The Rise and Fall of Communism
Archie Brown talked about his book The Rise and Fall of Communism (Ecco; June 9, 2009). In his book the emeritus politics professor at Oxford University presents a history of communism. Mr. …
1,315 viewsArchie Brown talked about his book The Rise and Fall of Communism (Ecco; June 9, 2009). In his book the emeritus politics professor at Oxford University presents a history of communism. Mr. …
1,315 viewsProfessor Hasan-Askari Rizvi talked about the implications of the parliamentary elections held in Pakistan on February 18, 2008, in which President Pervez Musharraf’s party was defeated. He …
176 viewsMr. Friedman delivered a speech titled “American Foreign Policy after 9/11.” He is the author of Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11, published by Farrar, Stra…
83 viewsYoung journalists who had been selected as fellows in the International Reporting Project, talked about their investigations and findings on reporting trips to Africa, Asia, the Caucasus and…
368 viewsCarol Yost talks about strategies to prevent human trafficking of women and girls in Asia. She described the work of the Asia Foundation in south, southeast, and east Asia, including Afgh…
316 viewsMs. Carlin talked about the history of Afghanistan beginning with the 1980s wars which resulted in five million refugees spread across the continent. She had traveled to Afghanistan in 2003 …
106 viewsA State Department official and humanitarian aid organization representatives described their concerns over the security of humanitarian aid workers operating for non-governmental organizati…
135 viewsAmbassador Manning talked about relations between the U.S. and Britain, shifting geopolitical landscapes, the end of the Cold War, operations in Iraq, efforts to combat terrorism, and the fu…
35 viewsScholars spoke about a number of foreign policy issues. Panelists discussed a number of “regional hotspots” that may present foreign policy problems for the U.S. in the coming years. These “…
146 viewsScholars discussed “functional issues” relating to U.S. foreign policy. They discussed military policy, human rights and international law, the connections between foreign policy and economi…
142 viewsMr. Brzezinski spoke about U.S. foreign policy issues. Among the topics he addressed were operations in Iraq, the Middle East peace process, weapons proliferation, and multilateral cooperati…
112 viewsJournalists talked about international coverage of foreign affairs events. Among the topics they addressed were coverage of combat operations in Iraq, editorial decision making, and differen…
64 viewsNational Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice talked about efforts to combat terrorism, military reorganization, violence in the Middle East, and other foreign policy issues. She also addressed …
81 viewsSecretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the goal of democratic advancement throughout the world in 2000. She focused on the U.S. agenda to strengthen NATO, deal with threats regar…
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