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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MAR 11, 2002 • Transcript
Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline
"The nature of modern academic life is inimical to creative public intellectual activity," says Richard A. Posner. In his view, today academic public intellectuals serve ...
MAR 6, 2002 • Transcript
The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone
Joseph Nye argues that U.S. leaders must create a framework that preserves American values congruent with those of other people in the world. "If ...
FEB 27, 2002 • Transcript
Countering Terrorism: Is the UN Playing Its Proper Role?
What is the role of the UN in countering the threat of terrorism? Sir Jeremy Greenstock discusses the newly founded Counter-Terrorism Committee and the challenges ...
FEB 13, 2002 • Transcript
Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace
The use of precision-guided weapons is a "revolution in military affairs," claims Edward Luttwak. They immediately shifted the focus in warfare from "hitting something" to "...
FEB 5, 2002 • Transcript
Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: Ambivalent Engagement
After analyzing a number of specific global policy issues, Forman and Patrick advise that when dealing with transnational challenges, "unilateralism is neither wise nor sustainable."
JAN 31, 2002 • Transcript
Rethinking Europe's Future
With the end of the Cold War Europe is once again at a great historical watershed, says David Calleo in this discussion of the history ...
JAN 24, 2002 • Transcript
Can Asians Think? Understanding the Divide Between East and West
The world is nearing the end of a 500-year cycle of Western-dominated history that began with European colonization, says Mahbubani. The end of the Cold ...
JAN 15, 2002 • Transcript
The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of Africa
Tyrannical leaders in modern-day Africa create and stoke ethnic conflict so they can "divide and rule," according to Bill Berkeley. The absence of legitimate institutions ...
JAN 10, 2002 • Transcript
Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos
The teachings of ancient Greek, Roman and Chinese philosophers are relevant in today's foreign policy environment because every current and future challenge to civilization has ...
DEC 17, 2001 • Transcript
Behind the Headlines: Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Rise of Militant Islam
Central Asia will remain precariously unstable until the repressive governments are forced to reform, asserts Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid. There is reason for optimism, he ...