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WORLD AFFAIRS - SECURITY

The State of the World - Highlights The State of the World 
Miguel A. Centeno, Charles S. Maier, Linda Weiss, Ravi Kanbur, François Bourguignon, Amy L. Chua, Samantha Power, G. John Ikenberry, Michael Mann, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (13-14 Feb 2004)


What is Grand Strategy? What is Grand Strategy?
John Lewis Gaddis keynote address at "International Security in a New Era of Crisis" symposium, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Security Studies (30 April 2009)

Can America Find a Grand Strategy? Can America Find a Grand Strategy?
Stephen Krasner, Cornell University (17 Sep 2008)

Four Policy Planning Stories in Search of a Theory Four Policy Planning Stories in Search of a Theory
Stephen Krasner, University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (5 March 2008)

Joseph Nye: Hard-Power Skills    Soft Power      Soft-Power Skills     Hard-Power Skills
Joseph Nye, Harvard University (12 March 2009)


U.S. National Security in the 21st Century 
U.S. National Security in the 21st Century
Anne-Marie Slaughter, John Ikenberry and Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations (3 Oct 2006)

Schelling, Strategy, International Relations Schelling, Strategy, International Relations
Robert Powell, Charles Glaser, Scott Sagan, The Thomas C. Schelling Symposium, UC Βerkeley (4 March 2008)

Sir Nigel Sheinwald Speaks on International Relations International Relations
Nigel Sheinwald, University of Virginia (13 Feb 2009)

International Security Studies: What the Eggheads Can Teach the Generals International Security Studies: What the Eggheads Can Teach the Generals   Michael Desch, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame (14 Oct 2009)

Risk, Security and Terrorism Risk, Security and Terrorism
Lucia Zedner, University of Cambridge (10 Feb 2010)

Eric Rosenbach on International Security International Security
Eric Rosenbach, Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center (4 Jan 2004)

Challenges to Human Security Challenges to Human Security
Symposium on International Law and the Quest for Global Security (25 Oct 2002)

Human Security in 21st Century World Politics Human Security in 21st Century World Politics
Urs Ziswiler - Woodrow Wilson (8 Nov 2007) 

Courting Disaster: Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet Courting Disaster: Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet
John Hennessy, Carlos Watson, John Abizaid, Pamela Matson, Stephen Breyer, Thomas Friedman, John Bryson, Stanford University (13 Oct 2007)

Anxious Times: Seeing Beyond a World of Perpetual Threats Anxious Times: Seeing Beyond a World of Perpetual Threats
John Hennessy, Ted Koppel, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Anthony Kennedy, William Perry, Lucy Shapiro, George Shultz and Jerry Yang, Stanford University (14 Oct 2006)

Emerging global and transnational challenges of the 21st cen Emerging global and transnational challenges of the 21st century
Madeleine K. Albright, University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (10 Sept 2008)

Global Trends and National Security Global Trends and National Security
Mike Mullen, Princeton University (30 Feb 2009)

Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights
William Schulz, Distinguished Lecture Series, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego. Series (9 March 2006)

National Security in the Age of Terror National Security in the Age of Terror
Gary Hart, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley (21 Sept 2004)

National Security in a Turbulent Era with Michael Nacht National Security in a Turbulent Era
Michael Nacht, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley (6 Oct 2006)

Decision 2004: The Issues -- Terrorism and National Security Terrorism and National Security
Michael Nacht, John Yoo, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (22 Sept 2004)

The New Nuclear Danger: Bush's Military-Industrial Complex The New Nuclear Danger: Bush's Military-Industrial Complex
Helen Caldicott, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley (24 April 2003)

Ethics and Terrorirsm Ethics and Terrorirsm
Elizabeth Kiss, Ruth Grant, Craig Kocher, Ebrahim Moosa, David Wong, Noah Pickus - Kenan Institute for Ethics (15 Nov 2004)

Human Experimentation for National Security Purposes Human Experimentation for National Security Purposes
Jonathan Moreno, Stevenson College, University of California Santa Cruz (13 March 2008)

Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense
Jonathan Moreno, Stevenson College, University of California Santa Cruz (30 Oct 2007)

Human Population to 2050: Problems and Opportunities Human Population to 2050: Problems and Opportunities
Joel Cohen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (26 May 2009)

Dangerous Demographics Dangerous Demographics
Richard Jackson and Neil Howe - New America Foundation (21 April 2008)


Unequal Democracy Unequal Democracy
Jonathan Alter, Larry M. Bartels, Paul R. Krugman, James A. Stimson, Nolan McCarty - Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (14 Apr 2008)

Democracy`s Good Name: Democracy`s Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World`s Most Popular Form of Government
  Michael Mandelbaum, Council on Foreign Relations (18 Apr 2008)

Democracy Promotion in the Age of Obama Democracy Promotion in the Age of Obama
New America Foundation (22 April 2009)

Democracy, Governance, and War in Oil Exporting Nations Democracy, Governance, and War in Oil Exporting Nations
Terry Lynn Karl, Miriam R. Lowi and Kevin K. Tsui - The University of Chicago (May 2007)

The Oil Security Problem The Oil Security Problem
Hill Huntington, Stanford University (23 Jan 2008)

The New Geopolitics of Energy The New Geopolitics of Energy
Michael Klare, Stanford University (1 Oct 2009)

Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Global Energy Outlook Global Energy Outlook
Ilham Aliyev, Thierry Desmarest, Khalid A. Al Falih, Tony Hayward, Andrew N. Liveris, Peter Voser, Moderated by Daniel Yergin, Davos Annual Meeting, 2010

The Geopolitics of Energy- 1/2 The Geopolitics of Energy    1    2
Michael Klare, Democracy Now (29 June 2008)

Lecture: Energy, Politics and Power by Michael Klare p2 Energy, Politics and Power
Michael Klare, Maastricht (12 Dec 2007)

Securing the International Oil Supply Securing the International Oil Supply
David Goldwyn, Scott Nauman, Michael Klare and Roger Myerson - University of Chicago (7 Sept 2007)

Richard Falk: International Law and The Nature of Security International Law and the Nature of Security
Richard Falk, Symposium on International Law and the Quest for Security (Feb 2003)

Peace Justice and Politics on the International Scene Peace, Justice and Politics on the International Scene
Louise Arbour defending human rights and independent judiciary systems around the globe (Nov 2009)

