Dr. Katherine Brown, CEO and President of Global Ties U.S. presents her book, "Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan."

Based on eight years of interviews in Kabul, Washington, and New York, "Your Country, Our War" demonstrates how news intersects with international politics and the global power and reach of the U.S. news media, especially within the context of the post-9/11 era. It reviews the trajectory of the U.S. news narrative about modern Afghanistan and America’s never-ending war, and the rise of Afghan journalism, from 2001 to 2017. The book also examines the impact of the U.S. news media inside Afghanistan, giving focus to the rapid development of a community of Afghan reporters who grappled daily with how to define themselves and their country during a tumultuous and uneven transition from fundamentalist to democratic rule.

Providing rich detail about the U.S.-Afghan relationship, especially former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai’s convictions about the role of the Western press, we begin to understand how journalists are not merely observers to a story; they are participants in it.

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Lindner Family Commons Room, 602
Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E Street, NW

A panel discussion follows the presentation.
Refreshments will be catered.

This event is co-hosted by the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.