Recent Articles
DEC 3, 1984 • Article
The Bishop and South Africa: An Interview with Desmond Tutu
"I am glad I'm not a Westerner; I am glad I'm not white; I am glad I'm not civilized, if civilized means doing the kind ...
MAY 26, 1984 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy
Famed Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn. He says ...
MAY 12, 1983 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): FDR's Good Neighbor Policy Revisited
Mexican diplomat Francisco Cuevas-Cancino pays tribute to President Roosevelt for pursuing a Latin American policy that was based on moral principles while at the same ...
MAY 12, 1982 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life
"I do not claim to have a magic answer, but I believe there are some basic principles of existence, propounded by thinkers through the ages, ...
DEC 12, 1981 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Power and Morality in Global Transformation
Famed Indonesian intellectual Soedjatmoko says that the time has come for man to "develop the international legal infrastructure that will enable us to manage our ...
JUL 1, 1981 • Article
Russia's Nightmare Joke--and Daytime Reality
"What if, today, the last great empire on earth were nothing more than a fiction trying its best to convince both itself and others of ...
SEP 1, 1980 • Article
Carlos Fuentes on Politics, Language, and Literature
Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's former ambassador to France and famed novelist, short story writer, and essayist, spent the 1979-80 academic year teaching at Princeton. In this ...
MAY 1, 1980 • Article
Banned in South Africa: A Personal Account
David Russell was a courageous white South African Anglican priest. On October 19, 1977, the government cracked down on the press, organizations, and individuals who fought apartheid. ...
MAR 3, 1979 • Article
Human Rights & Foreign Policy by Hans J. Morgenthau (1979)
In this lecture and symposium, a select group of people joined Hans Morgenthau in a discussion of issues that were central to his presentation: William ...
SEP 1, 1978 • Article
When the Chinese Came to Tibet
In this compelling first-hand account, Dowa Norbu explains the Chinese strategies for taking over Tibet. These included co-opting the ruling class, presenting themselves as modernizers ...