The Role of the Ambassador in International Relations Donald Blinken
A discussion on his new book Vera and the Ambassador: Escape and Return - Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (6 Apr 2009)


 
GLOBALIZATION & DEVELOPMENT
   

Policy and Strategy in an Era of Globalization Policy and Strategy in an Era of Globalization
Patrick Gorman - University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (8 Apr 2008)

How Globalization is Transforming Our World How Globalization is Transforming Our World
James B. Steinberg, Kristen Silverberg and Heidi Cruz (3 Oct 2007)

The History of Globalization and the Globalization of Histor The History of Globalization and the Globalization of History
Tony Hopkins, University of Texas History Department (19 Nov 2007)

What Is Globalization? - Noam Chomsky What Is Globalization? 
Noam Chomsky (27 March 2007)

Globalization or Americanization Globalization or Americanization
Ken Jowittin Bernard Moses Memorial Lecture, UC Berkeley Graduate Council (Feb 2005)

The Dark Side of Globalization - part 1 The Dark Side of Globalization
Transborder crime to, through and from Eastern Europe - UCLA International Institute (Sept 2004)

Development and Religious Actors: The State of Play Development and Religious Actors: The State of Play
Katherine Marshall, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs(26 Oct 2009)

Global Civilization? Global Civilization?
Philip Zelikow - University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (10 Apr 2008)

Globalization: Values Responsibilities and Global Justice Globalization: Values, Responsibilities and Global Justice
Jakob von Uexkull, 6th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future, UC (25 Feb 2008)

Globalization, Multilateralism, and Trade Globalization, Multilateralism and Trade
Peter Mandelson and Richard Medley (27 Sept 2007)

Jerry Harris: Globalization of Capitalism Globalization of Capitalism
Jerry Harris, Brecht Forum (14 Nov 2008)


The Evolution of Inequality Under Globalization The Evolution of Inequality Under Globalization
James K. Galbraith, Yale (29 April 2009)

Creating A World Without Poverty: A World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism 
Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (27 Jan 2009) 


Joseph Stiglitz - Sharing the Benefits of Globalization Sharing the Benefits of Globalization
Joseph Stiglitz, Asia Society (5 Feb 2008)

Growth in Developing Countries  Growth in Developing Countries
Han Duck-soo, Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski, Danny Leipziger, Rob Solow and John Cassidy - Council on Foreign Relations (21 May 2008)

Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (10 Nov 2008)

The Future of the Multilateral Trading System The Future of the Multilateral Trading System
Jeff Schott, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (31 Mar 2009)

The World is Flat The World is Flat
Thomas Friedman, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (9 Sep 2005)

Why the World Isn't Flat Why the World Isn't Flat: The Myth of Free Trade
Ha-Joon Chang, New America Foundation (2008)

Using violence to get attention A Conversation with Tony Blair
Former British Prime Minister, University President Richard C. Levin and Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale (10 Dec 2009) 

 
 
"CONVERSATIONS with HISTORY"   

Conversations with History: Robert O. Keohane Robert O. Keohane

Theory, international institutions and the future of international order (9 March 2004)

Conversations with History: Joseph S. Nye Joseph S. Nye
A discussion of his distinguished career in the university and in public service (8 April 1998)


Conversations With History: Stephen D. Krasner Stephen D. Krasner
Sovereignty in the post 9/11 world (29 Oct 2007)

Conversations with History:  Kenneth Waltz Kenneth Waltz
About theory, international politics, and the U.S. role in world affairs (10 Feb 2003)

Conversations with History: Ernst Haas Ernst Haas
A discussion on his life and his recent book Nationalism, Liberalism, and Progress (Feb 2002)

Conversations with History:  John Mearsheimer John Mearsheimer
The Realist theory of international relations (8 April 2002)

Conversations With History: John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt
The interplay of domestic politcs and international relations (19 Sept 2007)

Conversations with History: Robert Jervis Robert Jervis
Theory in international relations (17 Nov 2005)

Conversations with History: Josef Joffe (part 2) Josef Joffe
The role of culture in international affairs (20 Jan 2000)
U.S. role in the world (23 March 2000)
The implications of the Bush Doctrine for U.S-European relations (4 April 2003)

Conversations with History: Amartya Sen Amartya Sen
The interplay of economic theory and political philosophy (4 March 2005)

Conversations with History: Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky
Activism, anarchism and the role the United States (22 March 2002)

Conversations with History:  Howard Zinn Howard Zinn
Radical History (20 April 2001)

Conversations with History: David Harvey David Harvey
How geography and Marxism can contribute to our understanding of the new imperialism (2 March 2004)

Conversations with History - Laurence R. Simon Laurence R. Simon 
Global Poverty, Development and Social Change: the role of NGO's (7 Nov 2008)

Conversations With History: Geopolitics of a New Century Laurent Cohen-Tanugi
Charting the Geopolitics of a New Century (16 Oct 2008)

Conversations with History: Kishore Mahbubani Kishore Mahbubani
The changing relationship between the West and Asia (22 Feb 2008)

Conversations With History - Richard B. Freeman Richard B. Freeman 
On globalization and its complex consequences for inequality in national and global contexts (31 Oct 2007)

Conversations with History - Edward N. Luttwak Edward N. Luttwak
The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (8 Dec 2009)

Conversations with History: John Shattuck John Shattuck
Diplomacy and Human Rights agenda (30 April 1997)

Conversations With History - Jeremy Kinsman Jeremy Kinsman
Diplomacy (21 Nov 2008)

Conversations With History - Ambassador Barbara Bodine Barbara Bodine
Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy (2 March 2008)

Conversations With History - Samantha Power Samantha Power
The challenges confronting world order in the 21st century (26 Feb 2008)

Conversations with History: James Mann James Mann
Bush administration's foreign policy (14 Feb 2005)

Conversations With History: Stewart Patrick Stewart Patrick
Building a Multilateral International Order (3 April 2009)

Conversations with History: Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson
On his new book The War of the World (19 Oct 2006)

Conversations with History: David Rieff David Rieff
The evolution of humanitarian work in international affairs (11 March 2003)

Conversations with History - T. V. Paul T. V. Paul 
The non-use of nuclear weapons and International Conflict (10 Oct 2009)

Conversations with History: Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor
The work of Diplomacy (8 Feb 1999)

Conversations with History:  Walter Russell Mead Walter Russell Mead
The ideas that shaped U.S. foreign policy throughout history (25 Feb 2003)

