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MAR 11, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: What Will Be Hugo Chávez’s Legacy?
The world's eyes are on Venezuela as Hugo Chavez's death leaves many questions. Will he be remembered as a champion of the poor or will ...
MAR 8, 2013 • Podcast
Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation and the State
Economic growth is driven by successive processes of trial and error: research and invention and then experiments in exploiting the new economic space opened by ...
MAR 8, 2013 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: A Conversation on Bioethics with NASA's Paul Root Wolpe
In this eye-opening conversation, renowned bioethicist Dr. Wolpe grapples with the ethical issues raised by advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, including "brain fingerprinting" and eventual ...
MAR 4, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is it Time to Arm the Syrian Rebels?
With the Syrian civil war about to turn two years old and the death toll approaching 70,000, some are saying it is time for the U....
FEB 25, 2013 • Podcast
Behind the Headlines--After the Israeli Elections: A New Chapter or More of the Same?
Why were the recent Israeli elections results so different from expectations? Why were the main issues domestic ones, with little attention paid to Iran or ...
FEB 25, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is Multilateralism Dead?
For years, large global organizations, like the G-20 or the UN, have failed to cooperate on major international challenges, like climate change. Is "mini-lateralism," in ...
FEB 19, 2013 • Podcast
Public Affairs: China's Search for Security
In this masterly and comprehensive talk, Andrew Nathan looks at the world from Beijing's viewpoint and sees a very challenging environment for China. He identifies ...
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 ...
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 ...