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Ronan Farrow talked about the role of the State Department and American diplomacy in the world today.

The five nominees for the 2014 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism participated in a panel discussion entitled, “Uncovering the Truth: Long-Form Journalism in the Age of…

Book 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…

Book TV presented coverage of the 2013 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. The finalists for this year’s award included Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life,…

James Peck argues that while the U.S. gives lip service about caring for human rights around the world, the reality is that it has used the idea of preserving human rights as a tool to expand its…

Michael Mandelbaum argues that the era of an expansive U.S. foreign policy, which began with entry into WWII, is coming to an end due to financial constraints. He discussed how this would affect…

Participants talked about the growing economic and political of China and India. Among the topics they addressed were relations with the U.S., rates of economic growth, international trade…

Sam Pitroda spoke about the employment and use of information technology in India. Among the topics he addressed were the impact of telecommunications on the Indian economy, technology as a…

Mr. Nathan and others talked about the book The Tiananmen Papers: The Chinese Leadership’s Decision to Use Force Against Their Own People - In Their Own Words, published by Public Affairs.…

A panel discussion was held on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Topics included policy measures global powers could take to shore up the non-proliferation regime, incentives for a country not to…

Following an introduction by Ms. Katz, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger was interviewed about his book, Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises, published by Simon and…

Mr. Hoge and Professor Zimmerman talked about the impact of Foreign Affairs on U.S. foreign policy and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail. American Encounter is a collection of…

Senators Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Bob Dole (R-KS) debate met in Huston Texas for the 1976 vice presidential debate. This was the first nationally televised vice presidential debate. Topics included domestic and…

Mr. Hoge talked about the growing power of international media corporations using constantly improving technologies to inform people about events happening around the world. He examined…

The panelists discussed the coverage of foreign affairs by the television industry. Topics included changes in the coverage of foreign affairs and in the attitude of the public. The…

Media news executives and newscasters discussed how foreign policy is affected by television. They pointed out that instant television coverage, even of wars, has resulted in policy being…

In a session from the conference, “Television and Foreign Affairs,” the panel examined television coverage of foreign conflicts from the Vietnam War through the Persian Gulf War, focusing on the impact…

Participants discussed the importance of international Secutiry. Speakers include former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Les Aspin, a Former U.S. secretary of Defense. The forum…

Participants spoke on current American foreign policy and performance thus far under the Clinton administration. Mr. Hoge moderated this event.

A panel of international journalists met to discuss America’s search for a new world role. This panel was part of the University of Tulsa’s presidential lecture series.