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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...