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MAY 17, 2017 Podcast

Shades of Red and Blue: State of the Union

When the Nixon administration fell into a chasm of disgrace, many felt that not only the Republican Party had been tarnished, but the presidency itself. ...

MAY 12, 2017 Podcast

Terror in France: The Rise of Jihad in the West

From January 2015 to July 2016, 239 people in France died in terrorist attacks. In this gripping talk, leading French scholar Gilles Kepel explains the causes behind this ...

MAY 11, 2017 Podcast

Global Ethics Forum Preview: China's Role in the World with Orville Schell

Next time on Global Ethics Forum, Asia Society's Orville Schell discusses liberalism's decline, China-U.S. relations, and Xi Jinping's worldview. In this excerpt, Schell talks ...

MAY 10, 2017 Podcast

Shades of Red and Blue: Global Security

For more than half a century, the United States has shouldered a disproportionate share of global security burdens. As China rises and Russia reasserts its ...

MAY 9, 2017 Podcast

#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media

How is today's Internet driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism—and what can be done about it? Legal scholar Cass Sunstein shares the results ...

MAY 4, 2017 Podcast

Global Ethics Forum Preview: Cultural Relations and their Effects on Politics and Economics with J. P. Singh

Next time on Global Ethics Forum, J. P. Singh, director of the Institute for International Cultural Relations, discusses how culture affects all aspects of society. ...

MAY 4, 2017 Podcast

Shades of Red and Blue: Fake News, Free Speech, and the Media

All democracies have one thing in common: a need for legitimacy, which is ultimately derived from the free and informed consent of the people. This ...

U.S. Army scouts in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 2006. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/familymwr/5285853107/">familymwr</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

MAY 3, 2017 Podcast

Limiting Civilian Casualties as Part of a Winning Strategy

"Limiting civilian casualties is always morally and ethically the right thing to do," declares Joseph Felter, speaking from both his research and personal military experience. "...

USS Denver and the Republic of Korea Navy in the East China Sea. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command/13472390513">U.S. Pacific Command</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>

MAY 2, 2017 Podcast

The Coming War with China? The Ethics of Confrontation in the Pacific

Are the United States and China on the brink of war? Can the two nations avoid miscalculation and instead find common ground? Find out what ...

A supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy on Electioon Day, 2015, Rangoon, Myanmar. CREDIT: Van Royko

APR 26, 2017 Podcast

Democracy and the Deep State in Myanmar

In this fascinating interview, Maureen Aung-Thwin, founder of the Burma Project at Open Society Foundations, describes how the Project helped Burma's transition to democracy starting ...