Public Affairs

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 ...

Off the Record by Norman Pearlstine

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 ...

America Against the World

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 ...

The Price of Liberty: Paying for America

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 ...

The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India

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 ...