Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
By Stanford University
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The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is Stanford University's primary center for innovative research on major international issues and challenges. FSI builds on Stanford's impressive intellectual strengths and rigorous academic standards through interdisciplinary research conducted by its university-wide faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars.
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| 1 | VideoPayne Lecture | Former FBI Director Robert Mueller delivers this year's Payne Lecture. His presentation covers the 12 years he spent leading the FBI in the aftermath of 9/11. The Payne Lectureship is sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. It is named for Frank E. Payne and Arthur W. Payne, brothers who gained an appreciation for global problems through their international business operations. The position is given to someone with an international reputation as a leader, with an emphasis on visionary thinking; a broad, practical grasp of a given field; and the capacity to clearly articulate an important perspective on the global community and its challenges. | 12/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | VideoThe Lightning Flash of Knowledge and the Time of Image | The Europe Center | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoMy Neighbor, My Killer | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | VideoConscientious Objection | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoEmbodies Conscience | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | VideoConscience and Reportage | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoConscience/Ethics: The Secular Conscience | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | VideoThe Religious Conscience in Modernity | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoMIA: Conscience and the First Amendment | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | VideoThe Pre-Revolutionary Conscience: From Religious Burden to Natural Right | The Europe Center: Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoDiscussion on "Joseph Anton: A Memoir" | The Europe Center | 3/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | VideoRapture at Depth: The Rhetoric of Enchantment in Dive Documentation | The Europe Center | 3/7/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe Generosity of Dante's Divine Comedy | The Europe Center | 3/7/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 14 | VideoWhat Have We Learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later? | CISAC | 11/13/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHistoricizing Atrocity as a Path to Reconciliation and History, Political Change and the Meaning of 1977 | Omer Bartov gives a lecture, "My Blood or Yours: Historicizing Atrocity as a Path to Reconciliation," followed by "A Memory of One's Own: History, Political Change and the Meaning of 1977," by Mitchell Cohen. (May 18, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 16 | VideoThe Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution and I Forgive You | Elazar Barkan gives a lecture, "Beyond Accountability: The Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution," followed by Simon Glendinning's philosophical approach to the conditions of forgiveness in, his lecture "I Forgive You." (May 18, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoAmerica, Prolepsis and the 'Holy Land' and Neutralizing History and Memory in Divided Societies | Gregory Khalil gives a lecture, "America, Prolepsis and the 'Holy Land': Writing a Cultural History Beyond the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" followed by "Neutralizing History and Memory in Divided Societies," by Bashir Bashir. (May 17, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 18 | VideoNative Son or Indigenized Colonist? Rethinking Israeli Identity | Derek Penslap, Yael Zerubavel, and Alon Confino give lectures on Zionism and provide unique perspectives on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. (May 17, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | VideoThe Public and Private Erasure of History and Memory and The Place of the Jewish Holocaust in Contemporary European Memory | Fatma Muge Gocek explores the Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide, followed by a lecture by Heidemarie Uhl on the recent developments in the way that Western Europe remembers the Holocaust. (May 17, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 20 | VideoMemory and the Philosophy of History and Travails of History in Iran | Gabriel Motzkin examines the differences between history and memory, event and narrative, and collective and individual memory, and applies this debate to the Holocaust and the ongoing political process in Israel. (May 17, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 21 | VideoHistory and Memory Welcome and Introduction | Amir Eshel and Gabriel Motzkin outline the goals, questions, purpose, and some of the material of the two-day "History and Memory: Global and Local Dimension" conference. (May 17, 2012) | 8/17/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 22 | VideoStanley Chia on Enabling China 2.0: Infrastructure, Devices and Access | Stanley Chia, Senior Technology Consultant at Vodafone Group R&D, discusses how companies should strive to reach the Chinese market in the developing economy. (May 24, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 23 | VideoHåkan Eriksson on Enabling China 2.0: Infrastructure, Devices and Access | Håkan Eriksson, Chief