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Elections vs. Democracy: Post-Bhutto Pakistan

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The Century Foundation

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Partner:: Century Foundation
Location:: The Century Foundation
New York, NY
Event Date:: 01.25.08
Speakers:: Ali Ahsan,; Imran Khan,; Jeffrey Laurenti,; Jurgen Stetten
Tags:: election; democracy; bhutto; pakistan

Summary: Elections vs. Democracy: Post-Bhutto Pakistan and the International Community with discussant Imran Khan, the World Cup cricketer turned political activist and opponent of military rule in Pakistan. Ali Ahsan, associate officer in the executive office of the U.N. Secretary-General, provides commentary.

With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto at the end of 2007, an already turbulent country in the front lines of many of the international community's most pressing concerns - terrorism, nuclear weapons, development, and democracy - was thrown into even greater political turmoil. Parliamentary elections have been rescheduled to February 18, but will elections signify democratic change? And what are the stakes for the international community? - The Century Foundation

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Ali Ahsan

Ali Ahsan is an Associate Officer and Speechwriter in the Office of the Secretary‐General of the United Nations. He has served as a speechwriter to Secretaries‐General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki‐moon. Previously, Mr. Ahsan worked as a corporate attorney with the New York law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. His father, Aitzaz Ahsan, is the detained President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. Mr. Ahsan was graduated from Harvard College with an AB in Economics and earned a JD from Yale Law School.

Imran Khan

Imran Khan is Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek‐e‐Insaf Party (Movement for Justice). A former cricket legend, Mr. Khan was international cricketer of the year in 1989‐1990 and led Pakistan to a World Cup victory in 1992. He transitioned into politics in 1996 and is now an outspoken political opponent of the military regime led by Pervez Musharraf. His party is boycotting the upcoming legislative elections rescheduled after Benazir Bhutto's assassination for February 18th 2008 and Mr. Khan has called for the resignation of President Musharraf. Born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1952, he earned degrees in economics and politics at Kebel College of Oxford University.

Jeffrey Laurenti

Jeffrey Laurenti is a Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign Policy Programs at The Century Foundation. He was Executive Director of Policy Studies at the United Nations Association of the United States until 2003 and currently serves on the Association's Board of Directors, and was deputy director of the United Nations Foundation's U.N. and global security initiative in support of Kofi Annan's high‐level panel on threats, challenges, and change.

Mr. Laurenti was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives and earlier served as executive director of the New Jersey Senate. He earned his AB at Harvard College and an MPA from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Jurgen Stetten

Jurgen Stetten has served as the Executive Director of the New York office of the Friedrich‐Ebert‐Stiftung since June 2005. Previously, he worked at the Department for Development Policy at FES Headquarters in Berlin as well as in the foundation's field offices in South Africa, Vietnam and South Korea. Mr. Stetten occasionally writes and publishes articles ‐ the latest ones on "Multilateral Institutions: Building Alliances, Solving Global Problems" and "China and Globalization." He holds an MA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Cologne.

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01 hr 34 min 20 sec

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01.: Century Foundation Welcome

04 min 03 sec

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02.: Moderator Introduction

02 min 24 sec

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03.: Genuine Pakistani Democracy

06 min 10 sec

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04.: Pakistani Political Parties

05 min 16 sec

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05.: Extremist / Military Connection

04 min 22 sec

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06.: Internal Pakistani Crisis

07 min 14 sec

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07.: Pakistan's Impact on Afghanistan

03 min 25 sec

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08.: Understanding Tribal Areas

07 min 26 sec

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09.: International Aid

03 min 10 sec

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10.: Q & A

00 min 26 sec

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11.: Questions Round 1

08 min 41 sec

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12.: The Feudal System

04 min 05 sec

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13.: Khan Comments on Bhutto's Assassination

01 min 33 sec

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14.: Questions Round 2

03 min 14 sec

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15.: Free Elections

02 min 26 sec

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16.: Reinstating the Judiciary

04 min 44 sec

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17.: Food Availability

00 min 46 sec

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18.: Questions Round 3

07 min 27 sec

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19.: On U.S. Intervention

03 min 14 sec

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20.: Election Boycott

04 min 17 sec

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21.: Missing Persons

02 min 43 sec

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22.: Pakistani US Candidate Choice

01 min 07 sec

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23.: Pakistani Domestic Reality

05 min 50 sec

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Imran Khan Comments on Bhutto's Assassination

02 min 02 sec

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Founder of the Pakistani Movement for Justice party Imran Khan comments on Benazir Bhutto's assassination and the UN led investigation into her death.
The Pakistani Election Boycott

04 min 44 sec

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Founder of the Pakistani Movement for Justice party Imran Khan explains the motivation behind the forthcoming election boycott he is endorsing in Pakistan.
U.S. Intervention in Pakistan

03 min 33 sec

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Founder of the Pakistani Movement for Justice party Imran Khan explains how financial aid has hindered Pakistan's growth and why he is against U.S. intervention in Pakistani politics.
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01 hr 34 min 20 sec

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