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- Protests in Perspective: Racial Justice & Democracy in 2021, with Adom Getachew
09/07/2021
One year after the global protests in response to the murder of George Floyd, where are we in terms of racial justice? In this podcast, University of Chicago's Adom Getachew looks back on the Carnegie Council/Open Society University Network "Protests in Perspective" series and discusses some early impressions of the Biden administration and details the status of protest movements around the world. Where has progress been made? How can we continue to move these conversations and actions forward?
09/07/21 - The Doorstep: Press Freedom & Foreign Policy Panel, with Stephen J. Adler & Carlos Martínez de la Serna
06/04/2021
Advocating for press freedom around the globe has long been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. The Trump administration changed the rules, but what can Biden do to restore the public's faith in the press? "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin speak with Stephen J. Adler, board chair of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Carlos Martínez de la Serna, program director for Committee to Protect Journalists.
06/04/21 - 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