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MAY 20, 2011 Podcast

The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World

In the next 20 years, 75 to 80 percent of the world's population will have the same standard of living as today's advanced countries. What will this extraordinary ...

MAY 20, 2011 Podcast

Going Green: Initiatives in the Workplace

Michael Ellis, from the sustainability consulting firm GreenOrder, discusses how companies can work with employees to make sure they're onboard with green initiatives--and why that's ...

MAY 20, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Training SEAL Team 6: The Point of the Sword

Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision?

Former KGB Headquarters by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malinki/2514145204/" target=_blank">Malinki</a>

MAY 18, 2011 Podcast

Evgeny Savostiyanov on Dismantling the Moscow Communist KGB

Evgeny Savostiyanov was one of two key appointments made by "reformist" Mayor Gavriil Popov during his brief tenure as mayor of Moscow from 1990-92. Savostiyanov ...

MAY 17, 2011 Podcast

Beyond Good Intentions: The Promise and Peril of Citizen Engagement with Foreign Policy

What were the accomplishments and failures of the U.S. grassroots movements that responded to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and how do these lessons ...

MAY 13, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Political Scientist and Economist Francis Fukuyama

How does Francis Fukuyama view state formation, normative issues, and human behavior? Does he believe (as Andrew Carnegie did) that history moves in an upward ...

MAY 13, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Bin Laden's Death

Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in a mission by U.S. Navy SEALS. Should the U.S. have captured him alive and put ...

Book "The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution" by Francis Fukuyama

MAY 12, 2011 Podcast

The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

How did human beings succeed in creating the ideal of strong, accountable governments that adhere to the rule of law? Francis Fukuyama provides a sweeping ...

MAY 12, 2011 Podcast

Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right

Through experiential exercises that act as rehearsals, we can learn to how to act on our values in real-life situations, says Mary Gentile. She shares ...

MAY 11, 2011 Podcast

Cem Ozdemir on German Integration

Germany's identity is in transition due to an influx of immigrants and demographic change. This discussion focuses on the importance of equal rights of potential ...