Our Podcasts
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OCT 23, 2012 • Journal Online Exclusive
Elected Security Council Members: Power, Process, Purpose
Candidate countries engage in long and drawn-out campaigns to garner promises of support when it comes to the vote—promises that are undeclared and sometimes ...
OCT 23, 2012 • Podcast
Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad
David W. Lesch has traveled to Syria repeatedly since 1989 and met President Bashar al-Assad several times in the mid-2000s. He discusses the conflict in ...
OCT 22, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Anti-Gay Legislation: What Can Be Done?
Anti-gay legislation is garnering support in Ukraine and many other countries are backtracking on equal rights for homosexuals. Is there anything international institutions can do ...
OCT 16, 2012 • Podcast
Public Affairs: America in the 21st Century: A View from Asia
The good, the bad, and the ugly: distinguished Singaporean Kishore Mahbubani politely but firmly tells Americans how Asians see them, and warns, "the world that ...
OCT 15, 2012 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: Environmentalist Bill McKibben on Climate Change
McKibben, one of the world's leading environmentalist, believes our best hope lies not in appealing to our wallets, but in appealing to our ethics, our ...
OCT 15, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The Future of Stem Cell Research: Has Science Gone Too Far?
Now that scientists are able to create fertile mammal eggs using stem cells, many people are asking some tough ethical questions. Has science gone too ...
OCT 12, 2012 • Podcast
Senator Richard Lugar on Nuclear Weapons Reduction
Senator Lugar tells the dramatic story of his bipartisan work on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (also known as Nunn–Lugar), which provides funding and ...
OCT 10, 2012 • Podcast
Frank Vogl on Corruption
Corruption is not a victimless crime, as many believe. Transparency International's Frank Vogl discusses the global, grass-roots fight against this age-old problem.
OCT 9, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is the Special Status of Diplomatic Missions a Thing of the Past?
Under rules codified at the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic missions are generally considered inviolable. But with the murder of Libya Ambassador Chris Stevens in mind, is ...