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
JUN 5, 2007 • Podcast
Children and Armed Conflict: Sri Lanka, a Case in Point
There are now 250,000-300,000 child soldiers, deployed in 20 countries across three continents. Allan Rock discusses the UN's efforts to change this, with special reference to ...
MAY 23, 2007 • Podcast
Confronting Climate Change
Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton explains climate change and discusses ways to deal with this mounting crisis. A self-described optimist, he believes that we can change ...
MAY 15, 2007 • Podcast
America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked
Once America was considered the champion of democracy, but now we are seen as a militant hyperpower. Why has the world turned against America and ...
MAY 10, 2007 • Podcast
The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars
Hormats compares the fiscal policies made in previous American wars to those of the current administration and argues that today's decisions place America's future at ...
MAY 3, 2007 • Podcast
The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future
The Hindu right poses a threat to India's secular democracy, says Martha Nussbaum, and this example of the impact of religious nationalism is relevant to ...
APR 24, 2007 • Podcast
Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
In spite of the hatred and frustration on the surface, Palestinian activist and scholar Sari Nusseibeh optimistically believes that deep down there is readiness on ...
APR 12, 2007 • Podcast
Oil, Profits, and Peace: Does Business Have a Role in Peacemaking?
How can and should oil and gas companies work with governments to counteract the destabilising effects of drilling and international pipelines?
APR 11, 2007 • Podcast
The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Ali A. Allawi, until recently a senior minister in the Iraqi government, discusses the Iraq crisis. How did it get to this point, and what ...
APR 5, 2007 • Podcast
China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail its Peaceful Rise
The more developed and prosperous China becomes, the more threatened its leaders feel. What are the internal issues that create this insecurity?
APR 4, 2007 • Transcript
The Darfur Crisis: Humanitarian Aid in the Balance
The Darfur crisis is one of the most serious in the world, says Weissman of MSF. But contrary to many reports, it is neither a ...