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JAN 24, 2007 Podcast

General Sir Rupert Smith Interviewed by Jeffrey McCausland

"War no longer exists," says General Smith. "Confrontation, conflicts, and combat certainly do." He discusses the difference between these terms--too often used interchangeably--and the challenges ...

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JAN 24, 2007 Podcast

The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World

The new paradigm is war amongst the people, where the strategic objective is to win hearts and minds, and the battle is for the people's ...

JAN 18, 2007 Podcast

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present

"Few Americans know of their very rich, centuries-long legacy in the Middle East," says Oren. "It’s a multifaceted heritage of war and statecraft, altruism ...

JAN 11, 2007 Podcast

Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World

What steps did the U.S. government take to freeze terrorist assets worldwide, plan the financial reconstruction of Afghanistan, and oversee the development of a ...

DEC 8, 2006 Podcast

The West's Reaction to the 2006 China-Africa Summit

The West reacted with vitriol to Beijing's China-Africa Summit, branding China as a "resource-hungry superpower in the making." But is this fair, given the ...

DEC 7, 2006 Podcast

Human Rights Issues and the Africa-China Economic Relationship

David Shinn describes the background, perceived values, and current diplomatic and human rights issues surrounding the growing economic relationships between China and African nations.

DEC 7, 2006 Podcast

Institutionalizing Fairness: Making Trade Work for People

Kamal Malhotra focuses on trade rules and institutionalizing fairness in the context of the findings of the study he led at the UNDP titled "Making ...

DEC 7, 2006 Podcast

Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 3

Christian Barry sketches a theoretical framework for what an account of fair trade would look like and suggests what progressive governments might do to ensure ...

DEC 7, 2006 Podcast

Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 2

Andrew Kuper discusses non-state actors as part of a new balance of powers. Kuper offers alternative methods--through demonstration rather than remonstration--for dealing with problems associated ...

DEC 7, 2006 Podcast

Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 1

Edward Lincoln traces and assesses trends that have made economics more important since the 1960s and the forces in business, technology, and government that have ...