Conversations With History: Professor Jack Citrin Jack Citrin
American national identity (1 Aug 2007)

Conversations with History: Tom Engelhardt Tom Engelhardt 
The influence of radical ideas on the national policy agenda (23 April 2004)

Conversations With History - Peter Dale Scott Peter Dale Scott
Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America (8 Aug 2007)

Mary Kaldor: American Military vs Cosmopolitanism Mary Kaldor
American Military vs Cosmopolitanism (April )

Conversations with History - Jacques Bouchard Jacques Bouchard
Nuclear Power and the Challenges of Global Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation (27 Feb 2009)

Conversations with History - John Harte John Harte
Understanding the Global Environmental Crisis (4 Feb 2009)

Conversations with History - Barry Eichengreen Barry Eichengreen
Historical Perspective on the Global Economic Crisis (22 Jan 2009)

Conversations with History: Chalmers Johnson Chalmers Johnson
Militarism and the nature of the American Empire (29 Jan 2004)

Conversations with History: Michael Hardt Michael Hardt
A discussion on his joint work with Antonio Negri on Empire (12 March 2004)

Conversations with History: William Pfaff William Pfaff
U.S. foreign policy, European relations and the end of the Cold War (7 May 1990)

Conversations with History: Sir Ralf Dahrendorf Sir Ralf Dahrendorf
On his formative experiences (4 April 1989)


Conversations with History: Robert S. McNamara Robert S. McNamara
Reflection on a life on public service (15 April 1996)

Conversations with History: Conor Cruise O'Brien Conor Cruise O'Brien
The Power of Ideas: think about the past, understand the present and shape the future (4 April 2000)

Harry's Last Lecture: The Power of the Ought George Shultz
Reflections on his life as a public servant and his personal motivations (14 March 2007)


Conversations with History - Leslie H. Gelb Leslie H. Gelb
Power, Ideas and Foreign Policy in the 21st Century (6 April 2009)


Conversations with History:  Robert L. Gallucci Robert Gallucci
The impact of 9/11 and the art of negotiating (11 Feb 2002)

Conversations with History: Mark Steyn Mark Steyn
On his book America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It (14 March 2007)
 
Conversations with History - Jane Mayer Jane Mayer
On her book The Dark Side: War on Terror (8 Aug 2008)

Conversations With History: American Foreign Policy Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier
On U.S. foreign policy from the Fall of the Berlin Wall until the attack on 9/11 (25 Sept 2008)

Conversations With History - Zalmay Khalilzad Zalmay Khalilzad
Responding to the Strategic Challenges of the Post 9/11 World (12 May 2009)

Conversations With History - Edward Alden Edward Alden
Terrorism, Immigration and Security Since 9/11 (18 Nov 2008)

Conversations With History - Louise Richardson Louise Richardson
What do Terrorists Want (17 Sept 2007)

Conversations With History - General John Abizaid John Philip Abizaid
The Military in the Post 9/11 World (11 March 2008)

Conversations With History - Michael Scheuer Michael Scheuer
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Terrorist Threat (12 March 2009)

Conversations with History: Michael Nacht Michael Nacht
The making of U.S. foreign policy and how it is changing in the aftermath of 9/11 (9 Jan 2003)

A Conversation with Ambassador Joe Wilson with Michael Nacht Joseph Wilson 
The quality of pre-Iraq War intelligence (9 Nov 2005)


U.S. - GLOBAL ORDER

America and the World America and the World
Nicolas van de Walle, David Patel and Peter Katzenstein - Cornell University (6 June 2008)

The New World Order The New World Order
Anthony C. Zinni, Cornell University (15 Apr 2008)

Charlie Rose - Fareed Zakaria Charlie Rose - Fareed Zakaria
On U.S. foreign policy and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (2 May 2008)

Cold War Lessons and Contemporary Dilemmas Melvyn P. Leffler
Cold War Lessons and Contemporary Dilemmas (16 Oct 2008)


George Soros - The Bubble of American Supremacy The Bubble of American Supremacy
Orville Schell with George Soros - UC Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism (March 2004)

America In the Second Nuclear Age America In the Second Nuclear Age
Jonathan Schell , Frances FitzGerald, Michael Nacht, Mark Danner - The Goldman Forum on the Press & Foreign Affairs and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism (30 April 2003)

The Empire Dialogues: The U.S. and World Order Empire Dialogues: The U.S. and World Order
Niall Ferguson, Ken Jowitt and Steven Weber - University of California (Jan 2004)

 The Empire Dialogues: Lessons of History Limits of PowerThe Empire Dialogues II: Lessons of History Limits of Power
Tariq Ali, Jerry Sanders and Ruth Rosen - University of California (Feb 2004)

The Global Great Game The Global Great Game: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
Parag Khanna, New America Foundation (17 March 2008)

The Second World: Empires, Influence in the New Global Order The Second World: Empires, Influence in the New Global Order
Parag Khanna, New America Foundation, Courtesy of CHIASMOS, University of Chicago (Mar 20, 2008)

Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World Britain, America and the Making of the Modern World
Walter Russell Mead, New America Foundation (27 Nov 2007)

The Next Great Clash The Next Great Clash
Michael Levin, University of Chicago (15 Apr 2008)

Lost in Transition Lost in Transition: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Christopher E. Paine, New America Foundation (12 May 2009)

The Power Problem The Power Problem
Christopher Preble, New America Foundation (24 July 2009)

Reconsidering American Power:  Reconceptualizing the Questio Reconsidering American Power
Roger Myerson and Marshall Sahlins - University of Chicago (24 April 2009)

Liberal Democracy vs. Autocracy The Myth of the Autocratic Revival: Why Liberal Democracy Will Prevail
G. John Ikenberry, Daniel Deudney and Dimitri Simes - New America Foundation (6 Feb 2009)

Americas Next Foreign Policy Playbook Americas Next Foreign Policy Playbook
Fareed Zakaria and Anne-Marie Slaughter, New America Foundation (16 Dec 2009)

The Obama Doctrine? The Obama Doctrine?
New America Foundation (14 Dec 2009)

Obama's Agenda in Asia Obama's Agenda in Asia
Carnegie Endowment (12 Nov 2009)

America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony
Eamonn Fingleton, New America Foundation (12 March 2008)