Technology Officer at Ericsson, talks about the increasingly connected nature of the world and how (especially in the developing technological markets like China) this will change the way the products are shaped. (May 24, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 24 | VideoOlivier Glauser on Financing China 2.0: Venture Capital & IPO Outlook | Olivier Glauser, Managing Director of Steamboat Ventures, discusses investing in the Chinese technology market and how innovation is occurring in a different area than what is expected in United States markets. (May 25, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 25 | VideoRichard Hsu on Financing China 2.0: Venture Capital & IPO Outlook | Richard Hsu, Managing Director at Intel Capital China, discusses the future for Chines markets and how the internet might adapt in order to fit the developing needs. (May 25, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 26 | VideoDavid Lam on Financing China 2.0: Venture Capital & IPO Outlook | David Lam, Managing Director for WI Harper, discusses the developing internet market in China and how an investment company like WI Harper looks to support the growth of the new market and make it a successful endeavor. (May 25, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 27 | VideoYork Chen on Financing China 2.0: Venture Capital & IPO Outlook | York Chen, Founding Managing Partner at iD Tech Ventures, discusses the changing global economy and how this might affect markets in both the US and China. (May 25, 2010) | 7/23/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 28 | VideoMeeting Global Challenges in Partnership | At the end of a four-day visit to the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Stanford to discuss the importance of international cooperation for meeting the challenges of the 21st century. (April 15, 2010) | 4/30/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 29 | VideoThe Internal Dynamics of the Crisis in Chad, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan and Zimbabwe | A panel of experts discuss the crises that exist in the countries of Chad, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan and Zimbabwe. They examine the relationships between them and Chinese interests. (February 19, 2009) | 7/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 30 | VideoUnited States, China and Sudan: Foreign Policy and Keeping Peace Throughout the World | U.S Ambassador Richard Williamson, former special envoy to Sudan, discusses foreign policies of China, the United States and Sudan. His talk covers such topics as genocide, peacekeeping and conflicts around the world. (February 20, 2009) | 7/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 31 | VideoPolicy Agenda Moving Forward | A panel of experts discuss the foreign policy agenda for China, the United States and the international community moving forward. The panel focuses mostly on Chinese involvement in Africa as well as Myanmar (Burma). (February 20, 2009) | 7/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 32 | VideoChinese Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice in the 21st Century | Seth Silverman offers an introduction at the start of the conference on China in the 21st Century: China's Strategic Role in International Concern. Then, the conference begins with a panel discussion on Chinese Foreign Policy. (February 19, 2009) | 7/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy | Ariel Levite, former Principal Deputy Director General (Policy) at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, gives a lecture entitled “A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy." Levite speaks on the reality of a nuclear renaissance. (February 18, 2009) | 3/10/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 34 | VideoCHP Highlights: Sustaining Innovation in the Developing World | Highlists from Stanford's Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conference, "Better Health, Lower Cost: Can Innovation save Health Reform?" Mark Smith, Melinda Moree, and Paul Wise are featured. (September 16, 2008) | 10/14/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 35 | VideoCHP Highlights: Better Health, Lower Cost: Can Innovation Save Health Reform? | Highlists from Stanford's Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conference, "Better Health, Lower Cost: Can Innovation save Health Reform?" Alan Garber, Peter Orszag, and Brook Byers are featured. (September 16, 2008) | 10/14/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Civil Islam Revisited: Prospects and Meanings of Muslim Democracy | Media coverage of Islam and Muslims, especially since 9/11, has featured violence and the threat of violence. In his opening lecture, Professor Hefner explores a different reality "beyond the headlines." (April 28, 2008) | 9/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Failures of Identification and Response to Trafficking of Women in Eastern Europe | Madeleine Rees, Head of the Women's Rights and Gender Unit, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks about the increase in the Trafficking of Women around the world today. (April 17, 2008) | 9/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poland in an Integrated Europe: Perspectives for Sustainable Development, Greater Innovation and Strategic Partnership | Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Mr. Waldemar Pawlak discusses economic security, sustainable development, clean energy and energy security, better regulations, and greater innovativeness. (April 30, 2008) | 9/16/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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If