Program Overview

• Hosts: Mithat Bereket and Kania Sutisnawinata
• Original Airdate: Feb 2008

CNN Turk’s Mithat Bereket and Metro TV’s Kania Sutisnawinata from Indonesia interviewed a series of world leaders and policy makers about issues such as public diplomacy, democracy promotion, US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the image of the US in the Muslim world. These programs were broadcast in prime time on both CNN Turk and Metro TV during and immediately following the forum.

Interviews included:

Admiral William Fallon, Commander of the US Central Command

See Mithat Bereket's interview with Admiral Fallon on CNN Turk

Martin Indyk, Director of the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution

Saad Ibrahim, Chairman of Egypt’s Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies

See Mithat Bereket's interview with Indyk and Ibrahim on CNN Turk

Dr. Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin, Chairman of Indonesia’s Muhammadiyah party

Francis Fukuyama, professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University’s School for Advanced International Studies

See Mithat Bereket's interview with Fukuyama on CNN Turk

Dalia Mogahed, the Executive Director of the Center for Muslim Studies at the Gallup Organization

See Mithat Bereket's interview with Mogahed on CNN Turk

Mithat Bereket also moderated the conference’s opening night roundtable discussion: “Addressing the Conflicts that Divide Us”, examining the challenges and opportunities facing the United States and the Muslim world, particularly with regard to Iraq, Iran, Darfur and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Panelists included Saeb Erakat, Chief Negotiator of the Palestinian Authority; Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Central Command; and Alpha Oumar Konaré, Chairperson of the African Union Commission.