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.
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DEC 12, 2002 • Transcript
Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water
Many developing countries are now privatizing their water industry, and as a result many poor people cannot afford clean water, says Barlow. "Leaving water in ...
NOV 20, 2002 • Transcript
The Mobilization of Shame: A World View of Human Rights
"We are on the wrong side of history," says Father Robert F. Drinan regarding the U.S. opposition to the International Criminal Court.
NOV 12, 2002 • Transcript
Johannesburg: Achievements and Challenges
Larger United Nations' goals such as eliminating poverty and addressing health issues are inextricably linked to environmental concerns, says Nitin Desai.
NOV 6, 2002 • Transcript
Global Poverty and U.S. Foreign Policy
Markets alone will not solve the problems of Africa and other poor parts of the world, says economist Jeffrey Sachs. "Markets will not stop mosquitoes ...
OCT 29, 2002 • Transcript
One World: The Ethics of Globalization
If we agree with the notion of a global community, then we must extend our concepts of justice, fairness, and equity beyond national borders by ...
OCT 16, 2002 • Transcript
The New Killing Fields: Massacre and the Politics of Intervention
Humanitarian intervention does not "belong in the shadows" because it has the moral urgency of self-defense, which puts it ahead of preventive war, say Walzer ...
OCT 9, 2002 • Transcript
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
The U.S. has always been an expansionist power, but between 1891-1909, it was exceptionally so, says Zimmerman. Five individuals in particular helped to drive ...
OCT 2, 2002 • Transcript
A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis
Humanitaniarism is losing its traditional function of relief provision and is increasingly used for political purposes, often with disastrous consequences, warns David Rief.
SEP 25, 2002 • Transcript
From a Reporter's Notebook: Afghanistan One Year Later: The Struggle for the Soul of a Nation
Afghanistan is less stable today than it was six months ago because of U.S. reluctance to provide security outside Kabul and the international community's ...
SEP 24, 2002 • Transcript
Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus and Muslims in India
Why are some cities in India rife with ethnic conflict whereas others are not? According to Varshney, a city's proneness to violence is directly linked ...