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JUN 6, 2006 Podcast

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq

In one of the most detailed analyses yet of the insurgency and America's efforts to smash it, Ahmed Hashim presents a grim view of the ...

JUN 1, 2006 Podcast

Just War?

The U.S. and other developed nations are moving into an era where preventive war is acceptable—even though to say so openly is still ...

MAY 17, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Vali Nasr

"For the Iranians, the Taliban and Saddam were a problem, and the United States removed both of them," says Nasr. "[T]here is an opportunity ...

MAY 17, 2006 Podcast

Are We Misreading Iran's Nuclear Politics?

Ms. Haghighatjoo says that Iranian political parties and individuals critical of their government’s handling of the nuclear issue " have joined the debate [and] believe ...

MAY 10, 2006 Podcast

Redefining Politics: Latin American Style

"The poor, the indigenous, isolated rural communities are easily attracted by radical populists who offer simple solutions to complex problems," says Shapiro. He ...

Storm from the East: The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West by Milton Viorst

MAY 9, 2006 Podcast

Storm from the East: The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West

In order to understand the Arab mistrust of the United States and of the West in general, says Milton Viorst, we must study the turbulent ...

MAY 9, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Milton Viorst

"This is not a new war," says Milton Viorst. "It’s the latest chapter in a war that has been going on between two great ...

MAY 1, 2006 Podcast

Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope

Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discusses Iran's human rights situation, including gender and religious discrimination, and restrictions on freedom of expression. While democracy is incomplete, ...

APR 26, 2006 Podcast

Identity and Violence

Conflict and violence are sustained by the illusion of a unique identity, overlooking the need for reason and choice in deciding on bonds of class, ...

APR 20, 2006 Podcast

Jere Van Dyk Interviews Philip Jenkins

Professor Philip Jenkins argues that between 1974 and 1980, "there is a shift in political culture, political rhetoric, which is in a generally conservative direction, although sometimes ...