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 21, 2005 • Podcast
German Immigration Issues
Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily addresses the problems of integrating immigrants into German society and talks about the progress made, which includes ...
NOV 9, 2005 • Podcast
ILLICIT: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy
Moises Naim explains that the counterfeit trade is worth 630 billion dollars a year, including fake airplane parts, medicines and even gas stations, and growth in ...
OCT 27, 2005 • Podcast
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
Political economist Benjamin Friedman argues that economic growth is a prerequisite for a liberal, open society. He contends that it encourages tolerance, democracy and generous ...
OCT 19, 2005 • Podcast
Chinese Ambitions and the Future of Asia
American attention is focused on the "war on terror." But 20 years from now we may look back and realise that the rise of China and ...
OCT 11, 2005 • Podcast
America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
Princeton Professor Robert Wuthnow asks whether we are willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine religious diversity and understanding.
OCT 6, 2005 • Podcast
The E-Bomb
"Directed-energy weapons"--lasers, high-powered microwaves, and particle beams--used to be the stuff of science fiction, says J. Douglas Beason. But now they’re a reality, ...
SEP 27, 2005 • Podcast
Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground
Robert D. Kaplan provides an insider's account of our current involvement in world affairs, as well as painting a vivid picture of how defense policy ...
SEP 20, 2005 • Podcast
Radical Truths of Christian Realism: The Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr
Elisabeth Sifton, Reinhold Niebuhr's daughter, reviews her father's legacy and concludes that many of today's Christian leaders are ignoring the radical truths he espoused.
SEP 19, 2005 • Podcast
Global Responsibilities: How Can Multinational Corporations Deliver on Human Rights?
Who has the responsibility to alleviate poverty and uphold human rights in a globalized world where corporations often wield more power than nation-states?
SEP 15, 2005 • Podcast
The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America and Politics Without God
George Weigel ponders the growing--and to him acutely disturbing--secularity of Europe, which he believes raises urgent questions about the future of democracy worldwide.