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MAY 14, 2008 Podcast

David Speedie Interviews Jack Matlock

Senior Fellow David Speedie interviews former U.S. ambassador Jack Matlock on U.S. relations with Russia: how they evolved, current policy problems, and what ...

MAY 6, 2008 Podcast

Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World

Drawing on his background at the World Bank and as the first post-Taliban finance minister of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani (and co-author Clare Lockhart) develops a ...

APR 29, 2008 Podcast

Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East

Quil Lawrence tells the story of the Kurds, the only Iraqi ethnic group that want the Americans to stay. Divided among Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and ...

The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order

APR 28, 2008 Podcast

The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order

Americans ask, "Why do they hate us? Is this country pro or anti-American?" But what Khanna finds as he travels the world is that increasingly, ...

APR 15, 2008 Podcast

Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century

"There are not six million Tibetans in China," says Guy Sorman. "There are one billion." If the many Chinese who are not beneficiaries of economic ...

The Conscience of a Liberal

APR 11, 2008 Podcast

The Conscience of a Liberal

How can we reclaim the relationship between America's government and its citizens? What will it take to achieve a new New Deal?

The International Judge: An Introduction to the Men and Women Who Decide the World

APR 8, 2008 Podcast

The International Judge: An Introduction to the Men and Women Who Decide the World's Cases

Who are the judges that sit on the International Courts; what are the issues and challenges they face; and what is their approach to international ...

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APR 7, 2008 Podcast

Climate Change and New Security Issues

H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, discusses how Iceland has successfully reduced its use of oil and coal, and how the fate ...

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APR 4, 2008 Podcast

Torture and Democracy

In his exhaustive study, Rejali traces the history of torture through the ages. "It's not so much that torture never works," he says. "The point ...