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JUN 12, 2006 Podcast

Debate--The United Nations: Still Relevant After All These Years?

Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood ...

JUN 7, 2006 Podcast

The Progress of UN Reform

H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson discusses recent steps forward at the U.N., such as the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Central Emergency Fund, ...

JUN 6, 2006 Podcast

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq

In one of the most detailed analyses yet of the insurgency and America's efforts to smash it, Ahmed Hashim presents a grim view of the ...

JUN 1, 2006 Podcast

Just War?

The U.S. and other developed nations are moving into an era where preventive war is acceptable—even though to say so openly is still ...

MAY 17, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Vali Nasr

"For the Iranians, the Taliban and Saddam were a problem, and the United States removed both of them," says Nasr. "[T]here is an opportunity ...