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OCT 29, 2014 Podcast

If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time, from terrorism to climate change, nation-states seem paralyzed. Can cities and the mayors who ...

The Shifts and the Shocks: What We

OCT 23, 2014 Podcast

The Shifts and the Shocks: What We've Learned--and Have Still to Learn--From the Financial Crisis

Why did the 2008 financial crisis occur? What should it teach us about modern economies and economics? Martin Wolf does a masterly job of untangling this ...

OCT 16, 2014 Podcast

The Middle East in Crisis: A View from Israel

Chuck Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security adviser, speaks from Tel Aviv on turbulence across the greater Middle East, including the ISIL threat, Iran and ...

Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy

OCT 15, 2014 Podcast

Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy

What are the requirements for a liberal democracy? It's not just voting, says Fukuyama. It needs a distinction between public and private interest; rule of ...

OCT 13, 2014 Podcast

Elite Perceptions of the United States in Europe and Asia

An interesting new report finds that political and business leaders in Asia value U.S. hard power while Europeans focus on American values. Both, however, ...

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OCT 8, 2014 Podcast

Data Threats: Hackers, Government Agencies, and Defending Data Online

Cybersecurity risks increases daily as more and more of our private information is stored online--and the biggest threat isn't necessarily hackers. This second episode in ...

OCT 6, 2014 Podcast

Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention

Why do international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential? Based on 15 years of research in conflict zones around the world, Autesserre shows ...

OCT 2, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire

In this inspiring conversation, Dallaire talks about his faith in the principle of R2P--"one of the great innovations of our time"--and how ...

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SEP 29, 2014 Podcast

Foreign Fighters in Syria

How is ISIS structured? Why are young Muslims from many countries going to Syria to join it? What is the nature and extent of the ...

SEP 23, 2014 Podcast

How to Prevent Another Great Recession

First, there will definitely be another recession, says Ay. As long as people make free economic decisions, they will make mistakes. But it's important to ...