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November highlights include:
Alberto Mora, with an introduction by Dan Rather.
As U.S. Navy general counsel, Alberto Mora battled with military and civilian leaders over the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo. Now he challenges all Americans to consider the question: How can we maintain our national values as we fight this war on terror?
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What's New
 Ethics & International Affairs Journal,
Vol. 20.3,
Fall 2006
This special issue on citizenship and equality includes articles on the problem of brain drain from developing countries and the nexus between racial discrimination and citizenship status.
It also features a symposium on Larry May's important new work on the ethics of war crimes tribunals, Crimes Against Humanity.
 Andrew Carnegie, Philanthropist Extraordinaire
Mr. Carnegie decided to give away all his money at an early age, says biographer David Nasaw.
His wife had to sign a prenuptial agreement saying that she understood that she would inherit nothing. The Council,
of course, is one of Carnegie's beneficiaries.
Learn more about Carnegie's life by listening to this fascinating
talk.
Pakistan Diary
On assignment in Peshawar during Ramadan, our Senior Fellow Jere Van Dyk revisits his old haunts and is awed by the faith that permeates life there. Yet violence is just beneath the surface. He talks to one Afghan who has once again become a guerrilla leader, and another who was wrongfully imprisoned in Guantanamo.
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 EDITOR'S NOTE
 It's been hard to choose which events to highlight in this newsletter, as the Council has hosted such an array of interesting speakers over the past two months. For example, a panel led by Joanne Bauer discussed how cultural values affect the way different countries tackle environmental problems. Ian Bremmer explained his "J Curve" theory of why nations rise and fall, and Philip Jenkins reported on the changing face of Christianity in the global South.
Space permits no more, but you don't have to choose. To watch, read, or listen to all our past events, visit us online at www.cceia.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Policy Innovations, GPI's Online Magazine, Launches New Site
Launched in September, Policy Innovations features a lively mix of articles and commentary on new ways to create a fairer globalization, illustrated with striking photos. The multimedia magazine also offers databases of innovative thinkers, organizations, and policy papers, along with news feeds from around the world. To learn more, go to www.policyinnovations.org
Council Podcasts Reach the Top 15 in iTunes Government and Organizations Category
Since the Council's new site went online, our podcasts have quickly climbed up the charts. They share the iTunes features page with podcasts from the White House, Hillary Clinton, the Pentagon, and the Council for Foreign Relations. Visit us online to subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes or RSS feed at http://www.cceia.org/resources/audio/rss/index.html
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
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The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
Not sure about the difference between a Sunni and a Shia? In a compelling talk, Vali Nasr shows just why it is so important to grasp these matters. The "Shia Crescent" stretches from Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Iran, and then on into Pakistan and India, but in the past the Shiites have always been the underdogs. Since the fall of Saddam, however, Shiites are gathering strength and confidence, and the consequences are already spreading far beyond Iraq.
- North Korea's Nuclear Detonation and Northeast Asian Politics
It says a great deal that North Korea's nuclear test didn't automatically cause a coalition of the great powers to
insist on immediate and verifiable de-nuclearization of the Korean peninsula by whatever means are necessary. How will events move forward—and what precedents are being set for how the Iranian crisis may also be resolved? For thoughts on these pressing questions, listen to Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Editor of The National Interest.
- Making Globalization Work
Nobel Prize winner in economics and tireless crusader for a more equitable globalization, Joseph Stiglitz is always a welcome visitor at the Council. Although some have benefited from globalization, says Stiglitz, the gap between the richest and poorest countries has actually increased. This is largely due to unfair trade agreements and laws on intellectual property. In his latest book, Professor Stiglitz offers new and practical ideas to redress the balance.
- Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network
Pakistan wants to put the "sordid chapter" of A. Q. Khan behind it, said a senior Pakistani official on October 23. Yet according to Gordon Corera, "You could tell a large part of the story of the spread of nuclear weapons over the past thirty years through the story of A.Q. Khan: Pakistan's own program, North Korea, Iran, Libya, the emergence of a black market in nuclear technology—in so many of these stories, you find A.Q. Khan either center-stage or lurking in the shadows."
- The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
The 20th century was a time of astonishing progress, says historian Niall Ferguson, when larger numbers of people than ever before enjoyed unprecedented freedom and prosperity. Yet it was also the bloodiest century of all time. Why? He argues that the answer lies in what he calls the four “E”s: Economic volatility, ethnic disintegration, empires in decline, and eastern ascendancy.
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