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MAY 14, 2018 Podcast

From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia, with Michael McFaul

As Obama's adviser on Russian affairs, Michael McFaul helped craft the United States' policy known as "reset" that fostered new and unprecedented collaboration between the ...

MAY 10, 2018 Podcast

"End of an Era" in China, with Carl Minzner

"I'm not making an argument that Maoism is coming back; we're very far away from that. But the crucial thing to recognize is just what ...

Detail from book cover.

MAY 9, 2018 Podcast

"Why Terrorists Quit" in Indonesia, with Julie Chernov Hwang

Over six years, Julie Chernov Hwang conducted over 100 interviews with current and former leaders and followers of radical Islamist groups in Indonesia to find out ...

MAY 8, 2018 Podcast

Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War, with Paul Scharre

"What happens when a predator drone has as much as autonomy as a self-driving car, moving to something that is able to do all of ...

First gun fired at Naval Weapons Station Dahlgren, Virginia, 1918. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_tractor-mounted_gun_in_1918.jpg">U.S. Navy/Public Domain</a>

MAY 8, 2018 Podcast

The Living Legacy of WWI: Merchants of Death? The Politics of Defense Contracting, with Christopher Capozzola

In the 1930s during the run-up to WWII, many argued that arms manufacturers and bankers--"merchants of death"--had conspired to manipulate the U.S. ...

MAY 7, 2018 Podcast

Understanding the "Duterte Phenomenon" in the Philippines, with John Gershman

Unlike Trump, Duterte came to the presidency with a history in public service and he knew how to run a government, says John Gershman. "I ...

MAY 7, 2018 Podcast

Crime and Global Justice: The Dynamics of International Punishment, with Daniele Archibugi

Are we witnessing a new era of cosmopolitan justice or are the old principles of victors' justice still in play? Economic and political theorist Daniele ...

Qin Gao. CREDIT: Billy Pickett.

MAY 3, 2018 Podcast

Poverty Reduction & Social Welfare in China, with Qin Gao

Professor Qin Gao, director of Columbia's China Center for Social Policy, explains the workings of the Chinese "Dibao" (limited income guarantee) system. "Dibao is doing ...

Robert Bank. CREDIT: Billy Pickett.

MAY 2, 2018 Podcast

Promoting Human Rights in the Developing World, with American Jewish World Service's Robert Bank

Growing up in Apartheid-era South Africa, Robert Bank cared about social injustice from an early age. Today he travels the world for AJWS, working with ...

MAY 1, 2018 Podcast

The Peacemakers: Leadership Lessons from Twentieth-Century Statesmanship, with Bruce Jentleson

What are the qualities and conditions that enable people to become successful peacemakers? At a time when peace seems elusive and conflict endemic, Bruce Jentleson ...