David Andelman

Editor of World Policy Journal and author of several books including A Shattered Peace

Democracy Run Amok: Diplomatic, social and financial threats to global stability

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As the Editor of The World Policy Journal, David Andelman publishes influential commentary on international relations that make a virtue of non partisan discourse. It's just the latest in a series of prestigious posts--he was also Executive Editor at Forbes--that mark him as one of the most experienced and insightful speakers on global economics, business and politics. Andelman has lived in and reported from various international hot spots, and he focuses his keynotes on achieving an inclusive and sustainable global market economy. He is a champion of civic participation and effective governance, and he argues for collaborative approaches to national and global security.

David Andelman cut his teeth as a domestic and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, in New York and Washington. He was also the Times' Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, based in Bangkok, and its East European Bureau Chief, based in Belgrade. For seven years, Andelman also reported from over 70 countries for CBS News, as Paris correspondent. He then became CNBC's Washington correspondent, then News Editor of Bloomberg News, and, eventually, Business Editor of The New York Daily News. A graduate of the journalism schools at both Harvard and Columbia, Andelman is the author of three books: The Peacemakers, The Fourth World War (with Count de Marenche) and A Shattered Peace.

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Democracy Run Amok: Diplomatic, Social and Financial Threats to Global Stability

Democracy, in its various forms, is becoming the single greatest threat to global stability and indeed the individual stability of so many countries where the United States and its allies are anxious to cultivate its establishment. Yet nearly everywhere we look these days, nations where revolutionary forces are embracing this idea--all too often hoping to lure the West, and especially the U.S. into an alliance--are failing their people and the cause of democracy writ large. At the same time, the establishment of "democracy" in one form or another in no way assures economic stability, a solid investment climate, or job creation, which is the ultimate force for stability and growth. In this sweeping and timely talk, David Andelman points us to other factors, signposts, and metrics that are far more reliable indicators of social stability and economic expansion. He takes us to Saudi Arabia, where an entire generation of mall rats is transforming the social landscape, and to Russia, where a new form of autocratic democracy is growing to stability on a foundation of oil. New challenges are all around us, Andelman says; this keynote charts and embraces them.

Opportunities in the Middle East: How to Seize the Moment of the Arab Spring

America and the West are losing the Revolution of the Arab Spring on a number of different levels. As has been the case for much of our relationship with the modern Middle East, back to the days following WWI, we are backing the wrong individuals, seizing on the wrong causes, and failing to understand or satisfy the most profound needs and desires of the people of the region--especially the young people. We are in so many ways at a crossroads here. For decades, we have been hostage to our support of Israel over the Palestinian cause. Suddenly, that is no longer center stage. We are at a point where we may still support Israel if we also support the forces of progressive change elsewhere in the region. This can, and should, equally be the posture of any corporation or business seeking to do business in the region. In this comprehensive and timely talk, David Andelman shows us that the right allies, suddenly, may also be the appropriate ones.

The Next China Crisis and How to Cope

Sometime in the next decade, the leadership of China has set as its mission to bring the vast interior of China--representing nearly two-thirds of its population--into the 21st century with one long pull. Imagine: a population twice the size of the United States suddenly becoming consumers of electricity, gasoline (for 500 million new cars!), housing, and the like. At the same time, how can such a 'new' China maintain a centralized, autocratic government? How do we in the West react to all this, and what will the impact be on China's neighbors (and potential competitors) from Taiwan and South Korea to Japan, and even Australia? How much of a role is there for western business, industry, and finance in facilitating this new Chinese revolution? David Andelman answers these questions, and more, in this forward-looking talk.

BOOKS

A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today

The Fourth World War: Diplomacy and Espionage in the Age of Terrorism

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