JUN 12, 2008 • Podcast
Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
In this 2008 talk, Special Counsel and Advisor to John F. Kennedy Ted Sorensen recalls his life and times with JFK, including the dramas of desegregation ...
JUN 11, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Diplomatically Quiet on Zimbabwe
Matthew Hennessey interviews Patrick Bond, director of the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, on post-election unrest in Zimbabwe ...
JUN 11, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Rising Powers in Space
Balancing development and security in outer space will be an important international challenge in coming decades as rising powers force realignment here on Earth.
JUN 10, 2008 • Article
Asylum in the EU: Between Ideals and Reality
Those who question the moral significance of borders often invoke the EU as a model of post-national belonging. Yet for asylum-seekers, "Fortress Europe" remains a ...
JUN 9, 2008 • Podcast
Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
"Almost every single important extremist leader is living on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan," says Ahmed Rashid. Compared to this threat, Iraq is a ...
JUN 4, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Networks Power Globalization
A globalized world isn't flat, it's networked, says David Grewal. This underlying social dynamic leads to shared standards as well as social exclusion.
JUN 4, 2008 • News
Carnegie Council Presents "OLYMPIC METTLE:" Selected Resources on the Beijing Games
With the start of the Summer Olympics drawing near, an expert panel met recently at the Carnegie Council to discuss "Olympic Mettle: Business, Civil Society, ...
JUN 3, 2008 • Podcast
When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line
Geoffrey Heal examines how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's behavior in these areas.