Joanne J. Myers

Former Director, Public Affairs Program, Carnegie Council

Joanne Myers was director of the Carnegie Council's Public Affairs Programs (formerly Merrill House Programs). She was responsible for planning and organizing more than 50 public programs a year at the Council, many of which have been featured on C-SPAN's Booknotes.

Myers is also a columnist and advisory board member for PassBlue, an independent digital publication that covers the United Nations.

Before joining the Council, she was director of the Consular Corps/Deputy General Counsel at the New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, where she acted as the liaison between the mayor of New York and the consulates general. Myers holds a JD from Benjamin C. Cardozo School of Law and a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota.

Featured Work

FEB 18, 2011 Podcast

The Future of Power

"In the information age, the mark of a great power is not just whose army wins, but also whose story wins," says Joseph Nye. This ...

The Next Decade

FEB 3, 2011 Podcast

The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going

The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the ...

The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom

FEB 2, 2011 Podcast

The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom

Amid the euphoria about the power of the Internet and social media, Morozov sounds a note of caution. He reminds us that these tools can ...

JAN 31, 2011 Podcast

How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle

Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with ...

Exorbitant Privilege:  The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System

JAN 20, 2011 Podcast

Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System

Barry Eichengreen argues that while the dollar is bound to lose its singular status, the coming changes will be neither sudden nor dire.

JAN 5, 2011 Podcast

Beirut, Damascus, Tehran, and Tel Aviv: The Moment of Reckoning is Near

As powerful regional forces confront each other over the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, a day of reckoning is inevitable. Will ...

The Caucasus: An Introduction

JAN 3, 2011 Podcast

The Caucasus: An Introduction

Known as "the lands in between," the Caucasus has long been an arena of great-power contact and conflict. The region is often seen as intractable, ...

DEC 14, 2010 Podcast

AMEXICA: War Along the Borderline

In a horrific account, Ed Vulliamy describes the ultraviolent, nihilistic narco-traficante culture of the Mexican-American border, a land of drug addicts and cartels.

Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists

DEC 13, 2010 Podcast

Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists

When, how, and under what conditions should governments talk to terrorists? Can opening a dialogue bring conflicts to a faster resolution?

DEC 7, 2010 Podcast

Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

Michael Korda reveals the extraordinary man behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia. He discusses T. E. Lawrence's contradictory nature, a born leader who was ...