated individuals who are volunteering significant time and energy in furthering America’s positive engagement with the world.
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Network 20/20 Member Imtiaz Ali's Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on July 29, 2009

Posted July 31, 2009 | 15:34:22 (EST)

You may be interested in this outstanding testimony from Network 20/20 member Imtiaz Ali before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on July 29, 2009. Imtiaz played a key role in our Pakistan project last year.


Responding to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Crisis in Pakistan

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Voice from Iran #2

Posted June 23, 2009 | 13:35:09 (EST)

This is from a Network 20/20 Iranian member:


Tehran looks so different. During the day, its empty in a scary way.

Waiting for a storm. Everyone knows its coming. It looks heavy. Its not like our Tehran anymore. In the evening, it looked like a pregnant woman....

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Voice from Iran #1

Posted June 23, 2009 | 13:31:10 (EST)

Below are a series of emails from an Iranian student we met during our 2006 field trip to Iran:

"You can not even imagine what is happening in my country. We will continue our defiance against this fraud election and dictatorship. we are all confederate to prove our vote. They...

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An Email from Network 20/20 Member Abid Imam from Pakistan

Posted May 8, 2009 | 13:11:15 (EST)

The news from Swat is grim at best. In addition to the barbarism of the Taliban and their well-known misogynist ways, they are also a land-grab movement comprised of criminals and thugs in addition to the ranks of religious zealots.

At present, while our civilian government has not been supportive...

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Video: Gun Manufacturing in Pakistan

Posted February 5, 2009 | 11:11:37 (EST)

A video worth watching on the homegrown illegal arms market in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

This is an episode of documentary series The Vice Guide to Travel directed by Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith. More episodes can be found on www.vbs.tv

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PAKISTANI VOICES on Democracy and the Rule of Law in Pakistan

Posted December 23, 2008 | 13:07:37 (EST)

A Network 20/20 delegation visited Pakistan in May 2008, to seek frank exchanges and to build bridges with our counterparts. The delegation had three goals:
1) to acquire a better understanding of Pakistan and Pakistani views of the war on terrorism and the danger of nuclear proliferation;

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