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Samples of Recent Dialogue
Programs
(includes streaming audio links)
President Obama’s World
David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times and author of The Inheritance: The World Obama confronts and the Challenges to American power.
The road that stretches ahead for the new American president winds tortuously through Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, China and North Korea. Each of these states will present different challenges requiring a muscular version of diplomatic engagement. Yet these roads are also strewn with ‘rocks’ that represent covert initiatives now underway that were started by the last administration. David Sanger examines the promise, perils and pitfalls that will challenge American foreign policy.
Middle East Realities: A Conversation with Rami Khouri
Rami Khouri, Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut
For now Lebanon is at peace again. The spring clash between Hezbollah and government forces ended with a peace agreement signed at Doha. The struggle for primacy continues however, with a new emphasis on the political skills of Hezbollah. In the rest of the Middle East similar political contests are underway as the political evolution of regional governments heats up. Journalist Rami Khouri explains developments.
Dream and Shadows
Robin Wright, author of Dreams and Shadows: the Future of the Middle East.
Tension between the Islamic world and the west is a topic of major interest. But there is another, more fundamental struggle underway in the Middle East. Throughout the region progressive men and women have embarked upon campaigns aimed at increasing the scope of human rights legislation and the boundaries of political expression. Their efforts are redefining the Middle East and expanding the influence of those committed to a democratic future. Journalist and author Robin Wright explains these development as described in her latest book Dream and Shadows.
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End Game: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Thomas Blanton, Director of the National and Igor Grazin, co-producer of The Collapse of the Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union collapsed there was a mad scramble for explanations of an event few had predicted. Almost no one looked at the contributing factor of Baltic opposition to Soviet domination. Revelations – in the late 1980’s – of secret agreements between Hitler and Stalin on the fate of the Baltic nations fueled public anger. That anger and the resulting rejection of Soviet rule are captured in a new documentary. Filmmaker Igor Grazin explains the film; Thomas Blanton comments on it.
AIDS and the Next Quarter Century
Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the United Nations Aids Program and Under Secretary General of the United Nations
Since 1983 Dr. Peter Piot has devoted his life to the fight against AIDS. Since 1995 he has done this as head of the global AIDS program of the United Nations. While there have been impressive advances in prevention and treatment of AIDs, the disease remains the fourth greatest killer worldwide. Today Piot feels that a heightened effort underscored by greater amounts of international funding can produce unprecedented advances over the next twenty years.
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