the World Could Vote: What Does the World Want from the Next US President? | Alejandro Toledo, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, and Michael H. Armacost provide an international perspective on the 2008 United States presidential campaigns. (May 8, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Dating But Not Married: Southeast Asian Security Responses to the Rise of China | During the Cold War, China was regarded in many corners of Southeast Asia as a sponsor of subversion and communist insurgency. Most Southeast Asian governments now embrace China, but “hedge” by setting up fall-back security options. (May 28, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The New Cold War: Putin, Medvedev, and the Threat to the West | A resurgent Russia is shaking Europe to its core. At the NATO summit in Bucharest, Russia in effect exercised a veto for the first time on the alliance' decision-making, by blocking expansion to Ukraine and Georgia. (May 2, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Foxy Art of Herding Dragons: How Sly Asian Leaders Pulled off Politically Difficult Economic Reforms | Arroyo recounts the crafty political maneuvers used by leaders of economic reform in Asia during these pivotal eras: China under Deng Xiaoping; India in the 1990s; Thailand under General Prem Tinsulanonda; Vietnam's Doi Moi, and more. (May 6, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The End of Belgium? | While the EU is continuing on its path toward more integration, various regions in several of its member states are demanding more autonomy. This evolution seems most pronounced in Belgium, which is going through a political crisis. (May 1, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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China's Power and What It Means for America | Dr. David M. Lampton puts China's current trajectory and its conceptions of power in their historical contexts, and discusses how China's neighbors are responding to the PRC's growing strength. (May 29, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia | In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is an economic and political miracle. (May 5, 2008) | 9/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Are Japanese Corporate Governance Reforms Creating Increased Value? | Of the changes Japan has enacted to corporate laws over a decade, none may be more contentious than adoption of true outside directors and empowered committees in the boardroom. Has adoption of this system resulted in an increase of value? (May 14, 2008) | 6/2/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Evolution of Venture Capital in Japan | This presentation focuses on the changing pattern of venture capital (VC) investments in Japan. Michael Korver addresses issues related to venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation in Japan. (April 24, 2008) | 5/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 48 | VideoDiplomacy: Humanitarianism in Action | In a telling presentation about the challenges of diplomacy and providing humanitarian aid, Mr. Armitage discusses several examples of U.S. humanitarian assistance, detailing how such actions relate to both policy goals. (February 7, 2008) | 4/9/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Energy, Environment, Security: Can We Have It All? | Steven E. Koonin has served as chief scientist of BP, the world's second largest independent oil company, since 2004. As chief scientist, Koonin is responsible for BP's long-range technology plans and activities. (February 4, 2008) | 3/10/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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United States and Asia's Newest Tiger: Trade, Aid and Governance in Vietnam | Vietnam has become the newest "Asian tiger." The US played a leading role in negotiating Vietnam's January 2007 entry into the World Trade Organization and the 2001 US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement. (Oct 2, 2007) | 1/29/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Kosovo: The End of Yugoslavia's Disintegration or The Spark of New Conflict? | Elez Biberaj is a 27-year veteran of the Voice of America. Obrad Kesic is a Senior Partner with TSM Global Consultants, LLC. Mr. Kesic is also currently working with the Balkan countries. (January 11, 2008) | 1/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Middle East Peace Process: European-US-Greater Middle East Efforts for Progress | In recent decades the Middle East's strategic architecture has changed significantly with the rise in the regional influence of the non-Arab states of the Middle East: Iran, Turkey and Israel. (December 13, 2007) | 1/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Human Rights and Political Reform in Contemporary China | Ambassador Börje Ljunggren, will address China's reform process on the basis of his own experiences as Swedish ambassador to China between 2002 and 2006 and as scholar. (November 30, 2007) | 1/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Long Way West: A Farewell to the German Question | Heinrich August Winkler studied history, philosophy, and public law in Tubingen, Heidelberg, and Munster. He is the author of numerous works including "Germany: The Long Road West." (October 2, 2007) | 1/24/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Is Democracy Good for Health? | This panel discusses how governance influences health care delivery and the health of citizens. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Autocratic Hegemons and the National Interests: Dealing with China, Iran, and Russia | This panel explores political patterns within each country and discuss how the next U.S. administration can best deal with these rising powers. