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.
JUN 27, 2007 • Podcast
The People's Choice: The French Election of 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy is pro-business, a longtime friend of the United States, and the diversity of his new Cabinet is unprecedented. His victory is a turning ...
JUN 27, 2007 • Podcast
The People's Choice: The French Election of 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy is pro-business, a longtime friend of the United States, and the diversity of his new Cabinet is unprecedented. His victory is a turning ...
JUN 27, 2007 • Transcript
The People's Choice: The French Election of 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy is pro-business, a longtime friend of the United States, and the diversity of his new Cabinet is unprecedented. His victory is a turning ...
JUN 20, 2007 • Podcast
Shades of Gray: Military Commissions and the Rule of Law
We don't need new laws, says Altenburg. We need to comply with those we already have, and to educate the public about the definition of ...
JUN 19, 2007 • Podcast
Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources
Norman Pearlstine gives the scoop on Time Inc.'s role in the Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame case. He supports creating federal shield laws so that ...
JUN 5, 2007 • Podcast
Children and Armed Conflict: Sri Lanka, a Case in Point
There are now 250,000-300,000 child soldiers, deployed in 20 countries across three continents. Allan Rock discusses the UN's efforts to change this, with special reference to ...
MAY 23, 2007 • Podcast
Confronting Climate Change
Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton explains climate change and discusses ways to deal with this mounting crisis. A self-described optimist, he believes that we can change ...
MAY 15, 2007 • Podcast
America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked
Once America was considered the champion of democracy, but now we are seen as a militant hyperpower. Why has the world turned against America and ...
MAY 10, 2007 • Podcast
The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars
Hormats compares the fiscal policies made in previous American wars to those of the current administration and argues that today's decisions place America's future at ...
MAY 3, 2007 • Podcast
The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future
The Hindu right poses a threat to India's secular democracy, says Martha Nussbaum, and this example of the impact of religious nationalism is relevant to ...