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JUN 21, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Veteran correspondent Hunter-Gault counters what she calls "the four D's of the African apocalypse: death, disease, disaster, and despair," with news about the New Partnership ...

JUN 21, 2006 Podcast

New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance

Journalist (and South Africa resident) Hunter-Gault gives a surprisingly optimistic assessment of modern Africa, revealing that there is more to the continent than the bad ...

JUN 12, 2006 Podcast

Debate--The United Nations: Still Relevant After All These Years?

Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood ...

JUN 7, 2006 Podcast

The Progress of UN Reform

H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson discusses recent steps forward at the U.N., such as the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Central Emergency Fund, ...

JUN 6, 2006 Podcast

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq

In one of the most detailed analyses yet of the insurgency and America's efforts to smash it, Ahmed Hashim presents a grim view of the ...

JUN 1, 2006 Podcast

Just War?

The U.S. and other developed nations are moving into an era where preventive war is acceptable—even though to say so openly is still ...

MAY 17, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Vali Nasr

"For the Iranians, the Taliban and Saddam were a problem, and the United States removed both of them," says Nasr. "[T]here is an opportunity ...

MAY 17, 2006 Podcast

Are We Misreading Iran's Nuclear Politics?

Ms. Haghighatjoo says that Iranian political parties and individuals critical of their government’s handling of the nuclear issue " have joined the debate [and] believe ...

MAY 10, 2006 Podcast

Redefining Politics: Latin American Style

"The poor, the indigenous, isolated rural communities are easily attracted by radical populists who offer simple solutions to complex problems," says Shapiro. He ...

Storm from the East: The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West by Milton Viorst

MAY 9, 2006 Podcast

Storm from the East: The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West

In order to understand the Arab mistrust of the United States and of the West in general, says Milton Viorst, we must study the turbulent ...