Russia - U.S. Relations: Past, Present, Future Russia - U.S. Relations: Past, Present, Future
Victor B. Kuvaldin, Vladimir Pechatnov, Mikhail Troitskiy and Francis J. Gavin - University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (6 Aug 2007)

NATO and Russia: A New Beginning NATO and Russia: A New Beginning
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Carnegie Endowment (23 Sept 2009)

The Transatlantic Relationship The Transatlantic Relationship
John Bruton, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs(1 Oct 2009)

The World According to John Bolton Foreign policy during the Bush and the challenges of North Korea, Russia and Iran
John Bolton (4 March 2009)

 
EUROPE - RUSSIA

Conversations with History: Sir Michael Howard Sir Michael Howard
A discussion on the transformation of Europe with the end of the Cold War (4 May 1990)

Conversations with History: Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash
On  the fall of communism and the future shape of Europe (4 April 1996)

Anders: Russia's Political & Economic Reforms -1/5 Anders Aslund
Russia's Political & Economic Reforms (Feb 2008) 1         3         5 

Leonard: The E.U. Development Model Mark Leonard
The E.U. Development Model (13 April 2009)

Conversations with History: Lord Patten Chris Patten
A discussion of the EU's CFSP and relations with the U.S. (30 Jan 2006)

Shifting Patterns of Global Power Shifting Patterns of Global Power
Chris Patten, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (30 Oct 2008)

Barroso: European Union is 'empire' (short version) Jose Manuel Barroso
European Union is 'empire' (10 July 2007)
On the need for a new EU treaty (12 June 2007)
Lisbon, a strategy for all seasons (4 March 2008)
Address at the Turkish parliament in Ankara (10 April 2008)
A letter from Brussels to the next President of the USA (24 Sept 2008)

Journal Interview: Javier Solana - EU-Außenbeauftragter Javier Solana
Europe in the World, Kokkalis Program (17 Sept  2009)
Speech at the ESDP@10 Conference  part1   part2 (4 Aug 2009)
On European Security and Defence Policy, European Parliament ( 4 June 2008)

Redefining the European Union: Why it Matters to the US Joschka Fischer
Redefining the European Union: Why it Matters to the US, Michigan University (14 March 2007)

Bildt's speech at the ESDP@10 Conference part 2 Carl Bildt
Speech at the ESDP@10 Conference (4 Aug 2009)   1   -   2   -   3

Where are Europe's Borders? Aleksander Kwasniewski
Where are Europe's Borders?  (8 Oct 2009)

The Ultimate Test: European Soft Power and the Future of Liberal Democracy in the Balkans and Turkey The Ultimate Test: European Soft Power and the Future of Liberal Democracy in the Balkans and Turkey
Gerald Knaus, Kokkalis Program (November 20, 2008)  

Europe's Promise Europe's Promise
Steven Hill - New America Foundation (21 Jan 2010)

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The Future of the European Union Great Expectations: The Future of the European Union
Hoover Institution, Stanford University (18 Sept 2008)

Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Bill Bradley, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (11 Dec 2008)

Russia Resurgent? Crisis in the Caucasus Russia Resurgent? Crisis in the Caucasus
Andrew Wolff, Craig Nation, Elena Aysakova, Neil Weissman and Russell Bova -  Dickinson College, Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues (9 Sep 2008)

Europe, Russia and Energy Security Europe, Russia and Energy Security
Jan Machacek, Respekt Magazine - Middlebury College, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (7 Oct 2007)

Russia and the Future of European Energy Security Russia and the Future of European Energy Security
Gerhard Schröder (2 Jan 2008)


What is the EU's Future? The European Union in a Moment of Crisis
Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies (28/29 Oct 2008)
Global Financial Crisis, National Responses and the EU 
Norms, Nations, Power and EU Foreign Policy
EU Enlargement and European Identity from Ankara to Lisbon
What is the EU's Future

 
ASIA - CHINA

Conversations With History: Mark Leonard China Mark Leonard
A discussion of the ideas that are influencing the domestic and foreign policy of China (12 May 2008)

Conversations with History: John Pomfret John Pomfret
On his book Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China (8 Feb 2007)

China: Fragile Superpower Susan Shirk
On her book China: Fragile Superpower (28 June 2007)

Conversations with History: Ruan Zongze Ruan Zongze 
A discussion of China's changing domestic scene and its implications in foreign policy (23 Sept 2003)

Conversations with History - Laurence R. Simon James Fallows
A conversation on U.S-China relations (7 Nov 2008)

Michael T. Klare: U.S. and Chinese Competition for Oil U.S. and Chinese Competition for Oil
Michael T. Klare, Carnegie Council (14 May 2008)

Shaping China`s Choices Shaping China`s Choices
Thomas Christensen, Woodrow Wilson School (9 Dec 2008)

Pt 1 - Religion and the Future of China Religion and the Future of China
Council on Foreign Relations (5 Aug 2008)
Session 1: China's Dynamic Religious Landscape - Brian Grim, Fenggang Yang, Mayfair Yang
Session 2: Religion and the State - Robert J. Barnett, Dru C. Gladney, Rebecca Nedostup
Session 3: Religion, Civil Society and Economic Life - Adam Yuet Chau, Richard Madsen, Robert Weller

Mao's Revolution: What Remains Mao's Revolution: What Remains
Roderick MacFarquhar, UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism Dean Orville Schell (20 Oct 2005)

China: Is Political Reform Possible? China: Is Political Reform Possible?
Joseph Fewsmith, Middlebury College, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (3 March 2008)

The Rise of China - Jim Rogers Jim Rogers: The Rise of China 
How it will have the strongest economy in the world (13 Geoffrey Garrett with Fukuyama on a wide range of issues - The University of Sydney (28 May 2008)

U.S.-China Policy Under Obama U.S.-China Policy Under Obama
Franklin L. Lavin, New America Foundation (17 June 2008)

Is Asia on the Rise? Is Asia on the Rise?
Minxin Pei and Andrés Martinez, New America Foundations (29 June 2009)

India: The Emerging Giant India: The Emerging Giant
Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (31 Jan 2008) 

Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - India's Future Agenda India's Future Agenda
Reuben Abraham, Executive Director, Montek S. Ahluwalia, Hari S. Bhartia, Shyam Saran, Anand Sharma, N. K. Singh, Chaired by John K. Defterios, Davos Annual Meeting, 2010

Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Will India Meet Global Expectations? Will India Meet Global Expectations?
Robert D. Hormats, Anand G. Mahindra, Zakir Mahmood, Anand Sharma, Moderated by Vikram Chandra, Davos Annual Meeting, 2010

Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization? - Pt 2 Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization?
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (22/23 Oct 2007)
Session I: The Asian impact on the new political architecture, Speakers:  
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Surin Pitsuwan, Anne-Marie Slaughter
Session II: The Asian impact on the new economic and financial architecture, Speakers: Mario Monti, Arvind Panagariya, Andrew Sheng

Asia vs. the West Asia vs. the West
Kishore Mahbubani, New America Foundation (28 April 2008)


MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA - ISLAM

Conversations with History - Trita Parsi Trita Parsi
The struggle for power in the Middle East (30 Nov 2007)

Conversations With History - Jocelyne Cesari Jocelyne Cesari
Islam in the West (4 Dec 2008)

Conversations with History: Militant Islam with Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes
The factors shaping the debate on militant Islam (10 Feb 2004)

Conversations with History: Amira Hass Amira Hass
Occupation and Terrorism (12 July 2004)

Conversations With History - Tariq Ali Tariq Ali 
Islam, empire and the left (15 Sept 2003)

Conversations with History: Vali Nasr Vali Nasr
The role of Islam in politics (14 Feb 2005)

Conversations With History: Egypt Algeria and Turkey Steven A. Cook
The impact of the military on democratization in Turkey, Algeria, and Egypt (31 Jan 2008)

Conversations with History:  John L. Esposito John L. Esposito
The complex forces shaping Islam and its relationship with the West (13 March 2003)

Conversations with History: Ira Lapidus Ira Lapidus
Islamic Societies (14 Jan 2003)

Conversations with History - Fawaz A. Gerges Fawaz A. Gerges
The origins, evolution and future direction of Islamic militancy (29 Aug 2007)

Conversations with History: Lawrence Wright Lawrence Wright 
A discussion on Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (13 Nov 2006)


"Al Qaeda" - Lawrence Wright Al Qaeda: Past, Present and Future
Lawrence Wright, Princeton University (6 Aug 2007)

Ayaan Hirsi Ali - War on Terror, or War on Islam? Ayaan Hirsi Ali 
War on Terror, or War on Islam? - Aspen Ideas Festival (6 July 2007)

Francis Fukuyama - Radical Islam's Threat to Democracy Francis Fukuyama
Radical Islam's Threat to Democracy - Long Now Foundation (28 June 2007)

Iraq, the Neocons and the Israel Lobby - John Mearsheimer John Mearsheimer
Iraq, the Neocons and the Israel Lobby - World Affairs Coucil of Oregon (23 Oct 2007)

Memory, Inequality and Power: Palestine and the... Edward Said
Memory, Inequality and Power: Palestine and Human Rights, Columbia University (19 Feb 2003)

Edward  Said Lecture  The Myth of  the Clash of Civilzations  Part 1 Edward Said
The Myth of the Clash of Civilzations (22 Sept 2009)    2  
3   4   5   6

Palestine, Israel and Self-Edward Said (4/6) Edward Said
Palestine, Israel and Self-Edward Said Life and Philosophy  1  2  3  4  5  6

On Orientalism-Edward Said (2/4) Sut Jhally
Edward Said - Culture and imperialism: Orientalism as a Tool of Colonialism  1  2  3  4

Islam and the Making of the First Europe David Levering Lewis
Islam and the Making of the First Europe (27 Feb 2009)

Ian Buruma: Eurabia, Truth or Paranoia? Eurabia: Truth or Paranoia?
Ian Buruma, Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics (15 Oct 2009)


The Dialogue of Civilizations ( Prof. John Esposito's Opening Statements - 2 of 3 ) The Dialogue of Civilizations
Jamal Badawi, John L. Esposito - Kingdom of Bahrain (30 May 2002)   1   2   3

Noah Feldman: Will Islamic States Succeed? Will Islamic States Succeed?
Noah Feldman, Carnegie Council (7 May 2008)

Sir Lawrence Freedman: The U.S. Confronts the Middle East 2 The U.S. Confronts the Middle East 1  2  3
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Carnegie Council (19 May 2008)

The Challenge in the Middle East: An Egyptian Perspective The Challenge in the Middle East: An Egyptian Perspective
Nabil Fahmy, University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs (29 Jan 2008)

King Abdullah II of Jordan - a policy address King Abdullah II of Jordan
A policy address, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (29 Feb 2008)

US-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process Sallai Meridor
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (26 March, 2008)

Israel-Palestine: Why Today`s Crisis is Rooted in the Denial Israel-Palestine: Why Today`s Crisis is Rooted in the Denial
Sylvain Cypel, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (16 Apr 2008)

Pluralism in the Arab World Marina Ottaway
Pluralism in the Arab World, Canregie Endowment (22 Dec 2009)

The Middle East with Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes
The Middle East - Hoover Institution, Stanford University (23 September Democracy and Global Islam: Part One Democracy and Global Islam 
Several noted academics look at the Muslims in Europe to explain how globalism has affected Islamic practices iin democratic nations, UC Berkeley (22 April 2005)    

Human Security and Human Development in the Arab Region Human Security and Human Development in the Arab Region
Amat Alsoswa - Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (15 Apr 2008)


Global History, Local History: Egypt in Time and Space, Lecture, Pt. 1 of 2 Global History, Local History: Egypt in Time and Space     2
Roger Owen, Robert Tignor, American University in Cairo (18 May 2009)

Arab unity- Unity Experiment- 25 Feb 08- Ep 5- Pt 2 A Question of Arab Unity
Why Unity? - 28 Jan 08 - Ep 1- P1                 P2
Unity Betrayed - 4 Feb 08 - Ep 2- P1             P2
Trials&Tribulations -12 Feb 08 - Ep 3 - P1      P2
A Cause for Unity - 18 Feb 08 - Ep 4 - P1      P2
Unity Experiment - 25 Feb 08 - Ep 5 - P1       P2
Disillusion - 3 Mar 08 - Ep 6 - P1                     P2
The Jewish factor - 10 Mar 08 - Ep 7 - P1      P2
Holy Unity - 17 Mar 08 - Ep 8 - P1                  P2
Disunity? - 24 Mar 08 - Ep 9 - P1                    P2

Israel, Iran and Afghanistan Israel, Iran and Afghanistan
Ruprecht Polenz, New America Foundation (18 May 2009)

