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
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 ...
MAY 5, 2004 • Transcript
The Press and the War on Terrorism
Cooper says that the war on terrorism is producing new dangers and new restrictions for the press.
APR 28, 2004 • Transcript
Colossus: The Price of America's Empire
Ferguson argues that the United States would be better off embracing, rather than denying, its imperial destiny.
APR 22, 2004 • Podcast
Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment
Environmental lawyer James Speth recommends steps towards sustainability ranging from creating a world environmental organization with the power to make treaties with teeth, to encouraging ...
APR 21, 2004 • Podcast
Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948-2003
Itamar Rabinovich discusses the current Palestinian-Israeli "war of attrition" following the failure of Camp David and the Oslo Process.
APR 21, 2004 • Podcast
Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948-2003
Itamar Rabinovich discusses the current Palestinian-Israeli "war of attrition" following the failure of Camp David and the Oslo Process.
APR 21, 2004 • Podcast
Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948-2003
Itamar Rabinovich discusses the current Palestinian-Israeli "war of attrition" following the failure of Camp David and the Oslo Process.
APR 21, 2004 • Transcript
Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948-2003
Itamar Rabinovich discusses the current Palestinian-Israeli "war of attrition" following the failure of Camp David and the Oslo Process.
APR 15, 2004 • Transcript
A New World Order
Slaughter describes a vision of a world order where international institutions are embedded in an increasingly dense web of networks spanning the globe.
APR 13, 2004 • Podcast
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph Nye's concept of "soft power" has become part of the international relations lexicon. In this 2004 book talk, he argues that hard power alone cannot ...