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The World Beyond the Headlines series is a collaborative project of the University of Chicago Center for International Studies, the International House Global Voices Program, the Seminary Co-op Bookstores and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is funded in part by the McCormick Tribune Foundation. Its aim is to bring scholars and journalists together to consider major international issues and how they are covered in the media.
Speakers at past World Beyond the Headlines events include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journalists William Langewiesche and James Fallows, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat.
Speakers at past World Beyond the Headlines events include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journalists William Langewiesche and James Fallows, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat.
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Ken Cook, president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, discusses the enormous challenges as Congress begins work to reauthorize the omnibus Farm Bill. He touches on issues such as protecting land and water, spending taxpayer dollars on environmental programs, improving the quality of food, and enhancing federal nutrition programs.
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Ken Cook, president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, discusses the enormous challenges as Congress begins work to reauthorize the omnibus Farm Bill. He touches on issues such as protecting land and water, spending taxpayer dollars on environmental programs, improving the quality of food, and enhancing federal nutrition programs.
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Uzi Rabi, professor at Tel Aviv University, discusses Iran's efforts toward regional hegemony and provides insight into the various scenarios the Israeli government is considering in response.
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Uzi Rabi, professor at Tel Aviv University, discusses Iran's efforts toward regional hegemony and provides insight into the various scenarios the Israeli government is considering in response.
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Charles Kupchan, professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, predicts the 21st century will not belong to America, China, Asia, or anyone else.
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Charles Kupchan, professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, predicts the 21st century will not belong to America, China, Asia, or anyone else.
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Stewart Gordon, Senior Research Scholar of South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan, traces the evolution of human history along the geographic routes that traversed it. Gordon discusses the physical and mental aspects of some of the great routes of human history, which were conduits for ideas, religions, art, technology, magic, and cuisine. He uses mental mapping from the field of cognitive geography, network analysis, and the use of memoirs to humanize large-scale history.
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Austrian Consul General Thomas Schnöll assesses the effects of the monetary union's biggest monetary crisis since its 1999 formation and the future consequences of current debt crises. The outcome will determine the EU's role on the world stage.
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Jonathan Pershing, the State Department's Special Envoy for Climate Change, discusses the progress made on international climate policy and prospects for future agreement. Since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was established in 1994, efforts to secure international agreement on climate policy have gained increasing attention, but compromise has not been easy to achieve.
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Jonathan Pershing, the State Department's Special Envoy for Climate Change, discusses the progress made on international climate policy and prospects for future agreement. Since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was established in 1994, efforts to secure international agreement on climate policy have gained increasing attention, but compromise has not been easy to achieve.
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Journalist Hal Weitzman discusses South America's independence from the U.S. and the region's economic future. Weitzman analyzes the questions: Will the U.S. continue losing influence in Latin America? Will China soon dominate the area both commercially and strategically? Can the U.S. do business with countries from Mexico to Argentina without interfering in their internal affairs?
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Journalist Hal Weitzman discusses South America's independence from the U.S. and the region's economic future. Weitzman analyzes the questions: Will the U.S. continue losing influence in Latin America? Will China soon dominate the area both commercially and strategically? Can the U.S. do business with countries from Mexico to Argentina without interfering in their internal affairs?
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Human rights lawyer and diplomat David Scheffer provides new insights into the continuing struggle for international justice. His book "All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals" details the international gamble to prosecute those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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Human rights lawyer and diplomat David Scheffer provides new insights into the continuing struggle for international justice. His book "All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals" details the international gamble to prosecute those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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Journalist Peter Eichstaedt explores the links between the pirates, global financiers, and extremists who control southern Somalia and whose influence extends well beyond the country's borders. Eichstaedt attempts to answer the questions: Are the Somali pirates a legion of desperate fisherman attacking cargo ships and ocean cruisers to reclaim their waters? Is piracy connected to crime networks and the madness that grips Somalia? What threats do pirates pose to international security?
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Gilbert Achcar, professor and political scientist at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, discusses the conflicting narratives of Arabs and the Holocaust and considers their role in today's Middle East dispute. Achcar analyzes Arab responses to Nazism and challenges distortions of the historical record, while making no concessions to anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial.
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Gilbert Achcar, professor and political scientist at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, discusses the conflicting narratives of Arabs and the Holocaust and considers their role in today's Middle East dispute. Achcar analyzes Arab responses to Nazism and challenges distortions of the historical record, while making no concessions to anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial.
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Journalist Peter Eichstaedt explores the links between the pirates, global financiers, and extremists who control southern Somalia and whose influence extends well beyond the country's borders. Eichstaedt attempts to answer the questions: Are the Somali pirates a legion of desperate fisherman attacking cargo ships and ocean cruisers to reclaim their waters? Is piracy connected to crime networks and the madness that grips Somalia? What threats do pirates pose to international security?
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John Mearsheimer, professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, provides the first systematic analysis of lying as a tool of statecraft. He identifies the varieties, reasons, and potential costs and benefits, arguing that leaders often lie for good strategic reasons, while distinguishing between lying to another state and lying to one's own people.
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John Mearsheimer, professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, provides the first systematic analysis of lying as a tool of statecraft. He identifies the varieties, reasons, and potential costs and benefits, arguing that leaders often lie for good strategic reasons, while distinguishing between lying to another state and lying to one's own people.
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