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From its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the new financial revolution propelling India and China, what lessons have we learned from history to cope with the latest upheavals in what Ferguson calls “Planet Finance?”
How can we escape the ideological quagmire of terrorism and martyrdom so that a new and constructive dialogue between Islam and the West can be explored? One for which Europe may be the proving ground?
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Michael Kinsley,
William Easterly
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12/02/08
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The notion of some "new" form of economic system called "creative capitalism" was first discussed in a conversation that Bill Gates started with his very surprising speech at the 2008 World Economic Forum. Michael Kinsley has gathered the ideas of prominent economists, thinkers, and entrepreneurs to explore "creative capitalism".
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David Singh Grewal
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12/03/08
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How does globalization and politics work? The idea of network power supplies a coherent set of terms and concepts--applicable to individuals, businesses, and countries alike.
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Robert Hunter,
David C. Speedie
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12/08/08
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The post-Cold War NATO has expanded, both in mission and membership. In each instance, problems have arisen--with Russia. What are the lessons to be learned from these stresses on NATO, and what are the prospects for the alliance in a world of new and emerging security relationships?
Past Events
How can we protect creative users of new technologies, and ensure a new "hybrid economy" that combines the profit motives of traditional business with the "sharing economy" in such websites as Wikipedia and YouTube?
How can we restore broad prosperity to the majority of American citizens as the economy becomes more recklessly speculative?
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Andrew J. Bacevich
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11/03/08
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As America faces a profound triple crisis: the economy, the government, and endless wars, what principles should apply before the damage becomes irreparable?
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Karl E. Meyer,
Shareen Blair Brysac
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10/29/08
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How did the modern Middle East come about? Who were the British and Americans who shaped this region to give us the Middle East in which Americans are embedded today?
How has the concept of liberty influenced the development of America and American foreign policy from pre-revolutionary days to the present?
What have been the political effects of religion intermingling with race throughout American history?
As we leave the Bush era behind, the question arises: What part of our efforts to spread democracy can we rescue from our failures?
What qualities make a leader succeed in business or in politics? And to what standards should we hold our leaders?
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Michael W. Doyle,
Harold H. Koh
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09/23/08
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Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress?
What are the appropriate doctrines of constitutional and international law for democracies struggling to battle and "win" the "war on terror?"
Most would agree that with the recent "surge" the American military has stabilized the situation in Iraq and therefore provides a political choice: Does America stay the course or cut and run?
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David Rodin,
David Luban
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06/26/08
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This lecture will inaugurate the Carnegie-Uehiro fellowship program.
Why has the Arab Center (Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia) made such little progress in bringing stability to the region?
How can the United States secure its space interests and assets without provoking international violence?
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Marshall I. Goldman
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06/04/08
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What factors contributed to the recovery of Russia after its financial collapse of August 1998?
How has the promise of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia progressed?
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Sir Lawrence Freedman
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05/19/08
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How does the history of the U.S. in the Middle East reveal America's view of its role in the wider world?
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Michael T. Klare
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05/14/08
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How are the world's diminishing sources of energy radically changing the international balance of power?
Kim Dozier, CBS News correspondent in Baghdad, suffered life-threatening injuries from a bomb, lost much of her crew, and began to trace the roots of her inner strength and reassess her world.
Today's popular Islamist movements call for the establishment of Sharia as a crucial plank in their political platform. But will this call help the Islamic state succeed?
What is needed to understand the problems of state-building?
How is the Kurds’ quest for statehood shaping Iraq and the Middle East?
If globalization is the main battlefield of geo-politics, will America run the risk of descending into the second world if it does not renew itself and redefine its role in the world?
Dani Rodrik, the Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University will be discussing his book, "One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth."
What drives China's political party? Is China's success a mirage? Is the West misled?
How can we reclaim the relationship between America's government and its citizens?
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H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland
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04/01/08
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How will the fate of nations large and small be affected by climate change?
