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OCT 19, 2005 Podcast

Chinese Ambitions and the Future of Asia

American attention is focused on the "war on terror." But 20 years from now we may look back and realise that the rise of China and ...

America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity by Robert Wuthnow

OCT 11, 2005 Podcast

America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity

Princeton Professor Robert Wuthnow asks whether we are willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine religious diversity and understanding.

OCT 6, 2005 Podcast

The E-Bomb

"Directed-energy weapons"--lasers, high-powered microwaves, and particle beams--used to be the stuff of science fiction, says J. Douglas Beason. But now they’re a reality, ...

OCT 6, 2005 Podcast

Ending Tyranny in Iraq: A Debate

Was the war in Iraq a humanitarian intervention? Yes, argues Tesón. What’s important is that it rid the world of a dictator. No, ...

SEP 27, 2005 Podcast

Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground

Robert D. Kaplan provides an insider's account of our current involvement in world affairs, as well as painting a vivid picture of how defense policy ...

image of book cover The Serenity Prayer: Faith and Politics in Times of Peace and War by Elisabeth Sifton

SEP 20, 2005 Podcast

Radical Truths of Christian Realism: The Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr

Elisabeth Sifton, Reinhold Niebuhr's daughter, reviews her father's legacy and concludes that many of today's Christian leaders are ignoring the radical truths he espoused.

Global Responsibilities, Andrew Kuper ed.

SEP 19, 2005 Podcast

Global Responsibilities: How Can Multinational Corporations Deliver on Human Rights?

Who has the responsibility to alleviate poverty and uphold human rights in a globalized world where corporations often wield more power than nation-states?

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America and Politics Without God by George Weigel

SEP 15, 2005 Podcast

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America and Politics Without God

George Weigel ponders the growing--and to him acutely disturbing--secularity of Europe, which he believes raises urgent questions about the future of democracy worldwide.

SEP 15, 2005 Podcast

Evangelical Reflections on the U.S. Role In the World

A discussion of the growing importance of religious groups in advancing international human rights causes, from the Sudan to Korea.

Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq by Larry Diamond

JUN 14, 2005 Podcast

Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq

After a recent visit to Iraq, Larry Diamond reflects sadly on how we have allowed the situation "to slip into a state of severe insecurity, ...