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MAY 22, 2015 • Podcast
Crisis in Yemen: Instability on the Arabian Peninsula
In this grim, masterful talk Bernard Haykel explains the complex historical background and current realities of the crisis in Yemen. In doing so, he analyzes ...
MAY 20, 2015 • Podcast
Ethics Fellows for the Future: Where is the World Heading?
Ethics Fellows for the Future (EFFs) are the next generation of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. They are student mentees of Carnegie Council's worldwide network of ...
MAY 18, 2015 • Podcast
Ethical Negotiation: Not an Oxymoron
In this second podcast in our collaboration with EthicalSystems.org, we examine negotiation. Turning again to behavioral science for insight, we learn that transparency and ...
MAY 14, 2015 • Podcast
Israel, Iran, and ISIL: A Report on Security Challenges for the Greater Middle East
Charles Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security advisor, speaks on a wide-ranging set of topics, from Israel's post-election domestic politics to external threats from ISIL--and ...
MAY 12, 2015 • Podcast
The UN's Efforts in International Development: Relevant or Not?
Which development initiatives really work? Drawing on his personal and professional experience, the UN's David Malone notes that experts' projects often fail and there are ...
MAY 11, 2015 • Podcast
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
The Middle East needs a double revolution--not just a political one, but a social/sexual one as well, says fiery, courageous feminist Mona Eltahawy. It's ...
MAY 7, 2015 • Podcast
Full Planet, Empty Plates
"We are in transition today from an age of surpluses to an age of scarcity," says Lester Brown. The reasons are manifold: population growth; climate ...
MAY 1, 2015 • Podcast
The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe
When it comes to medical research using human beings, who decides what's right? How do the U.S. institutional review boards work? What does "informed ...
APR 29, 2015 • Podcast
Defending our Borders vs. Defending our Liberties: ACLU's Anthony D. Romero
From the NSA and the kill list, to the failure to close Guantanamo and prosecute those who committed torture, Obama's national security policies are not ...
APR 27, 2015 • Podcast
Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
In the late 1990s, using humor, irony, and imagination, Popovic and his friends toppled Serbian dictator Milošević. They went on to found CANVAS, which ...