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
OCT 21, 2003 • Transcript
Fear's Empire: War, Terrorism, and Democracy in an Age of Interdependence
Benjamin Barber urges the United States to curb its militaristic impulses in favor of working for "global comity" within the framework of universal rights and ...
OCT 15, 2003 • Transcript
PLAN B: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
An in-depth look at human damage to the natural environment and the social and technological possibilities for remedying such degradation.
OCT 2, 2003 • Transcript
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
According to economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, the radicalism of the current administration’s political agenda, from its Social Security plans to ...
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 24, 2003 • Podcast
The Dust of Empire:The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland
Meyer talks about his recent book on Central Asia and how the imperial past matters in explaining the politics of the region today.
JUN 24, 2003 • Transcript
The Dust of Empire:The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland
Meyer talks about his recent book on Central Asia and how the imperial past matters in explaining the politics of the region today.
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 ...