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The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed

OCT 4, 2013 Podcast

The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed

The last declaration of war authorized by Congress was World War II, yet the U.S. has been entangled in many wars since. Why have ...

Strategy: A History

OCT 4, 2013 Podcast

Strategy: A History

Creating a successful strategy is not just a question of being cleverer than your opponent. Sir Lawrence Freedman lays out some cardinal rules: think about ...

Year Zero: A History of 1945

OCT 1, 2013 Podcast

Year Zero: A History of 1945

Ian Buruma makes a compelling case that many of the modern triumphs, such as the European Union, the United Nations, and Japanese pacifism, as well ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8510182328_61c6283152_b.jpg">Donna Burton</a>, (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

SEP 30, 2013 Podcast

Arash Abizadeh on Immigration

As the U.S. moves toward a major overhaul of its immigration system, many of those most significantly affected are being left out of the ...

The UN building, New York. CREDIT: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/omu7ser">Ashitaka San, (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

SEP 30, 2013 Podcast

The Failure of the Mainstream Media to Cover the UN: Who's to Blame?

Former "New York Times" UN bureau chief Barbara Crossette explains why the U.S. media has lost interest in the UN, and how the UN ...

SEP 27, 2013 Podcast

U.S. Policy on Iran and the Middle East: Where Do We Go From Here?

Are we on the brink of a new era in Iran-U.S. relations? Maybe. Iran expert Gary Sick discusses President Rouhani's UN speech, which took ...

SEP 26, 2013 Podcast

Immigration Reform: Truths, Myths, and Politics

The great wave of illegal immigration to the United States is over, says Edward Schumacher-Matos. Our real challenge now is what to do with those 11–12 ...

SEP 25, 2013 Podcast

The Ethics of Hacking Back: Cybersecurity and Active Network Defense

The Internet is "a global free fire zone," yet it is illegal for companies to hack back against cyber attacks--although rumor has it that many ...

SEP 23, 2013 Podcast

Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God

Created and armed by Iran, Hezbollah's reach stretches around the world, including inside the United States. Matthew Levitt traces its terrifying activities and discusses how ...

Ten Billion

SEP 15, 2013 Podcast

Ten Billion

Stephen Emmott's short, bold manifesto asks the world to wake up and recognize that not only are the problems we face increasingly interconnected--including energy, climate, ...