Overview
Public Affairs hosted speakers who are prominent people in the world of international affairs, from acclaimed authors, to Nobel laureates, to high-ranking UN officials.
MAY 26, 2009 • Podcast
The Afghan Challenge
Rebuilding Afghanistan will be a long process, says Stewart, and so our presence there needs to be much lighter. It's inconceivable that for the next 30...
MAY 20, 2009 • Podcast
The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in the Changing Middle East
Despite all the bloodshed in its recent history, the Middle East is still a place of warmth, humanity, and generous eccentricity. Within the turmoil there ...
MAY 19, 2009 • Podcast
The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
What are the driving emotions behind our cultural differences? How do these varying emotions influence the political, social, and cultural conflicts that roil our world?
MAY 19, 2009 • Podcast
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
Have U.S. actions in the "war on terror" blurred the distinction between local and global struggles? How can the U.S. develop strategies that ...
MAY 15, 2009 • Podcast
The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity
Renowned economist Lord Nicholas Stern estimates that it will cost only about 2 percent of global GDP to control climate change at manageable levels by 2050. But ...
MAY 13, 2009 • Podcast
The Crisis of Islamic Civilization
What caused the decline of Islamic civilization and how can it be revived? Ali A. Allawi lays out key principles that could make it flourish ...
APR 29, 2009 • Podcast
Economic Crisis: A National and International Perspective
How is globalization affecting the economies of developed and developing nations? What should government, business, and labor do to alleviate the global economic crunch?
APR 17, 2009 • Podcast
God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge argues that God is back as part of politics. On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is ...
APR 16, 2009 • Podcast
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
A fat tail is an event that seems unlikely to occur, but when it does, it causes havoc--like the global financial crisis. What will the ...
APR 15, 2009 • Podcast
From Tolerance to Integration: The Dutch Experience
Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans argues that tolerance and the attitude of "live and let live" is no longer enough. He notes that ...