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APR 15, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Assisting Political Parties in the Middle East

In the aftermath of popular uprisings in the Middle East, Western aid-donors are confronted by a difficult dilemma. Should they work with anti-democratic or politically ...

The Good Book: A Humanist Bible

APR 14, 2011 Podcast

The Good Book: A Humanist Bible

Philosopher A.C. Grayling has created a non-religious Bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. ...

Detail from book cover.

APR 12, 2011 Podcast

How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance

We're living in a multi-polar, multi-civilizational world, says Parag Khanna, and the old rules no longer apply. Increasingly, states, international organizations, NGOs, and corporations must ...

APR 8, 2011 Podcast

Edward Glaeser on the Triumph of the City

"We live in an age in which it is effortless to telecommunicate across the globe, in which we could all just dial in from some ...

Richard K. Betts

APR 8, 2011 Podcast

The World Ahead: Conflict or Cooperation?

After the Cold War, Fukuyama, Huntington, and Mearsheimer each presented a bold vision of what the driving forces of world politics would be. Yet all ...

APR 8, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Lustration: Purging Civil Servants in New Democracies

In transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy, systems must decide who to exclude from public office. What do you do with those who, without being ...

Flag of Egypt all over Tahrir Square by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramyraoof/5436339799/" target=_blank">Ramy Raoof </a>

APR 6, 2011 Podcast

The Arab Uprisings: The View from Cairo

As president of the American University of Cairo, Lisa Anderson was a witness to the recent protests in Tahrir Square. In this fascinating talk, she ...

APR 5, 2011 Podcast

One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty

The boundaries between public and private are crumbling fast, often with the active or passive consent of those whose privacy is breached. What limits, if ...

APR 3, 2011 Podcast

Captain James Staples on International Piracy

Everyone knows that the only real solution to piracy in the Indian Ocean is to stabilize Somalia and revive its economy, says Merchant Marine Captain ...

APR 1, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Impact of Dependence on Oil

Oil is cost-efficient as a primary energy source--in the short term. Long-term, however, oil poses economic risks and damages the environment. Should we allow markets ...