Bio
James Ketterer is dean of The School of Continuing Education at The American University in Cairo. He was previously dean of international studies at Bard College and director of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs program.
Featured Work
FEB 26, 2019 • Podcast
The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War, with Scott A. Silverstone
Does preventive war really work? "In the vast majority of cases historically, what we see is the country that thought it was saving itself from ...
OCT 26, 2018 • Podcast
Reckless: Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam, with Robert K. Brigham
Henry Kissinger is smart, charming, and a great writer, says historian Robert Brigham. But when it came to Vietnam, his arrogance and deceit made a ...
FEB 27, 2018 • Podcast
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, with Timothy Snyder
Can tyranny happen here? asks historian Timothy Snyder. His chilling answer is, "it can happen, it happens to people like us, and it is happening ...
OCT 30, 2017 • Podcast
False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, with Steven A. Cook
Half a decade after Arabs across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change, hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of ...
MAY 10, 2017 • Podcast
Shades of Red and Blue: Global Security
For more than half a century, the United States has shouldered a disproportionate share of global security burdens. As China rises and Russia reasserts its ...
DEC 21, 2016 • Podcast
Women's Rights are Human Rights: Global Challenges to Reproductive Health
How will the Trump presidency affect women's rights, not only in the U.S. but around the world? Will the Sustainable Development Goals really succeed ...
NOV 11, 2015 • Podcast
Beyond Silicon Valley: Elmira Bayrasli on Innovation in Unlikely Places
Elmira Bayrasli, founder of "Foreign Policy Interrupted" and author of "Beyond Silicon Valley," is all about shattering stereotypes and bringing disregarded groups to the fore, ...