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.
NOV 30, 2006 • Podcast
The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005
What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?
NOV 30, 2006 • Transcript
The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005
What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?
NOV 20, 2006 • Podcast
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
Ian Buruma explores what happens when political Islam collides with a secular Western European nation.
NOV 16, 2006 • Podcast
Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
In Israel's political system, the military was once the servant of civilian politicians. Today, however, Yoram Peri argues, generals lead the way when it comes ...
NOV 15, 2006 • Podcast
The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power
James Traub discusses the troubled relationship between the UN and the world's only superpower.
NOV 1, 2006 • Podcast
Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field
In a lively session, Ethan Kapstein of INSEAD proposes just what the international community can reasonably do to build a global economy that will be ...
OCT 31, 2006 • Podcast
Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate
If we want substantial political argument--and without it, true democracy is impossible--both "the red" and "the blue" must recognize shared moral principles, says Ronald Dworkin.
OCT 18, 2006 • Podcast
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
Vali Nasr argues that the Shia Crescent--stretching from Lebanon and Syria through the Gulf to Iraq and Iran, finally terminating in Pakistan and India--is gathering ...
OCT 11, 2006 • Podcast
The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South
Professor Philip Jenkins argues that by the year 2025, Africa and Latin America will have the largest number of Christians in the world. According to Jenkins, ...
OCT 5, 2006 • Podcast
Making Globalization Work
Economist Joseph Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for ...