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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 6, 2014 • Article
The Intergenerational and International Justice Dilemmas of Multinational Nuclear Waste Repositories
Despite Fukushima, the use of nuclear power is increasing worldwide. What about the growing mountain of nuclear waste? It has already been accumulating for over 50 ...
JUN 6, 2014 • Article
The European Parliament Elections and Rise of the Far Right: Three Reasons for Reassurance, Three for Concern
The European Parliament election results are in, and the ominous has become the grim reality. Fueled by high unemployment across the continent and anti-immigrant anger, ...
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 ...