Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard philosophy professor T.M. Scanlon for a …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard philosophy professor T.M. Scanlon for a discussion of freedom of expression, tolerance, and human rights. (53 minutes)
Former Deputy Prime Yegor Gaidar talks with UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler about …
Former Deputy Prime Yegor Gaidar talks with UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler about the transformation of the Russian economy after the fall of communism. 48 min)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard labor economist Richard B. Freeman for …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard labor economist Richard B. Freeman for a discussion of globalization and its complex consequences for inequality in national and global contexts. He analyzes the implications of the feminization of the labor market, the effect of immigration on national job markets, the shift of policy innovation in the U.S. from the federal government to the states, and the benefits of international labor standards. (57 minutes)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Parag Khanna, Senior Fellow at the New …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Parag Khanna, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. Their discussion focuses on the emerging world order characterized by 3 empires—the U.S., the European Union, and China—and a rising Second World which because of globalization has greater opportunity for self definition internally and influence externally. Parag Khanna elucidates the shape of this new world and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. (55 minutes)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes distinguished French political scientist Olivier Roy for …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes distinguished French political scientist Olivier Roy for a discussion of globalization’s impact on religion and culture. The conversation focuses on changes within Islam. They explore the balance of power between Islamists and neo fundamentalists, the dynamic propelling terrorism, and the appropriate response of the West to the challenges posed by the interaction between globalization and Islam. (54 minutes)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of the Economist. They …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of the Economist. They discuss the challenges of editing the leading global news magazine. They explore the implications of globalization in a post 911 world. Micklethwait also reflects on the enduring features of the conservative movement and its consequences for the global role of the United States. (51 minutes)
Foreign policy analyst Sherle Schwenninger of the New America Foundation joins host …
Foreign policy analyst Sherle Schwenninger of the New America Foundation joins host Harry Kreisler for a conversation on U.S. efforts to formulate a grand strategy in light of the new realities of world politics.(59 min)
Author of numerous books on war, conflict, reconstruction and foreign policy, guest …
Author of numerous books on war, conflict, reconstruction and foreign policy, guest Nayan Chanda, The Director of Publications for the Center of Study of Globalization at Yale University, joins host Harry Kreisler to discuss regional stability in Asia. (52 min)
UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler interviews author David Rieff who talks about his …
UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler interviews author David Rieff who talks about his new book A Bed for the Night which analyzes the evolution of humanitarian work in international affairs focusing especially on its relations with the human rights movement and political leaders. (58 min)
UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler and columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. talk about the …
UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler and columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. talk about the Clinton legacy, widespread philosophical assumptions and the status of the middle class. (56 min)
On this edition of Conversations with History, UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler welcomes …
On this edition of Conversations with History, UC BerkeleyŐs Harry Kreisler welcomes social theorist Manuel Castells, Professor of Sociology and Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, to discuss identity and change in the network society. (58 min)
Host Harry Kreisler is joined by John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy …
Host Harry Kreisler is joined by John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, Labor for discussion of the constraints and opportunities for advancing human rights issues during the decade of the nineties. (59 min)
UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler welcomes UCLA sociologist Michael Mann for a conversation …
UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler welcomes UCLA sociologist Michael Mann for a conversation on how comparative historical sociology can help in our understanding of U.S. foreign policy. (56 min)
Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Fawaz A. Gerges for …
Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Fawaz A. Gerges for a discussion on the origins, evolution and future direction of Islamic militancy. (56 minutes)
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, in a conversation with host Harry Kreisler, looks …
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, in a conversation with host Harry Kreisler, looks back and reflects on the art of writing, U.S. policy toward the Third World during the Cold War, political leadership, and on his intellectual contributions. (51 min)
Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of …
Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, Tom Farer discusses his work in human rights, international law, foreign policy and humanitarian intervention with UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler. (59 min)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Major General Antonio M. Taguba for a …
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Major General Antonio M. Taguba for a discussion on his inquiry into Abu Ghraib. They discuss the relation of the military to the rule of law and the relevance of the Geneva Conventions to the War on Terror. He analyzes the problems he found at the Abu Ghraib prison and talks about the aftermath of the investigation in Washington and for his career. (57 minutes)
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