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.
FEB 28, 2006 • Podcast
Arguing About War (2006)
For the first time since his classic "Just and Unjust Wars" was published in 1977, Professor Michael Walzer has again collected his most provocative arguments about ...
FEB 22, 2006 • Podcast
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind
While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, it is undoubtedly true that the ancient philosophy known as Stoicism guides ...
FEB 15, 2006 • Podcast
The Twelve Religious Tribes of American Politics
Steven Waldman, founder of the website belief.net.com, presents some surprising conclusions about how beliefs affect voting in the United States.
FEB 7, 2006 • Podcast
Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century
According to Chris Patten, Europe wants to be a partner to the United States rather than a rival. Meanwhile, America and Europe both need to ...
JAN 27, 2006 • Podcast
American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
In his entertaining and sometimes provocative book, celebrated French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy takes a fascinating new look at the country that Americans think they ...
JAN 19, 2006 • Podcast
My Italian Mission: Ethical Dilemmas and Lessons for Today
Former U.S. Ambassador Richard N. Gardner discusses the delicate balancing act of diplomacy, politics and practicality in Cold War Italy.
JAN 12, 2006 • Podcast
Development Agenda 2006: From Ideas into Action
The UK ambassador to the UN describes the positive rethinking of development policy that occurred in 2005 and the need to make 2006 the year for action. ...
DEC 14, 2005 • Podcast
Opus Dei: The First Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church
Author John Allen debunks some of the myths that surround Opus Dei, the prelature of the Roman Catholic Church that promotes the sanctity of ordinary ...
DEC 1, 2005 • Podcast
Corporate Warriors: The Privatized Military and Iraq
P. W. Singer examines the Pentagon's policy of contracting private security and logistics firms for tasks ranging from combat to catering in the Iraq War. ...
NOV 29, 2005 • Podcast
Rx for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge
Hilts warns that the emergence of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones has put the world on the brink of a global health ...