Center for Strategic and International Studies
Zbigniew Brzezinski (not seen), CSIS counselor and trustee, and former US national security adviser speaks to an audience gathered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on May 7, 2012 in Washington, DC. CICS held a forum on 'Building and Sustaining Peace: The UN Role in Post-Conflict Situations.' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also spoke.
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