2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prize
Book TV provided coverage of the 2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prize, sponsored by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University to “recognize excellence …
462 viewsBook TV provided coverage of the 2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prize, sponsored by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University to “recognize excellence …
462 viewsBookTV presented coverage of the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards, given each year to honor the best books published in the United States, according to the organization. The NBCC is …
587 viewsSteve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He spoke at the 18th…
640 viewsThe presentation of the Lukas Prize, awarded annually for books on an “American topic of political or social concern.” 2018's winners include, Amy Goldstein, Janesville; Stephen Kotkin, Stal…
585 viewsSteve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
1,627 viewsAnti-corruption researchers and advocates talked about oil and gas production companies and their role in promoting government corruption around the world. The panelists detailed many recent…
707 viewsThe J. Anthony Lukas Prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and the Columbia University School of Journalism to non-fiction books on an “American topic of political or social concern.” 2017…
574 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll investigates the corporation that has greater revenues than the economies of many western nations. He discussed the company’s power and influence…
2,757 viewsPanelists talked about the public’s right to know versus the responsibility to protect classified information for national security. Participants included two former CIA directors and former…
606 viewsBook TV presented coverage of the 2014 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. This year’s nominees included: Dan Fagin, author of Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvat…
194 viewsPanelists talked about how journalism has changed since the Guardian newspaper’s decision to publish leaked U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance files submitted by former governm…
1,709 viewsPeter Bergen and a panel of contributors to the book, Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics and Religion talked about the threat posed by extremists who operate in t…
849 viewsFatima Bhutto, niece of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, talks about growing up in a family of power brokers. Ms. Bhutto also chronicles the fate of many of her close relative…
635 viewsAhmed Rashid, author of Pakistan on the Brink, looks at Pakistan in light of the escalation of war in Afghanistan by the United States and discussed the problems that Pakistan should expect …
662 viewsJ. Alexander Thier spoke about U.S. policy in Afghanistan, troop withdrawals, and the future of Afghanistan following U.S. withdrawal. He said that education and health care rates had increa…
441 viewsGovernment officials and terrorism experts testified on terrorist groups in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. They also talked about U.S. efforts to deny terrorists safe havens. Some members expr…
412 viewsPanelists discussed the situation in Pakistan, the Afghanistan War, and al-Qaida. Among the topics they addressed were regional security challenges, the transition to Afghan control, the pot…
451 viewsDan Benjamin gave the keynote address at a New America Foundation event on assessing the threat of al-Qaeda threat 10 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He spoke about…
1,350 viewsFollowing Steve Coll’s opening remarks, panelists assessed the al-Qaeda threat 10 years after the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001. All of the panelists agreed that while the threat …
233 viewsForeign policy experts talked about Afghanistan President Karzai’s leadership and ways the United States could negotiate peace in Afghanistan. Other topics included the Taliban, al-Qaida, an…
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