What We Expect From America: A Saudi Perspective What We Expect From America: A Saudi Perspective
Turki Al-Faisal, Cornell University (23 Apr 2009)

No End in Sight? The Gaza Crisis No End in Sight? The Gaza Crisis and Its Consequences for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Daniel Kurtzer, Carl Brown, Amaney Jamal, Uriel Abulof (22 Jan 2009)


The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and What It Tells Us About Negotiations The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and What It Tells Us About Negotiations
Dennis B. Ross, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution

The Rise and the Demise of the Palestinian Option The Rise and the Demise of the Palestinian Option
Efraim Inbar, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Feb 13, 2008)

The Israeli Settlements—The Greatest Threat to Zionism The Israeli Settlements—The Greatest Threat to Zionism
Akiva Eldar, (5 Dec 2007)

The Middle East Comes to Town The Middle East Comes to Town
Daniel Levy, Amjad Atallah Shibley Telhami and Rob Malley - New America Foundation (12 May 2009) 

Political Reforms in the Islamic Middle East Joseph Kickasola
Political Reforms in the Islamic Middle East, UCLA (June 2004)

War of Necessity, War of Choice War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars
Richard N. Haass and Steve Coll, Council on Foreign Relations (14 May 2009)

US-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process US-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process
Sallai Meridor - Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (26 Mar 2008)

American Perceptions of an Arab-Israeli Peace American Perceptions of an Arab-Israeli Peace
New America Foundation (May 18, 2009)

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, Robert Keohane (10 Dec 2007) 

The Making of a New Israel Lobby The Making of a New Israel Lobby
Jeremy Ben Ami, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (17 Nov 2009)

The Obama Election and Its Impact on the Middle East The Obama Election and Its Impact on the Middle East
Patrick Mason, American University in Cairo (6 Jan 2009)

Obama on the Middle East - From Rhetoric to Reality - Highlights Obama on the Middle East - From Rhetoric to Reality - Highlights
Lawrence Freedman, Emanuele Ottolenghi, Sadeq Saba, Zaki Chehab  (27 Jan 2009)

What Do Israelis Think about Negotiations, Threats, and Barack Obama? - Panel 2 What Do Israelis Think about Negotiations, Threats, and Barack Obama?
Panel 1     Panel 2      Panel 3  (10 Dec 2009)

Davos Annual Meeting 2006 - Muslim Societies in the Modern World Muslim Societies in the Modern World
Hajim Alhasani, Hamid Karzai, Pervez Musharraf, H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan, Chaired by Thomas L. Friedman, Davos Annual Meeting 2006

Davos Annual Meeting 2006 - Islam's Challenge to Eradicate Extremism Islam's Challenge to Eradicate Extremism
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Abdullah Abdullah, Hajim Alhasani, Gareth Evans, H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal, Iqbal AKM Sacranie, Moderated by Christopher Dickey, Davos Annual Meeting, 2006

Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace
Ban Ki-moon, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Amre Moussa, Shimon Peres, Chaired by David Ignatius, Davos Annual Meeting, 2009

Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Rethinking the Balance of Power in the Middle East Rethinking the Balance of Power in the Middle East
Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, Samir Al Rifai, Salam Fayyad, Anwar M. Gargash, William Hague, Amre Moussa, Moderated by
Rima Maktabi, Davos Annual Meeting, 2010

Davos Open Forum 2010 - Does Religion's Claim to Truth Lead to Violence? Does Religion's Claim to Truth Lead to Violence?
Muhammad Ashafa, Imam, Muhammad Abdul Bari, Edna Brocke, Marcia Pally, Thomas Wipf, Moderated by Urs Leuthard,  Davos Open Forum, 2010

The Middle East in Transition  - Greetings & Keynote Speech The 1st Annual Conference- The Middle East In Transition
The Institute of Asian and African Studies, The Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Under the Auspices of the Ruth and Mordechai Abir Foundation (21 Dec 2009)
1. The Middle East in Transition Greetings & Keynote Speech (Reuven Amitai, Rachel Milstein, Mr. Shai Zohar, Mordechai Abir, Steven Kaplan and Keynote Speaker: Bernard Lewis)
2. Sectarianism and Politics: The Cases of Iraq and Lebanon (Amnon Cohen, Amatzia Baram, Dr. Liora Lukitz, Dr. Oren Barak, Dr. Omri Nir)
3. The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Missed Opportunities?
4. Energy Security & Economic Development: Prospects, Challenges and Sanctions (Reuven Amitai, Anthony H. Cordesman, Amos Nadan, Onn Winckler)
5. Alternative politics across the Islamic Terrain: Turkey and Indonesia (Anat Lapidot-Firilla, Hakan Yavuz, Amikam Nachmani, Giora Eliraz)
6. Dialogue and Confrontation: Iran and the Persian Gulf (Meir Hatina, David Menashri, Liora Hendelman-Baavur, Uzi Rabi, Eldad Pardo)
7. The Middle East in Transition - Closing Session (Tzipi Livni, Menahem Ben-Sasson)


MEDITERRANEAN

Mediterranean Union agrees on HQ, Arab-Israeli role Mediterranean Union agrees on HQ, Arab-Israeli role (5 Nov 2008)

Jacques Reland on the Mediterranean Union II Jacques Reland on the first meeting of the UfM - AlJazeera (13 July 2008)

Sarkozy in Tunisia : Mediterranean Union & human rights Sarkozy in Tunisia : Mediterranean Union & human rights (30 April 2008)

Sarkozy hails Arab "gesture of peace" Sarkozy hails Arab "gesture of peace" (21 July 2008)

Sarkozy's pet project, Mediterranean Union makes its debut Sarkozy's pet project, Med Union makes its debut (21 July 2008)

Turkey's gives Mediterranean Union a chilly reception Turkey's gives Mediterranean Union a chilly reception (21 July 2008)

Cool response to new Mediterranean block Cool response to new Mediterranean block (21 July 2008)

43 Nations Form Historic Mediterranean Union 43 Nations Form Historic Mediterranean Union (13 July 2008)

Inside Story - Mediterranean Union - 13 Jul 08 - Part 2 Inside Story - Mediterranean Union   1   2  (13 July 2008)

Nicholas Sarkozy - Union of the Mediterranean Nicholas Sarkozy - Union of the Mediterranean (13 July 2008)

