Michael Soussan is a critically acclaimed author and produced screenwriter with a background in journalism, international affairs & crisis diplomacy

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 He worked for CNN, on K Street in Washington, at the United Nations, and as an independent journalist and consultant, taking multiple assignments in Iraq, the Congo and Afghanistan

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Soussan's articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The New Republic, The Independent, Prospect magazine, and he has contributed live interviews to CNN, NPR, the BBC, Skynews & MSNBC's Morning Joe among others... (see articles here)

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Public speaking engagements include the Harvard Club of New York, John Hopkin's University, the London School of Economics, the Morgan Stanley Torch Talks, Google Talks, AOL Build, Transparency International, and a conference of the United States Central Command, which focused on using story techniques to counter extremist narratives.