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.
SEP 16, 2003 • Transcript
Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and Lessons for Global Power
Niall Ferguson examines the rise and demise of the British world order and its lessons for the United States.
SEP 11, 2003 • Transcript
Why Societies Need Dissent
Based on research of group polarization, Cass Sunstein makes a convincing case that societies function better if they allow dissent.
JUN 10, 2003 • Transcript
Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions
Clyde Prestowitz sees American unilateralism, rooted in the claim to exceptionalism, as the main reason behind the growing anti-American sentiments around the world.
JUN 4, 2003 • Transcript
At War with Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World
The world’s remaining superpower has failed to grasp the importance of its global leadership responsibilities, argues Michael Hirsch. Assuming a leadership position within a ...
MAY 22, 2003 • Transcript
The Future of Political Islam
Fuller predicts that although unlikely to disappear altogether, radical Islamist groups will eventually learn to compromise as more modest groups spring up to compete with ...
MAY 14, 2003 • Transcript
The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means for the United States
Our interests with China are peace, prosperity, and mutual exchange between two great countries and civilizations with openness for business, for students, for the professions. ...
MAY 1, 2003 • Transcript
The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks hopes that mankind can develop a doctrine of peaceful coexistence grounded in religious texts common to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
APR 30, 2003 • Transcript
The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry
How did a small group of Russian oligarchs manage to amass incredible fortunes in the short period following the end of the Cold War? Marshall ...
APR 24, 2003 • Transcript
Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy
How is U.S. unilateralism in foreign policy perceived from abroad? This panel of international affairs experts presents a range foreign perspectives and discusses the ...
APR 15, 2003 • Transcript
Terror and Liberalism
Paul Berman discusses the common ideological underpinnings of totalitarian movements, from fascism and communism to the radical Islamist movement. He observes that&...