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Cesare P. R. Romano,
Stephen M. Schwebel,
Daniel Terris
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03/19/08
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A panel discussion on who are the judges that sit on the International Court of Justice.
What are the ideas and movements driving change in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, the Gulf States and the Palestinian territories, and what are the obstacles they confront?
What are the core issues facing a nation when its deepest values of human dignity are defiled by state-sanctioned practices of torture?
Taking us to the frontline of civil wars in Iraq and Darfur, and ground zeroes of earthquakes, famines, and tsunamis, Jan Egeland challenges the first world to act to help the helpless.
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Kishore Mahbubani
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02/28/08
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History teaches us that tensions and conflicts are more likely when new powers emerge. As the East gains momentum, will the West resist the rise of Asia?
Although Saudi Arabia is often vilified for its severe interpretation of Islamic law and theology, what role does Islam actually play in Saudi Arabia's politics and society?
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George A. Lopez,
Thomas E. McNamara
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02/19/08
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As terrorist attacks continue around the world, what is the best way to defeat the global terrorist threat? For example, what convinced Libya to end its support of terrorism?
Recent suicide bombings in Algiers raise the question, how did Algeria become a breeding ground for instability, violence, and Islamic terrorism?
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Peter Ackerman,
Larry Diamond,
Arch Puddington,
Jennifer L. Windsor
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02/06/08
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In the struggle to build free societies throughout the world, what are the latest developments in Burma, Kenya, Pakistan, Russia, and Venezuela?
Given that it may be impossible to find an exclusively American solution, what is the likelihood for national reconciliation in Iraq?
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Jean-Marc Coicaud
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01/24/08
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What has happened to multilateral international peacekeeping and humanitarian intervention?
What will it take to make America a better, stronger, truer country?
What can and should be done to improve the plight of around 50 failing states--the bottom billion?
This year Pakistan will celebrate its 60th anniversary of independence. Politically, the country is experiencing its most serious challenges since General Musharraf came to power in 1999. What are the country's most critical challenges and what are the most practical solutions?
What are the immediate challenges being addressed by the 62nd Session of the General Assembly? And how can the UN transform shared values into individual commitment and collective action?
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Garrett M. Graff
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12/06/07
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The emergence of the Web as a political tool has shaken up the campaign process, leaving front-runners vulnerable right up until Election Day. Will the two major parties seize the moment and run the first campaign of the new era, or will they run the last campaign all over again?
What role does the world of finance play in safeguarding our national security and combating international security threats?
What does the twenty-first century hold for the subcontinent?
What are the limits of our understanding of contemporary Islamic religious practices in the West?
What nuclear policies emerged after World War II that are still impacting on our country today?
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Walter Russell Mead
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10/31/07
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What accounted for the origins and the continuing rise of a global political and economic system that rested first on the power of Britain but rests today on that of the United States?
Does forced labor in the United States exist? If so, what are the contributing factors that allow this practice to continue unnoticed?
While supercapitalism is working well to enlarge the economy, why is democracy becoming less and less effective under its influence?
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Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
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10/02/07
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As the leading multi-lateral Islamic organization, what can the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference) do to address the schism between Islam and the West, and the extremism within Islam itself?
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D. Michael Lindsay
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09/20/07
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How have Evangelicals reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time, and what does this mean for Evangelicals—and for America?
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Robert W. Hefner,
Muhammad Qasim Zaman
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09/18/07
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What is the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam? Are Madrassas medieval institutions opposed to all that is Western, or are they more complex?
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Philippe Legrain
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09/10/07
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In Europe and the United States, migration is a rapidly growing global trend and it is here to stay--but can it benefit us all?
In a world where partisan blogs have emerged as a significant force in politics, will the Internet become an echo chamber where likeminded only listen and speak to each other, thus thwarting democracy and free speech?
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How will President Obama deal with the hopes and fears of people abroad?
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David Speedie Interviews Gary Sick on the future of this troubled relationship.
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