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.
OCT 14, 2008 • Podcast
The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)
According to James Traub, although Bush bungled his famous Freedom Agenda—that American liberty is dependent on liberty in other lands—the concept still holds ...
OCT 13, 2008 • Podcast
The Powers to Lead
What qualities make a leader succeed in business or in politics? Joseph Nye contends that modern leadership requires "smart power," which is a judicious situational ...
OCT 1, 2008 • Podcast
Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Does the United States ...
SEP 26, 2008 • Podcast
Terror and Consent: The Wars for The 21st Century
The world is in the midst of a great transition from nation states to "market states," says Philip Bobbitt, and consequently almost every widely-held idea ...
SEP 16, 2008 • Podcast
The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
There has been a fundamental disconnect between the Bush Administration and the reality in Iraq, says Bing West. But nevertheless, the strongest tribe in Iraq--the ...
JUN 23, 2008 • Podcast
The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
"To be a moderate in the Arab world today," says Jordanian diplomat Marwan Muasher, "is to be a very, very tiny minority." The reason is ...
JUN 18, 2008 • Transcript
Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance
Except for the U.S. and Israel, every nation favors a treaty to prevent the weaponization of space. China has been pushing the U.S. ...
JUN 17, 2008 • Podcast
Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
"There's no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died," sighs Putin. In a funny and frightening talk, Marshall Goldman unravels the tangled links between ...
JUN 12, 2008 • Podcast
Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
In this 2008 talk, Special Counsel and Advisor to John F. Kennedy Ted Sorensen recalls his life and times with JFK, including the dramas of desegregation ...
JUN 9, 2008 • Podcast
Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
"Almost every single important extremist leader is living on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan," says Ahmed Rashid. Compared to this threat, Iraq is a ...