Eng
中文
Español
Français
РусскийAdvanced Search Results
- Plutopia: Nuclear Families in Atomic Cities, with Kate Brown
11/01/2017
Chernobyl is considered the greatest nuclear disaster of all time. But over decades America's Hanford plant and Russia's Mayak plant each issued almost four times the amount of radiation as Chernobyl. Historian Kate Brown explains that in the closed atomic cities serving these plutonium plants, "residents gave up their civil and biological rights for consumer rights." How does today's America mirror these segregated plutopias?
11/01/17 - The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
06/06/2014
Serhii Plokhy presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union's final months, which places Ukraine at the center of the drama. And by providing the historical background for what is happening now, he shows that there are many key points linking 1991 to today.
06/06/14 - Policy Simulations Could Help Combat Sex Trafficking
08/27/2012
Through virtual simulation of anti-trafficking policies, enforcement agencies would get a better grasp on how to target their efforts.
08/27/12 - Elections Without Change
06/08/2012
According to opinion polls, the majority of Russians still favor Putin for president, despite the evidence that his latest incumbency is a serious setback for democracy. It seems that the lack of a viable alternative candidate diminishes the odds of political change in Russia.
06/08/12 - The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
02/02/2011
Amid the euphoria about the power of the Internet and social media, Morozov sounds a note of caution. He reminds us that these tools can also entrench dictators, threaten dissidents, and make it harder--not easier--to promote democracy.
02/02/11 - The Persistence of Eurasia
11/05/2009
Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States must confront the reality that Eurasia remains a very Russia-centric region.
11/05/09