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Transcripts
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Geoffrey Heal,
Devin T. Stewart
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06/03/08
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Geoffrey Heal examines how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's behavior in these areas.
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Jan Egeland,
Shashi Tharoor,
Joanne J. Myers
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03/18/08
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"In spite of being stingy, and in spite of being late, and in spite of being half-hearted, we are making progress," says Egeland. But we must respond to all disasters, not just those that hit the headlines.
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Peter Ackerman,
Larry Diamond,
Arch Puddington,
Jennifer L. Windsor,
Joanne J. Myers
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02/15/08
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Freedom House representatives and Larry Diamond discuss the findings of the FH annual survey, "Freedom in the World 2008," which shines a light on the decline in freedom around the world.
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Srgjan Kerim,
Joanne J. Myers
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12/10/07
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We need to involve individuals more and give a lot of what we call our sovereignty to the individual, says Kerim. Shared responsibilities should be the value of such a new culture of international relations, together with freedom, equality, tolerance, and respect.
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John Bowe,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/17/07
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Do labor abuse and outright slavery still exist in the United States? Yes, says John Bowe, who travels from Florida to U.S.-owned Saipan to investigate modern global slave labor.
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Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/02/07
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The 57-member OIC has embarked on an ambitious 10-year plan, which includes setting up a 10-billion-dollar fund for poverty alleviation and eventually establishing an independent body on human rights.
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Philippe Legrain,
Joanne J. Myers
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09/10/07
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It's inevitable that more and more people will move across borders, says Philippe Legrain, and rather than put obstacles in their way, we should welcome them. They do the jobs we can't or won't do and their diversity enriches us all.
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Dr. Federico Macaranas,
Devin T. Stewart
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07/11/07
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Dr. Federico Macaranas uses the exodus of Philippine health professionals as a case study to show the ill effects of the brain drain on poor countries.
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Marcus Noland,
Devin T. Stewart
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04/16/07
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According to Marcus Noland, "a demographic imperative to create jobs, a questionable track record on globalization, and some deep uncertainty about political transitions--all work to create a very serious set of challenges for the [Middle East] region over the next decade or so."
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Jill Shankleman,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/12/07
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How can and should oil and gas companies work with governments to counteract the destabilising effects of drilling and international pipelines?
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Fabrice Weissman,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/04/07
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The Darfur crisis is one of the most serious in the world, says Weissman of MSF.
But contrary to many reports, it is neither a racial war, nor genocide. "The war
in Darfur is better characterized as a very nasty civil war which is in the
process of spiraling out of control."
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Christine Bader,
Joanne Bauer,
David M. Schilling
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03/22/07
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Christine Bader, Joanne Bauer, and David Schilling discuss corporate social responsibility.
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Kenneth Roth,
Joanne J. Myers
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03/07/07
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With Washington's reputation as a leader on human rights gravely damaged by abuses committed in its five-year-old "global war on terror," who will fill the vacuum?
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Ethan B. Kapstein,
Joel H. Rosenthal
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11/01/06
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In a lively session, Ethan Kapstein proposes just what the international community can reasonably do to build a global economy that will be fairer to all.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/05/06
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Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for how countries can grow without degrading the environment, and a framework for free and fair global trade.
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Shashi Tharoor,
Ruth Wedgwood,
James Traub,
Joanne J. Myers
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06/12/06
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Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood argues that "competing multilaterals" should also play a role in solving the world's problems. This witty but deeply serious debate will give both sides of the argument food for thought.
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Jan Eliasson,
Joanne J. Myers
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06/07/06
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H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson discusses recent steps forward at the U.N., such as the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Central Emergency Fund, and the Human Rights Council.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/03/06
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In a new book (co-authored with Andrew Charlton), Stiglitz details what a trade agreement might look like if based on principles of economic analysis and social justice for the world economy. He points to how less developed countries are disadvantaged in the negotiating process.
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Jere Van Dyk,
Joseph E. Stiglitz
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04/03/06
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"I firmly believe that aid and trade have to work together," says Dr. Stiglitz. "If we provide assistance to help people to take advantage of the new opportunities, we can get real growth, and they won’t need the handouts as much as in the past."
