{"id":23,"date":"2025-08-23T10:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T10:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timothyshava127.webcoreweb.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:58:04","slug":"forum-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zambeziinstitute.org\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Forum Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b681740 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b681740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cf980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18cf980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nForum Stories: Driving Dialogue and Shaping Policy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d93cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d93cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt The Zambezi Institute, we believe that real-world change is born from robust dialogue and strategic collaboration. 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5.996V428.43z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zambeziinstitute.org\/?cat=29\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Geopolitics<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4d6ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4d6ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zambeziinstitute.org\/?p=1068\">Recalibrating American Grand Strategy: An India-Centric Approach to Multipolar Realities<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12b293 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f12b293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3455bea elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66f8e0480c3983127379572205de9eb814059ceef1e78ca72c215935119f81f7?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Zambezi Institute\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZambezi 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Organization&#8217;s Mission to Train One Million Entrepreneurs.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12b293 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f12b293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3455bea elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66f8e0480c3983127379572205de9eb814059ceef1e78ca72c215935119f81f7?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Zambezi Institute\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZambezi Institute\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1ec75be elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm61.8-104.4l-84.9-61.7c-3.1-2.3-4.9-5.9-4.9-9.7V116c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h32c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v141.7l66.8 48.6c5.4 3.9 6.5 11.4 2.6 16.8L334.6 349c-3.9 5.3-11.4 6.5-16.8 2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 25, 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 25, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-186\">.e-loop-item-167 .elementor-element.elementor-element-abc718c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-167 .elementor-element.elementor-element-abc718c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/zambeziinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/esource-processing.jpg\");}.e-loop-item-167 .elementor-element.elementor-element-abc718c:hover{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/zambeziinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/esource-processing.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"186\" class=\"elementor elementor-186 swiper-slide e-loop-item 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