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JUL 30, 2014 Podcast

Crisis Breeds Opportunity for Worker Safety and Global Labor Rights

Tragic incidents in Bangladesh brought the issue of labor rights to the global stage once again. What are some new approaches to keeping factory workers ...

JUL 21, 2014 Podcast

Iran Nuclear Threat: Fact or Fiction?

Senior Fellow David Speedie interviews Dr. Gareth Porter, scholar, journalist, and skeptic concerning U.S. claims of an Iranian nuclear weapons program.

Shanghai Skyline. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/iceninejon/4291895586/">Jonathan</a>  (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">CC</a>)

JUL 1, 2014 Podcast

Trust and Economic Growth in China

With 30 years of growth under its belt, has China joined the ranks of "developed" economies like the United States and Japan? What are obstacles to ...

JUN 23, 2014 Podcast

Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East

How did the Arab Revolt and Lawrence of Arabia shape the Middle East? And how are Lawrence's actions of a century ago still being felt ...

Rosa Brooks

JUN 12, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Law Professor and Columnist Rosa Brooks on Obama's Foreign Policy

With an insider's perspective, Rosa Brooks candidly discusses U.S. foreign policy, from Kosovo to Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, along with her views on Barack ...

JUN 11, 2014 Podcast

Womenomics and Culture Change in Japan

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a new generation of business leaders have launched a cultural shift, with many trying to increase female corporate ...

The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move?

JUN 9, 2014 Podcast

The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move?

Today we create information in everything that we do, and there is no going back. But instead of seeing this as as a threat, we ...

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union

JUN 6, 2014 Podcast

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union

Serhii Plokhy presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union's final months, which places Ukraine at the center of the drama. And by providing ...

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

JUN 1, 2014 Podcast

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

It's tempting to see today's Middle East conflicts as the continuation of centuries-old sectarian divisions, but Frederick Wehrey cautions against it. "Sectarianism is really a ...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/134562672@N08/27544317025">Julia Berezovska/Press office NBU</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>

MAY 30, 2014 Podcast

Ukraine Update: The Presidential Elections and Beyond

David Speedie discusses the election of new Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko with University of Rhode Island's Nicolai Petro and University of Kent's Richard Sakwa, both ...