DEC 12, 2008 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Chong-Pin Lin
Dr. Lin discusses Taiwan's current political crisis; relations with China; climate change; the future of democracy in East Asia; what Obama's presidency may mean for ...
DEC 12, 2008 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Robots, the Battlefield, and Ethics
Can intelligent robot soldiers be designed to be more ethical in battle than human soldiers? Would you prefer a robot or a human deciding about ...
DEC 11, 2008 • Podcast
Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and other Economic Leaders
Michael Kinsley and William Easterly discuss Bill Gates's controversial proposal for "creative capitalism," in which big corporations integrate doing good into their way of doing ...
DEC 11, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Afghan Children's Songbook Story
Restoring traditional music to the schoolchildren of Afghanistan has helped to spread literacy and rebuild culture and community that was censored by the Taliban.
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
A Redistribution of Services in International Youth Exchange Programs
The number of international youth exchange programs has increased in the last eight years. Yet for young people in the developing world from poor backgrounds, ...
DEC 10, 2008 • Podcast
Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: The Future of the Middle East
The neocons and al-Qaeda have both failed to reach their objectives, says Gilles Kepel. We are now facing one big power in the Middle East: ...
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Thinking Outside the Bicycle
As the Doha Round drags on in the shadow of the financial crisis, a splattering of bilateral and regional agreements could push convergence on socially ...
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Germany Moves from Atoms to Photons
Predictions that Germany will be left dangling in the wind once its nuclear power plants are shut down may be premature. Pro-renewables policies have thus ...