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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India’s Future as a Great Power | Shashi Tharoor talks about India's soft power--its pluralism, liberal democracy, and globally popular culture--and how this, rather than India's economic potential, may well be the country's greatest asset. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Growing Pains: Growth and Tension in China | China’s steady march toward world economic and political power is inevitable and giving rise to social protests, income inequality, environmental problems, corruption, and political tension within China and with her neighbors. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Asia's Triple Rise: How China, India and Japan Will Shape our Future | Panelists discuss the rise of China, India, and Japan and how these three countries will shape the international landscape in the future. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Changing Continent? Opportunities and Challenges for European Expansion | The EU’s expansion promises a vast Euro‐zone and a stronger trans‐Atlantic partner. This panel examines the benefits and concerns about economic growth, the challenges of political and social integration. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Opening Remarks: Power and Prosperity | Speakers discuss issues ranging from war powers and congressional versus presidential approval for acts of war to nuclear terrorism and climate change. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Nuclear Power Without Nuclear Proliferation | Nuclear power is gaining renewed attention in the midst of widespread concern over climate change. What are the prospects for increasing global reliance on nuclear power? (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Critical Connections: Faces of Security in the 21st Century | Panelists discuss linkages between the Iraq war, nuclear risks, and food security and the environment. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Food Security, Climate Change, and Civil Conflict | The panel explores the potentially deadly connections between climate change, food shortages, and civil conflict in the 21st century. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Faces on Energy Security | This panel explores how different countries and sectors have looked at energy security in varied ways and will discuss the implications for energy policy, investment, and international relations. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Overcoming Barriers to Conflict Resolution | Panelists discuss the difficult barriers that prevent progress toward a settlement between Israelis and Palestinians and what must be done to overcome them. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Islamic Fundamentalism: On the Rise or the Decline | Gilles Kepel, widely regarded as one of the world's experts on Islamic extremism, talks about what he sees as a decline in fundamentalist Islam. Part of FSI's "Power and Prosperity: New Dynamics, New Dilemmas" conference. (November 15, 2007) | 1/15/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Proliferating Provinces: The Vertical Politics of Territorial Fission in Indonesia | Ehito Kimura argues that the fracturing of Indonesia cannot be explained in exclusively national or local terms. He focuses instead on what he calls "vertical coalitions" tied together by political actors. (April 30, 2007) | 7/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Unnatural Selection: Population Control and the Struggle to Remake Humanity | Matthew Connelly is an Associate Professor of History at Columbia University. Professor Connelly works in contemporary international history, with a particular focus on North-South relations. (April 9, 2007) | 7/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Indonesia's Iran Problem: The Double-Edged Impact of Democratization on Foreign Policy | How has Iran become the most serious foreign policy issue in Indonesian politics? Professor Malley examines this question and assesses the implications for Indonesian foreign policy and international security. (April 13, 2007) | 7/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mohandas Gandhi: The Man, His People And An Empire | Rajmohan Gandhi, the author of Mohandas, a major new biography on his grandfather the Mahatma, is currently a visiting professor in the Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (February 26, 2007) | 7/10/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Nuclearization and Indian National Identity | Professor Dittmer's current research interests include a study of the impact of reform on Chinese communist authority, a survey of patterns of informal politics in East Asia, and a project on the China-Taiwan-US triangl. (February 13, 2007) | 7/2/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pakistan: the Limits of Islamization | Frederic Grare analyzes the impact of the islamization policies, less however on the legal and constitutional system than on the economic, political and social life of Pakistan. (February 6, 2007) | 7/2/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Security and Policy Issues As Seen By the United States and Europe | A seminar by Dominique Struye de Swielande who became the ambassador of Belgium to the United States on December 29, 2006. (May 18, 2007) | 6/25/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Switzerland in the United Nations: A Five-Year Report Card | Ambassador Maurer talks about the UN Human Rights Council, of which