For all practical purposes, the 20th century ended when the Berlin Wall fell, followed by, rather quickly and relatively quietly, the collapse of...
A German Millennial Looks at a New — Or, at Least, Different — World
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Podcasts
Are Your Thoughts Safe?
Where is neuroscience taking us? Rafael Yuste works at the forefront of neuroscience. In an effort to protect your individual neuro-identity and...
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
If art is a window on the soul of a nation, what does ours look like? Who do we, defined loosely as the West, think we are in the sense of identity?...
Hot War, Cold War, New War
Lithuania is a frontline state in the growing confrontation—some think it is already war—between East and West. Dalia Bankauskaitė, a defense and...
A New Middle East
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates long serving ambassador to the United States and also a key player in the process of creating...
Does Democracy Have a Future in Latin America?
By any measure, Latin American democracy is in trouble. Will things get worse before they get better? Patricio Navia, Eduardo Amadeo, Sergio Guzmán,...
Welcome to the High-Tech Barbecue
Can we produce enough food to meet humanity's growing needs and wants, without further environmental damage? Is it possible to move the center point...
Heart of Darkness
How is Africa doing? Can Africa produce the food, energy, economic activity, education, and social and political stability that all those...
Leadership Special: Fio Omenetto and Bright Simons
Two prize winners and friends, Fio Omenetto and Bright Simons, discuss how great leaders can change everything. Fiorenzo G. Omenetto is the Frank C....