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OCT 1, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): Privatization in the Republic of Russia

"Since the course of the Russian government is the integration of our economy into that of the worlds', our rules must be compatible with the ...

SEP 20, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): An Assessment of Privatization in the U.K.: Mistakes, Successes, and Future Prospects

"No one should underestimate the extent to which political will, commitment, and singlemindedness was needed to implement the British privatization program."

JUN 28, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): Privatization in a Capital-Short World

"Mrs. Thatcher made absolutely certain that when privatization took place, no one could gain more than a small number of shares. Privatization was not for ...

MAY 15, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): The Political Economy of Privatization in Czechoslovakia

"No economic reform is intended in Czechoslovakia - but a total transformation of the economy."

MAY 12, 1991 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Speaking Truth to Power: The Quest for Equality in Freedom

Former Carnegie Council president Robert J. Myers speaks about Hans Morgenthau's legacy, discussing his realist doctrine and its influence on American foreign policy.

APR 26, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): Labor's View of Privatization

"American labor is not opposed to privatization; we are for any economic system that works." THE PDF IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.

Cartoon featured in "Is the Cold War Over?" booklet

NOV 29, 1989 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Is the Cold War Over?

Arthur Schlesinger analyzes the failure of the Soviet experiment, something no historian had predicted.

Fr. Ted Hesburgh in his office at the University of Notre Dame. PHOTO: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fr._Ted_Hesburgh_in_his_Office_at_the_University_of_Notre_Dame.JPG">commons.wikimedia.org</a>

MAY 12, 1988 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: The Nuclear Dilemma: The Greatest Moral Problem of All Time

Ted Hesburgh laments the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the USSR, and proposes practical steps towards reducing the nuclear arsenal.

MAY 22, 1987 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: The Political Ethics of International Relations

Stanley Hoffmann says a danger in international affairs is "disembodied idealism," posing ethical solutions to political problems without understanding states and their interests.

Jacques Barzun in an undated publicity photo

MAY 26, 1986 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Is Democratic Theory for Export?

Jacques Barzun argues that democracy is a historical development peculiar to the political context in which it developed. Attempts to export it will surely fail.