Switzerland was in the forefront of creating. He addresses questions related to Europe: how European human rights and security issues are being treated within the UN. (May 3, 2007) | 6/25/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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China’s Rise: Implications for the World Economy and Energy Markets | What are the prospects for economic growth in China and the reform of key sectors, such as the capital markets? How will China’s escalating energy demand and consumption affect world markets and investment patterns? (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The European Union: Politics, Economics, Terrorism | How can governments and societies respond effectively to competing economic priorities and political pressures? What action is being taken to address Europe’s expansion? (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Food Security and the Environment | How can the global community devise effective strategies to solve the problems of chronic hunger and environmental degradation from intensive agricultural production. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pandemics, Infectious Diseases, and Bioterrorism | How can the international community mobilize resources to combat an influenza epidemic, major infectious diseases, and an incipient threat of bioterrorism? What are the real risks and trade-offs? (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A World at Risk: Successes and Failures of the War on Terrorism Since 9/11 | Peter Bergin, CNN terrorism analyst and author of Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of bin Laden, discusses the successes and failures of the war on terrorism since 9/11. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Responding to a World at Risk: U.S. Efforts at Democracy Promotion in Russia, Iraq, and Iran | Can the U.S. foster democracy in other countries? Should we? Examining the critical cases of Russia, Iraq, and Iran, what has recent experience taught about preconditions and prospects for promoting stable democracy. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Cross Currents: Nationalism and Regionalism in Northeast Asia | How will the rising and competing forces of nationalism and regionalism affect great power relations within the region and with the United States? (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Natural, National, and International Disasters | Freeman Spogli Institute's 2006 International Conference second plenary panel centered around natural, national, and international disasters. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Insurgencies, Failed States, and the Challenge of Governance | What security risks arise from challenges of governance in weak or failing states? How can the international community most effectively address insurgencies or civil wars? What lessons do Iraq and other recent conflicts hold for the future? | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Understanding, Measuring, and Coping with Risk: What We Know | Freeman Spogli Institute's 2006 International Conference first plenary panel centered around understanding, measuring, and coping with risk. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A World at Risk: 2006 FSI International Conference Introduction | Introduction and opening remarks for the Freeman Spogli Institute's 2006 International Conference. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Infectious Diseases, Avian Influenza, and Bioterrorism: Risks to the Global Community | Michael Osterholm speaks about risks to the global community through infectious diseases, avian influenza, and bioterrorism at the 2006 Freeman Spogli International Conference. (November 16, 2006) | 6/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ukraine and the European Union: Current Prospects and Concerns for Ukraine Membership in the European Union | A discussion with Pifer, the former Ambassador of the US to Ukraine; and Morningstar, former Ambassador of the US to the European Union. (April 25, 2007) | 6/5/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Infectious Diseases Across Borders: Public Health Security in the 21st Century | David Heymann, MD, assistant director-general for communicable diseases at the World Health Organization, speaks about infectious diseases that cross international borders. (April 12, 2007) | 6/5/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Iraq: The Way Forward | What course should the United States take in Iraq? Scott Sagan, director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, will moderate a panel discussion featuring three of the nation's leading thinkers on this question. (January 22, 2007) | 5/21/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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AIDS: Pandemic and Agent for Change | Executive Director of UNAIDS since its creation in 1995 and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Peter Piot comes from a distinguished academic and scientific career focusing on AIDS and women's health in the developing world. (May 9, 2007) | 5/21/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Wars on Three Fronts: Iraq, the Pentagon, and Main Street | Thom Shanker is the national security and foreign policy correspondent for the New York Times. He joined the Times in 1997 and began covering the Pentagon in May 2001, four months before the terrorist attacks. (3/8/07) | 5/15/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Health Technology Adoption | The purpose of this session is to explore the behavioral foundations of health technology adoption (and what some consider to be their "under-use"). (April 30, 2007) | 5/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Culture, Techological Change, and Development | This panel sheds light on global, regional, and local disparities in wealth by focusing attention on how processes of development are shaped by cultural norms and practices that facilitate or impede economic change. (April 30, 2007) | 5/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Impact of Technology on Gender | This panel addresses how technology and gender have interacted of in our own and other societies and what forms the interaction might take in the future. (April 30, 2007) | 5/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Technology, Culture, and National Security | This panel will explore different countries' nuclear weapons doctrine (Sagan), professional cultures and advice about US defense technology (Slayton). (April 30, 2007) | 5/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Does the United States Have a Mercenary Army? How Technology Has Made it Too Easy to Go to War | This talk examines the changes in the composition and configuration of the US armed forces since the Vietnam War, changes in war-fighting doctrine, and the consequences for diplomacy. (April 30, 2007) | 5/8/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Bill Bradley: 1998 Lecture at Stanford | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Gareth Evans: 2002 Lecture at Stanford | Gareth Evans, a member of the SIIS Advisory Council and president of the International Crisis Group based in Brussels, spoke about intervention versus sovereignty in the hot spots of the world. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The United States and the World | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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U.S. Foreign Policy: The Road Ahead | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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China in the World: A View from Beijing: 2006 Shorenstein Journalism Award Lecture | Ms. Liu was named Newsweek's Beijing bureau chief in September 1998, returning to the bureau she herself opened in 1980. Prior to that, she served as diplomatic correspondent, operating out of Newsweek's Washington Bureau between 1992 and 1998. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Introductory Remarks: International Day | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Looking Ahead: Governance and Democracy | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Mary McAleese, President of Ireland: 1999 Lecture at Stanford | Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, speaks on the trade relationships between the US and Ireland over the years and the changes that are affecting the growth of her country. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Russia in the 21st Century: A Lecture by Anatoly Chubias | Anatoly Chubias was a leading contender for the office of President of Russia. He was deeply involved in the new economic recovery of Russia and spoke about the growth of that economy and what direction he wanted it to continue to move in, if elected. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Thomas Simons: 2002 Lecture at Stanford #1 | One of a series of lectures by Thomas Simons, the former US Ambassador to Pakistan and 2002 Payne Professor at Stanford. He covers various aspects of Islamic rule in the lectures, under the broad theme of "Islam in a Globalizing World." | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Thomas Simons: 2002 Lecture at Stanford #2 | One of a series of lectures by Thomas Simons, the former US Ambassador to Pakistan and 2002 Payne Professor at Stanford. He covers various aspects of Islamic rule in the lectures, under the broad theme of "Islam in a Globalizing World." | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Surviving Buchenwald: The Story of a Jehovah's Witness | Leopold Engleitner of Austria is one of the oldest living Holocaust survivors. Born in 1905 in Salzburg, Mr. Engleitner became a Jehovah's Witness in his late twenties. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A World of Change: The International Initiative at Stanford University | A World of Change explores the Freeman Spogli Institute and its promise for transforming Stanford, while expanding the University's global outreach and influence through bold new interdisciplinary research and imaginative policy recommendations. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Energy: A Burning Issue for Foreign Policy | Delivered March 13, 2006 at Stanford University. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Looking Ahead: A New Nuclear Arms Race | This recording made with Audio Hijack Pro - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Nuclear Future: A Conversation with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and Professor Scott D. Sagan | Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and recipient of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Politics and Ethics of Nonproliferation | A lasting legacy of the Cold War is the continued existence of weapons of mass destruction--uniquely, nuclear arms. The context in which they exist has been drastically changed in the realm of international politics. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The War on Terror Revisited | Christopher Hitchens is an author and a columnist for Vanity Fair magazine. Mr. Hitchens discusses the war on terror, including how Europe faces threats of terrorism and the terrorism debate in the United States. | 3/30/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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