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Strategy: A History

OCT 4, 2013 Podcast

Strategy: A History

Creating a successful strategy is not just a question of being cleverer than your opponent. Sir Lawrence Freedman lays out some cardinal rules: think about ...

Year Zero: A History of 1945

OCT 1, 2013 Podcast

Year Zero: A History of 1945

Ian Buruma makes a compelling case that many of the modern triumphs, such as the European Union, the United Nations, and Japanese pacifism, as well ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5571579314/">UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 1, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Peace Pays for Itself

The global economic impact of violence in 2012 was estimated to be $9.5 trillion. Governments need a way to account for and recuperate these unproductive expenditures.

CREDIT: <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8510182328_61c6283152_b.jpg">Donna Burton</a>, (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

SEP 30, 2013 Podcast

Arash Abizadeh on Immigration

As the U.S. moves toward a major overhaul of its immigration system, many of those most significantly affected are being left out of the ...

The UN building, New York. CREDIT: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/omu7ser">Ashitaka San, (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

SEP 30, 2013 Podcast

The Failure of the Mainstream Media to Cover the UN: Who's to Blame?

Former "New York Times" UN bureau chief Barbara Crossette explains why the U.S. media has lost interest in the UN, and how the UN ...