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Keith Porter
Director of Policy and Outreach
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Keith Porter is director of Policy and Outreach for the Muscatine, Iowa-based Stanley Foundation.

Porter holds an M.S. in communication from Illinois State University, where he served as a graduate teaching assistant in broadcasting and speech communication. He began his career in radio in 1982 in Effingham, Illinois, and later worked as a reporter and announcer in Normal and Bloomington, Illinois. Porter was a finalist for the 1995, 1996, and 1997 Livingston Award for Young Journalists. During Porter's tenure at the foundation, his work has been honored with several recognitions of excellence in broadcast journalism including the National Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists, National Headliner Awards, New York Festivals, and the United Nations Correspondents Association.

Porter was coproducer and cohost of the nationally syndicated public radio program on world affairs "Common Ground" from 1988 to 2004. He also served as coproducer and reporter for the award-winning radio documentaries "The Russia Project"; "Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving"; "UNder Fire: The United Nations' Battle for Relevance"; "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats"; "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media"; "Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World"; and "Brazil Rising." Most recently he worked on "India Rising," which aired on over 300 public radio stations across the United States in 2009.

He has reported from Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, and United Arab Emirates.

Porter also serves as editor in chief of the foundation's quarterly publication Courier.

Highlights
2010-11 Explorer Awards Entry
2010-11 Explorer Awards EntryFull-time (as of September 1, 2010) K-12 classroom teachers at Saints Mary and Mathias Catholic School or within the Muscatine Community School District may enter the drawing that will determine ten finalists. Learn more.
 
Courier
CourierA quarterly publication, Courier provokes thought on world affairs by giving readers insight into issues driving foundation programming.
Fall 2010 issue PDF (287 KB)
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Review and Vitalization of Peacebuilding
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is undergoing its first, five-year comprehensive review. The Stanley Foundation recently convened a meeting to examine key areas of consensus and significant questions remaining in the review process. Read the Policy Memo and the full conference report.
 
The 1540 Hub
The 1540 HubIn 2004, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1540 aimed at keeping the ingredients for weapons of mass destruction out of the wrong hands. The 1540 Hub centralizes the various international and NGO resources relevant to 1540 in a single website.
 
Three Voices

Representatives of the Stanley Foundation, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations examine Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda. Also read their keynote remarks.

 
G-8 and G-20 Resources
G-8 and G-20 ResourcesThe Stanley Foundation's David Shorr, Keith Porter, and Sean Harder attended the G-8 and G-20 Summits in Canada. These resources on the meetings are now available.
 
Policy Analysis
John Blaney, Jacques Paul Klein, and Sean McFate examine peacebuilding lessons from Liberia. Bonnie Jenkins reviews the future of the G-8 Global Partnership. And Bruce Jones asks how the G-20 can help the United Nation perform and reform. See all Policy Analysis Briefs.
 
Now Showing
Now ShowingA new Now Showing event-in-a-box toolkit features Radioactive Challenge, a DVD that helps viewers examine the challenge of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials globally. It aims to encourage discussion of the complexities of the “world’s greatest security challenge,” keeping nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists. Sign Up
 
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think., a monthly e-newsletter for today’s global citizens with articles that motivate.
August 2010 issue(12KB)
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