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FEB 19, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is al-Qaeda Making a Comeback?

President Obama called al-Qaeda a "shadow of its former self," but the organization is making inroads in Mali and Algeria and some say it is ...

FEB 14, 2013 Podcast

Report from the Middle East

Chuck Freilich's knowledgeable talk gives us an overview of the primary forces at work today in the Middle East--and some potential outcomes. He also provides ...

The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World

FEB 12, 2013 Podcast

The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World

As more people become prosperous and interstate conflicts diminish, there is a convergence between East and West, says Kishore Mahbubani. Now we have to change ...

FEB 11, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Does Iceland Offer a Better Path to Economic Recovery?

When Iceland was hit hard in the 2008 financial crisis, it responded by doing everything Western economic theorists told it not to. It has made an ...

After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead

FEB 4, 2013 Podcast

After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead

Alan S. Blinder, Princeton professor, "Wall Street Journal" columnist, and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, explains how the worst economic crisis in ...

FEB 4, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is the Arab Spring Over?

The hope that existed at the beginning Arab Spring has been marred by violence and conflict in Syria, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Have we entered ...

The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate

JAN 31, 2013 Podcast

The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate

With a breadth and depth of knowledge spanning not only current geopolitics but centuries of history, Robert Kaplan shows us the crucial importance of geography ...

JAN 30, 2013 Podcast

Going to Tehran: Prospects for U.S.-Iranian Engagement

Americans' view of Iran as an illegitimate system in imminent danger of overthrow is wrongheaded, wishful thinking, say the Leveretts. The U.S. needs to ...

JAN 28, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Will the European Endowment for Democracy Really Work?

The European Union has faced criticism in recent years for not doing enough to promote democratic values abroad. With the formation of the European Endowment ...

JAN 24, 2013 Podcast

Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons

What if everything we believe about nuclear weapons is wrong? "Reexamine the facts and you'll see that the arguments for nuclear weapons aren't powerful; they're ...