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FEB 19, 2010 • Podcast
Why Is the Energy Debate So Contentious?
How do we balance the short-term interests at stake in the energy debate with our long-term needs? This short video on ethics asks: Why are ...
FEB 18, 2010 • Podcast
Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security--From World War II to the War on Terrorism
According to historian Julian Zelizer, partisan fighting has always shaped American foreign policy, and the issue of national security has always been part of our ...
FEB 18, 2010 • Article
Good Neighbors? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The West has largely dismissed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as some kind of empty anti-U.S., anti-NATO rhetorical flourish, writes David Speedie. Yet in fact ...
FEB 17, 2010 • Podcast
Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State
Garry Wills traces how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots, defined the presidency, and redefined the government as a ...
FEB 13, 2010 • Podcast
Do You Agree or Resign?
Can you hold to ethical standards and serve a government that makes mistakes? Does becoming a diplomat mean, "my country right or wrong"?