Public Affairs

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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.

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SEP 22, 2004 Transcript

The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West

Kepel argues that Americans have committed a fundamental error in assuming that the followers of Osama bin Laden are waging a war on the American ...

The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace by Dennis Ross

SEP 13, 2004 Transcript

The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace

Dennis Ross explains why shattering deeply entrenched myths about the Middle East and facing up to reality is a precondition for the success of the ...

Gag Rule: On the Stifling of Dissent and the Suppression of Democracy by Lewis Lapham

JUN 28, 2004 Transcript

Gag Rule: On the Stifling of Dissent and the Suppression of Democracy

Lewis Lapham criticizes the suppression of dissenting voices in the aftermath of September 11th and the complicity of the media in manipulating public opinion on ...

1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs: The Election That Changed the Country

JUN 16, 2004 Podcast

1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs: The Election That Changed the Country

James Chace looks back at the 1912 presidential elections and their effect on U.S. foreign policy.

The Right Nation: How Conservatism Won by Micklethwait and Woolridge

JUN 10, 2004 Transcript

The Right Nation: How Conservatism Won

How did conservatism achieve the extraordinary dominance of American politics it enjoys today? Among other reasons, by being better organized and more in tune with ...

JUN 2, 2004 Podcast

Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia

Veteran Middle East correspondent Thomas Lippman traces the history of the U.S.-Saudi relationship and discusses its current state post 9/11.

Walter Russell Mead

MAY 27, 2004 Podcast

Power, Terror, Peace, and War

"We are creating new and ever more dangerous problems for ourselves simply by doing what it is that we like to do," says Walter Russell ...

Book "State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century" by Francis_Fukuyama

MAY 19, 2004 Podcast

State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century

According to Fukuyama, we know less than we think we do about building political institutions, designing constitutions, and bolstering civil society in failed or weak ...

Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America by Robert Reich

MAY 19, 2004 Transcript

Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America

Robert Reich is optimistic about John Kerry’s victory in the presidential elections, because his research shows that most Americans adhere to fundamental liberal principles.

MAY 14, 2004 Transcript

The Challenges of Global Migration: An EU View

Vitorino says that a massive migration from east to west within the EU is unlikely and in any case, an influx of third-country nationals might ...