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NOV 1, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Energy of Society: What's at Stake this Election
This election gives us a choice between two clearly different paths. Will we take the first halting steps toward developing a sustainable civilization, or will ...
OCT 31, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Should the UN Condemn the Death Penalty?
Is the UN right to condemn the death penalty--even if it abides by international law? Or should it stay within the confines of existing human ...
OCT 27, 2012 • Podcast
Exit the Colonel: The Hidden History of the Libyan Revolution
The real story of the Libyan Revolution began not with the Arab Spring, but in 2003, when anti-Qaddafi sanctions were lifted. Former U.S. diplomat Ethan ...
OCT 24, 2012 • Podcast
Why and How the Euro Zone Crisis Will Be Solved
Danish economist Jacob Funk Kirkegaard offers a contrarian take on the euro zone crisis. While he notes that there are political problems within the European ...
OCT 23, 2012 • Podcast
Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad
David W. Lesch has traveled to Syria repeatedly since 1989 and met President Bashar al-Assad several times in the mid-2000s. He discusses the conflict in ...