Time Column 6.12.2008

Samantha examines the principle of engaging in dialogue with our enemies and its history in "Talking with Evil," her latest Time Magazine column.

SP receives honorary doctorate at UCC

Samantha was honored on June 6th at the University College Cork a honorary doctorate of laws was conferred on her. Get the full address here.

SP's Time Magazine Column to be syndicated internationally

On June 2, Tribune Media Services announced that SP's column in Time Magazine will receive international syndication.

SP in Canada's National Post

In "Rekindling Canada's internationalist spirit", Canada's National Post quotes SP at the Munks Debate in Toronto and offers support for the mission of the UN. It expresses hope that Canada will look to leaders like SP and will return to being a power in international peacekeeping and reconciliation and re-embrace its internationalist ideals.

SP and "Chasing the Flame" in UK's "The Time"

UK's The Times' Literary Supplement offers a critique of Chasing the Flame, calling it "complex and "compelling." It also offers some words on the career of Sergio Vieira de Mello and discusses the the book's possible impact on future US foreign policy decisions.

SP in Ireland's The Independent 5.25.08

John Crown from Ireland's The Independent offers thoughts on the importance of Samantha's emigration from Ireland to the United States. He discusses its implications for her career, successes and difficulties.

Commencement Speech at Pitzer College: 05.17.08

You can view the full video of Samantha's commencement speech here.

Time Column 6.2.2008

In "Technology's Power to Narrow Our View", the latest Time Magazine column, Power raises the question of whether technology will make it more or less likely for young people today to commit to doing something for others.

George Mitchell: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential

For the Time list of the "100 Most Influential People", SP writes about George Mitchell. From brokering peace in Northern Ireland to his quest to maintain the integrity of America's favorite pastime, Mitchell is the ultimate negotiator with a distinctly American story.

*Photo Courtesy of Erin Patrice O'Brien for Time

Conversations with Eamon Dunphy: 05.03.08

Samantha sat down with Irish radio and TV personality Eamon Dunphy for an interview discussing her work with the Obama campaign, her hopes for the next President, and her Irish roots. Listen to the full interview here.

Time Column: 4.17.2008

In "Keeping Canada in Afghanistan", a column for Time Magazine Power argues that Canada’s military role in Afghanistan is one of the most revealing political and international-security debates since the end of the Cold War, a debate that is critical to the future of NATO and the U.S.’s struggle against terrorism.

SP on the UNHCR Website

Samantha sat down with the UN's Refugee Agency, UNHCR, for a Q&A on Sergio's life and work, the motivation behind the writing of his life story, and of the future of the United Nations.

The full text can be accessed here.

SP on the Colbert Report

Conversations with History @ UC Berkeley

SP on Slate.com

More positive feedback on Chasing the Flame is available in this article from Slate.

SP in Sunday Times of London

A profile of SP is featured in the February 24th edition of the Sunday Times of London. Discussed is her work with Presidential candidate Barack Obama, her latest book Chasing the Flame, and foreign policy.

SP on Charlie Rose: 02.21.08

SP on "Democracy Now!"

Samantha discusses Sergio's life and career on Democracy Now!


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SP on The Leonard Lopate Show

SP talks Obama, Sergio, and the future of American foreign policy on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show.

Chasing the Flame Reviewed by "The Economist"

In "A brave man's journey", The Economist calls Chasing the Flame "a thoughtful account of the conflicts and disasters" that shaped Sergio's life and approach to peacekeeping. "In the blurry world between humanitarian aid and international law he was as good as it gets, wielding a mixture of ambiguity and decisiveness with the personal and institutional authority to make it all, sometimes, work."

SP Featured on Salon.com

In a recent conversation with Salon.com, Power sits down with Leigh Flayton to discuss Sergio, Obama, how we got to where we are, and where we are going as a nation.

The full article is located here.

NYTimes: "The Internationalist"

Check out political economist Francis Fukuyama's review of Chasing the Flame for this Sunday's New York Times Book Review. Fukuyama calls Sergio's life and death "a good place to begin a serious debate about the proper way to manage world order in the future."

SP Featured in HKS's "The Citizen"

Nik Steinberg, Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Kennedy School's The Citizen, profiled SP's role in the Obama campaign in their February 12th edition.

Chasing the Flame Available: 02.14.08

Samantha Power's Latest Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World will be released to bookstores on Thursday, February 14th!

Click here to pre-order from Barnes & Noble.

Barnes & Noble Review of "Chasing the Flame"

Barnes and Noble has posted a complete review of Chasing the Flame. Reviewer Scott McLemee calls the book "...a detailed portrait of a man whose career was a hellish itinerary of missions served in Lebanon, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, East Timor, Kosovo, and finally Iraq. He did not simply work for the United Nations; he was a UN man down to his cells."

Click here for the full review.