Recent Articles
MAY 12, 1985 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: Words and Deeds in Foreign Policy
Kenneth Thompson discusses how moral principles become disconnected from political actions.
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 Lecture: Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy
Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn.
MAY 12, 1983 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: FDR's Good Neighbor Policy Revisited
Mexican diplomat Francisco Cuevas-Cancino pays tribute to FDR for pursuing a Latin American policy based on moral principles while also serving U.S. interests.
MAY 12, 1982 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life
Admiral Hyman George Rickover considers our human need to find purpose and meaning in our lives.
DEC 12, 1981 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: Power and Morality in Global Transformation
Indonesian intellectual Soedjatmoko says the time has come to develop "the legal infrastructure that will enable us to manage our globe peacefully, equitably, and effectively . . ."
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 ...