Ranked #1
"Putin's Labyrinth: What Russia Won in Georgia; Why the U.S. Will Continue to Lose"
"Putin's Labyrinth: What Russia Won in Georgia; Why the U.S. Will Continue to Lose"
A talk by Steve LeVine.Russia is once again front and center in the wake it's invasion of Georgia and effective re-asser... Read more
22 Oct 2008
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #2
"Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They are Making"
"Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They are Making"
"Superclass" provides the first in-depth examination of the connections between the global communities of leaders who ar... Read more
28 Apr 2008
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #3
“The Consequences of the Escalation of War in Afghanistan”
“The Consequences of the Escalation of War in Afghanistan”
A talk by political scientist Gilles Dorronsoro, visiting scholar in the Carnegie Endowment's South Asia Program. His re... Read more
10 Mar 2010
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #4
"Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror"
"Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror"
"Our government can make you disappear." Those were the words Steven Wax never imagined he would hear himself say. In hi... Read more
6 Jun 2008
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1hr 22mins
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Ranked #5
“Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty”
“Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty”
A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to... Read more
3 Mar 2010
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #6
"Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War"
"Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War"
In his book "Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War", Jimmie Briggs book provides a vitally important perspective... Read more
15 May 2008
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #7
"Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power"
"Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power"
A talk by Jonathan Mahler and Neal Katyal.In his latest book, The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presi... Read more
16 Oct 2008
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41mins
Ranked #8
“Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy”
“Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy”
A talk by Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz. The current global financial crisis carries a "made in America"... Read more
19 Feb 2010
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #9
"Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization"
"Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization"
A talk by author and Earth Policy Institute founder Lester Brown. As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, an... Read more
18 Nov 2009
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #10
"The U.N. Security Council and the Making of the Modern World"
"The U.N. Security Council and the Making of the Modern World"
A talk by professor and author David Bosco. From the Berlin Airlift to the Iraq War, the UN Security Council has stood a... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #11
“The Future of the South African Dream: Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, and the South African Elections”
“The Future of the South African Dream: Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, and the South African Elections”
A talk by South African author and journalist Mark Gevisser.Mark Gevisser is currently The Nation's Southern African cor... Read more
26 May 2009
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #12
"Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East"
"Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East"
A talk by Rashid Khalidi.Rashid Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East ... Read more
10 Mar 2009
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #13
"Dignity and Defiance, Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization"
"Dignity and Defiance, Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization"
A talk by authors Jim Shultz & Melissa Crane Draper. (Moderated by Jerome McDonnell, host of Chicago Public Radio's ... Read more
25 Feb 2009
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #14
"The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do to Stop It"
"The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do to Stop It"
A talk by Antonia Juhasz, author, policy expert, and activist. Antonia Juhasz is an associate fellow with the Institute ... Read more
21 Jan 2009
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #15
"The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power"
"The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power"
Writer, film-maker, and leading figure of the international left Tariq Ali speaks about Pakistan, Afghanistan and the fu... Read more
21 Nov 2008
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #16
"India: The Emerging Giant"
"India: The Emerging Giant"
A talk by Arvind Panagariya.Arvind Panagariya discusses his new book, "India: The Emerging Giant", a history of the econ... Read more
6 Nov 2008
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53mins
Ranked #17
"Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
"Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
A talk by Marda Dunsky, former Arab affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post and editor on the national/foreign desk of t... Read more
22 Apr 2008
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #18
"The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order"
"The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order"
A talk by Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative of the American Strategy Program at the New America... Read more
20 Mar 2008
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57mins
Ranked #19
"The Closing of the ICTY and its Effect on Justice and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia"
"The Closing of the ICTY and its Effect on Justice and Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia"
This panel explores how the impending closing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) wi... Read more
7 Mar 2008
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #20
"Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy"
"Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy"
A talk by Ayesha Siddiqa, Islamabad-based independent political and defence analyst and author. Pakistan has emerged as ... Read more
1 Feb 2008
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1hr 11mins
