Think Tanks

International Institute for Strategic Studies – member.
Institute of World Affairs - Senior Associate and director of Media & Conflict Program.

Center for American Progress – Debated on the situation in Western Sahara
Middle East Institute – Debated on the Iraq War and the Media War
The Potomac Institute - Frequent guest speaker on terrorism
RAND CORPORATION – Invited to participate in drafting a paper on the Middle East
CATO Institution – Wrote a policy paper on Syria and lectured on Islam and terrorism.
Hudson Institute – Guest speaker on Iran, Islam and the Mideast.
King Abdullah II Foundation – Regular participant in the yearly Nobel Laureates Peace Conference in Petra, Jordan
King Abdullah II Foundation – Yearly participant in the Dead Sea World Economic Conference
Aspen Institution - Participated in a round-table meeting on building a comprehensive regional peace for Lebanon

NGOs

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Organized and ran 15-day seminars for Kosovar journalists and police.

Search for Common Ground - Organized and conducted courses on journalistic ethics for Palestinian journalists in Gaza and the West Bank.

Iraqi Institute for Strategic Studies - Conducted a one-week seminar for Iraqi journalists.

Reporters Without Borders - Member of the advisory board.