EuroNews - Agora - Mediterranean : Views from the Left 
Mediterranean Union - EuroNews (3 July 2008)
 
Mediterranean Union : the Libyan scepticism 
Mediterranean Union : the Libyan scepticism (17 June 2008)

Inside Story- Mediterranean Union- 24 Oct 07- Part 2 
Inside Story - Mediterranean Union   1   2   (24 Oct 2007)

In the European Parliament (1) Javier Solana
European Parliament on the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly   
1  2  (19 March 2009)

 
EuroMed talks "important for global stability" Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, Athens (27/28 March 2009)
EuroMed: Building bridges across the Mediterranean
Jose Manuel Barroso
Edward McMillan-Scott
Israeli discusses EuroMed Cooperation
Palestinian speaks on the role of EU-Med and the Middle East Peace Process
 Egypt's Parliament President discusses EuroMed

Horizont 2020 - cleaning up the Mediterranean Horizon 2020 - cleaning up the Mediterranean
EUROPA AUDIO/VISUAL - (30 March 2009)


 
CLIMATE CHANGE

Evaluating Climate Change Institutions Evaluating Climate Change Institutions: Justice or Legitimacy?
Robert O. Keohane, Discussant: Charles R. Beitz - Princeton University (24 Feb 2009)

Climate Change and Environmental Governance Climate Change and Environmental Governance
Thomas Lyon, Bren School, University of California, Santa Barbara - Scientific Horizons
(Dec 2009)

The New Geopolitics of Energy The New Geopolitics of Energy
Michael Klare, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University (8  Oct 2008)

Lecture 1: The Science of Climate Change The Science of Climate Change
William Collins

Lecture 2: The Economics of Climate Change The Economics of Climate Change
Michael Hanemann
 
Lecture 5: The International Climate Regime The International Climate Regime
Cymie Payne

Global Warming: Nation Under Siege 
Global Warming: Nation Under Siege
Edward Mazria, Frontiers of Knowledge (Dec 2007)

The American Denial of Global Warming 
The American Denial of Global Warming
Naomi Oreskes, Perspectives on Ocean Science, (Dec 2007)

Eyewitness to Global Warming 
Eyewitness to Global Warming
Will Steger in a visual account of the global warming - Voices (May 2009)

Controlling Climate Change After Copenhagen Controlling Climate Change After Copenhagen
 Bert Metz, Energy Seminar, Stanford University (10 Feb 2010)

FINANCIAL CRISIS

Europe 2010 - Rethinking Global Financial Reforms: The European Perspective Europe 2010 - Rethinking Global Financial Reforms
World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Europe 2010 - Implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy: Key Next Steps Europe 2010 - Implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy
World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Europe 2010 - Delivering Inclusive Growth: Lessons from the Lisbon Strategy 
Europe 2010 - Delivering Inclusive Growth

World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Europe 2010 - The European Union: Managing the Crisis Europe 2010 - The European Union: Managing the crisis
World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Europe 2010 - Implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy: Key Next Steps 
Europe 2010 - Implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy
World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Europe 2010 - The Future Evolution of the Eurozone 
Europe 2010 - The Future Evolution of the Eurozone
World Economic Forum - Bloomberg (10 May 2010)

Understanding the Financial Crisis Understanding the Financial Crisis
UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs faculty members (17 Oct 2008)

The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences
Alan Greenspan, Peter G. Peterson - Council on Foreign Relations, C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics (15 Oct  2009)

Financial Crises and Globalization Financial Crises and Globalization
Three eminent UC professors analyze both the causes and the possible consequences of the current global meltdown by comparing it with earlier junctures in world history (2 April 2009)

Conversations With History: Martin Wolf Martin Wolf 
A discussion on the economic crisis, including its global origins focusing on the interplay between surplus countries and debtor countries, a course of action for the Obama administration and a formula for the revitalization of global economic institutions (2 April 2009)

Paul Krugman: The Iraq War Paul Krugman
Carnegie Council (4 Oct 2008)
Getting out of the Financial Crisis
Obama and the Democrats' Chances
The Iraq War

Who Will Emerge Stronger After the Crisis? Who Will Emerge Stronger After the Crisis?
Michael Lind, Flynt Leverett and Susan Glasser - New America Foundation (26 May 2009) 

The Global Financial Crisis Global Financial Instability: Causes, Consequences and Cures
Loretta Napoleoni, UNM, International Studies Institute (24 Oct 2008) 

The Economic Crisis and the Age of Uncertainty The Economic Crisis and the Age of Uncertainty
Don Tapscott, Andrew Keen, Dan Hind, Lord Eatwell, RSA (26 Mar 2009)

Global Economic Trends: The Credit Crunch Global Economic Trends: The Credit Crunch
George Soros, Sebastian Mallaby and Paul A. Volcker - Council on Foreign Relations (7 May 2008)


UNIVERSITY LECTURES

PSC201_Lecture03 International Relations: Theory and Practice
Muhammad Ali,
Virtual University of Pakistan

1 - Introduction: The Nature of International Relations
2 - Theories of International Relations
3 - Theories of International Relations
4 - The Nation-State System: Background and Approaches
5 - The Nation-State System: Features of the Nation System
6 - The National Interest: Criteria, Origins and Definitions
7 - Variations of National Interest
8 - Balance of Power: Theories
9 - How Power is Balanced
10 - Diplomacy: Definition and Use
11 - Diplomacy: Instruments
12 - Colonization and De-Colonization
13 - Neo-Colonialism
14 - Imperialism
15 - New International Economic Order: Origins and Establishment
16 - New International Economic Order: Activities, Constrains and Challenges
17 - Non Aligned Movement: Origins and Objectives
18 - Non Aligned Movement: Conferences
19 - Non Aligned Movement: Assessment
20 - The Cold War: Introduction to the phenomenon
21 - The Cold War in Europe and Beyond
22 - Reconciliation and the World after the end of the Cold War
23 - Disarmament and Arms Control: A Historical Perspective
24 - Disarmament and Arms Control Efforts
25 - What is International Law
26 - The Relevance of International Law in International Relations
27 - International Organizations
28 - International Organizations
29 - International Organizations
30 - The Role of Decision-Making in International Relations
31 - Decision-Making Theories and Process
32 - Systems Approach in International Relations
33 - Dinstinct Systems in International Relations
34 - Liberalism and Social Democracy
35 - Liberalism and Social Democracy
36 - Integration
37 - Globalization
38 - The Prevailing Global Divide
39 - Foreign Investment
40 - Conflict and Conflict Resolution


1.  Introduction: What is Political Philosophy? Introduction to Political Philosophy
Steve B. Smith, Yale University
This Course discusses the nature and scope of "political philosophy." The oldest of the social sciences, the study of political philosophy must begin with the works of Plato and Aristotle, and examine in depth the fundamental concepts and categories of the study of politics. The questions "which regimes are best?" and "what constitutes good citizenship?" are posed and discussed in the context of Plato's Apology.

10. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 1-12)
11. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 13-26)
12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan


Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 2, UCLA  Political Science: Politics and Strategy
Kathleen Bawn, UCLA
This courses is an introduction to study of strategic interaction in political applications. Use of game theory and other formal modeling strategies to understand politics are also studied in order to gain a better understanding of politics at large

Lec 1   Lec 2    Lec 3   Lec 4    Lec 5   Lec 6  Lec 7   Lec 8   Lec 9  Lec 10 
Lec 11   Lec 12   Lec 13   Lec 14   Lec 15   Lec 16  Lec 17   Lec 18  Lec 19


PACS 164A - Lecture 01 Introduction to Nonviolence 
Michael N. Nagger, UCLA
An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with emphasis on the ideal of principled nonviolence and the reality of mixed or strategic nonviolence in practice, especially as applied to problems of social justice and defense.

Lec 01   Lec 02   Lec 03   Lec 04   Lec 05   Lec 06   Lec 07   Lec 08   Lec 09   Lec 10
Lec 11   Lec 12   Lec 13   Lec 14   Lec 15   Lec 16   Lec 17   Lec 18   Lec 19    Lect 20


Lecture 1: The Scope of International Environmental Law  International Environmental Law
Cymie Payne, University of Berkeley
This course is a seminar on the role of law in the management of international environmental problems. The course will begin with a brief introduction to public international law as it relates to the environment and a discussion of what international environmental law means. Participants in the course will study a range of environmental issues, legal sources, and institutions.
 
1 - The Scope of International Environmental Law 
2 - Dispute Settlement, Compliance & International Institutions 
3 - Bilateral Disputes 
4 - Transboundary Watercourses and Groundwater 
5 - Montreal Protocol 
7 - Human Rights and Environment guest: Neil Popovic 
8 - Climate Change 2 
9 - Biodiversity 
10 - Role of National Courts and Laws 
11 - Trade and Environment 
12 - Hazardous Materials 
13 - Procedural Tools for Effectiveness: Participation, Access 
14 - State Reponsibility - War and Environment


3. Adam Smith (1723-1790) Social Theories
Alan Macfarlane,  Cambridge University

These lectures were given in the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge. They were part of a course on theory and methods in anthropology designed for second year social anthropology undergraduates.

1 - A map of social theories, 1000-2000


History 1C: Modern Civilization 1750-Present, Lec 1, UCLA  History: Modern Civilization 1750-Present
Lynn Hunt, Yale University
This course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th century, designed to further beginning students' general education, introduce them to ideas, attitudes, and institutions basic to Western civilization, and acquaint them, through reading and critical discussion, with representative contemporary documents and writings of enduring interest.

1 - French Revolution
2 - The Enlightenment
5 - 19th Century Europe 
6 - Revolutionary Movements  
7 - Nation and the Nation-State  
9 - Imperialism and Mass Politics  
10 - The Enlightenment 
11 - World War I 
12 - The Russian Revolution 


1. Introduction  History: European Civiliization (1648-1945) 
John Merriman, Yale University
This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major events and figures such as the French Revolution and Napoleon, attention will be paid to the experience of ordinary people in times of upheaval and transition. The period will thus be viewed neither in terms of historical inevitability nor as a procession of great men, but rather through the lens of the complex interrelations between demographic change, political revolution, and cultural development. Textbook accounts will be accompanied by the study of exemplary works of art, literature, and cinema.

1 - Introduction
2 - Absolutism and the State
3 - Dutch and British Exceptionalism
4 - Peter the Great
5 - The Enlightenment and the Public Sphere
6 - Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution
7 - Napoleon
8 - Industrial Revolutions
9 - Middle Classes
10 - Popular Protest
11 - Why no Revolution in 1848 in Britain
12 - Nineteenth-Century Cities
13 - Nationalism
14 - Radicals
15 - Imperialists and Boy Scouts
16 - The Coming of the Great War
17 - War in the Trenches
18 - Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning (Guest Lecture by Jay Winters)
19 - The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution
20 - Successor States of Eastern Europe
21 - Stalinism
22 - Fascists
23 - Collaboration and Resistance in World War II
24 - The Collapse of Communism and Global Challenges


1.  Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?  Introduction to Political Philosophy
Steven B. Smith, Yale University

This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition. Three broad themes that are central to understanding political life are focused upon: the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), and democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville). The way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our ways of life are examined throughout the course.

1 - Introduction: What is Political Philosophy? 
2 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology
3 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito
4 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic
5 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic
6 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic
7 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics
8 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics
9 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics
10 - New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 1-12)
11 - New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 13-26)
12 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
13 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
14 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
15 - Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (1-5)
16 - Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (7-12)
17 - Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (13-19)
18 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse
19 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse
20 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Social Contract
21 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
22 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
23 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
24 - In Defense of Politics


1. Introduction  Ancient Greek History
 Donald Kagan, Yale University
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period. Students read original sources in translation as well as the works of modern scholars.
1 - Introduction
2 - The Dark Ages
3 - The Dark Ages (cont.)
4 - The Rise of the Polis
5 - The Rise of the Polis (cont.)
6 - The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny
7 - The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny (cont.)
8 -  Sparta
9 -  Sparta (cont.)
10 - The Rise of Athens
11 - The Rise of Athens (cont.)
12 - The Persian Wars
13 - The Athenian Empire
14 - The Athenian Empire (cont.)
15 - Athenian Democracy
16 - Athenian Democracy (cont.)
17 - The Peloponnesian War, Part I
18 - The Peloponnesian War, Part I (cont.)
19 - The Peloponnesian War, Part II
20 - The Peloponnesian War, Part II (cont.)
21 - The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece
22 - The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece (cont.)
23 - Twilight of the Polis
24 - Twilight of the Polis (cont.) and Conclusion
 
 
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