Overview
The Morgenthau Memorial Lecture series showcased the most distinguished thinkers on ethics and international affairs.
NOV 2, 2006 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and the War on Terror
Former Navy General Counsel Alberto Mora fought to stop policies that authorized cruelty toward terror suspects. "Cruelty harms our nation's legal, foreign policy, and national ...
NOV 3, 2005 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): The $100 Laptop: The Next Two Billion People to Go Digital
Negroponte's latest venture, One Laptop per Child, is a non-profit organization that manufactures and distributes inexpensive laptops to children worldwide.
SEP 22, 2004 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): The Changing Role of Humanitarianism: A Study Guide to the Work of Bernard Kouchner
A study guide to the work of Bernard Kouchner, co-founder of Medécins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, including an excerpt ...
MAY 7, 2003 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Waging Modern War
Wesley Clark discusses the nature of modern war as exemplified by the NATO-led attack on Kosovo, for which he served as supreme commander. He argues ...
MAY 8, 2002 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): The Mystery of Capital
Economist De Soto's simple but revolutionary concept of the importance of property rights and rule of law is transforming developing countries around the world. He ...
MAY 15, 2001 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Universalism and Jewish Values
Though they lacked any state or territory of their own, Jews nevertheless created a distinctive political philosophy, one that deserves systematic scholarly attention.
MAY 12, 2000 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Kosovo: An Assessment in the Context of International Law
South African jurist Richard J. Goldstone, co-chairman of the International Independent Inquiry on Kosovo, traces the troubled history of the Albanian province of Kosovo after ...
MAY 12, 1999 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): National Interest in the Information Age
Nye provides several reasons why the information age is likely to enhance rather than diminish American power.
MAY 12, 1998 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Directions in U.S. Foreign Policy: Interests and Ideals
On the one hand, more people (in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere) are living in democracies, thanks in large part to globalization. On the other, there ...