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Stephen Lewis,
Joanne J. Myers
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03/28/06
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Lewis offers his personal, often searing, insider's account of the plight of Africa and Africans with AIDS--and the wealthy world's betrayal.
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Sir Emyr Jones Parry,
Joanne J. Myers
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01/12/06
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The UK ambassador to the UN describes the positive rethinking of development policy that occurred in 2005 and the need to make 2006 the year for action. He touches on the issues of aid, trade, UN reform, harmonization among donor organizations, and the struggle against corruption.
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Philip J. Hilts,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/29/05
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Hilts warns that the emergence of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones has put the world on the brink of a global health crisis. Yet we have more than enough technology and funds to bring about a golden age of public health. What's the missing element?
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Otto Schily,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/21/05
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Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily addresses the problems of integrating immigrants into German society and talks about the progress made, which includes overhauling the Nationality Act for the first time since 1913 and introducing integration courses for new arrivals.
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Moisés Naím,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/09/05
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The counterfeit trade is worth 630 billion dollars a year, including fake airplane parts, medicines and even gas stations, and growth in trading people, arms and drugs is equally staggering.
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Benjamin M. Friedman,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/27/05
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Friedman argues that economic growth is a prerequisite for the creation of a liberal, open society. He contends that periods of robust economic growth encourage tolerance, democracy and generous public support for the poor, while economic stagnation and insecurity result in the very opposite.
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Mary Robinson,
Kemal Dervis,
Stephen Macedo,
Gideon Rose
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10/26/05
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A distinguished panel outlines the problems of growing inequality caused by globalization and proposes practical solutions.
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Andrew Kuper,
Peter Singer
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09/19/05
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Who has the responsibility to alleviate poverty and uphold human rights in a globalized world where corporations often wield more power than nation-states?
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William Easterly,
Joseph E. Stiglitz,
Michael M. Weinstein,
Joanne J. Myers
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06/08/05
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The panelists discuss the main features of globalization, asking what is new, what drives the process, how it changes politics, and how it affects global institutions like the UN.
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Clyde Prestowitz,
Joanne J. Myers
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06/01/05
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Prestowitz believes that the United States is sliding toward economic decline under globalization, arguing that these trends are creating not only increased economic strength in Asia, but also geopolitical power.
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Melissa Young,
Mark Dworkin,
Madeleine Lynn
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05/11/05
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At the end of 2001, after years as the poster child for corporate globalization, the Argentine economy collapsed. Film-makers Dworkin and Young were there. In the midst of disaster, they found a resurgence of grass-roots democracy, and a spirit of community.
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Thomas L. Friedman,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/06/05
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Globalization, particularly outsourcing, is leveling the playing field around the world, says Friedman, making India a major player.
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Jeffrey Sachs,
Joanne J. Myers
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03/30/05
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Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the New Millennium Project, proposes ways to end extreme poverty all over the world within the next twenty years.
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Sebastian Mallaby,
Joanne J. Myers
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01/27/05
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Mallaby says he is somewhat pessimistic about the World Bank's chances of survival, pointing out that its loan portfolio has been declining in response to NGO pressures.
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Bjorn Lomborg,
Joanne J. Myers
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01/19/05
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According to Lomborg, the $50 billion that will be spent on development assistance over the next four years ought to be focused on realistic goals such as ending malnutrition and communicable diseases—not on reducing global warming.
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Lou Dobbs,
Joanne J. Myers
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12/02/04
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The loss of numerous jobs to outsourcing harms the middle class and presents a grave threat to the U.S. economy, argues Lou Dobbs.
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Jagdish Bhagwati,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/28/04
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While a leading free trade proponent, Bhagwati does not advocate total laissez-faire economics. Instead he argues that continued globalization needs to be "managed."
The success of the war on terror will ultimately depend on optimal respect for fundamental rights at home and abroad, not on curtailing them in the name of security, says William Schulz of Amnesty International.
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Elsa Stamatopoulou,
Joanne Bauer
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09/23/04
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Stamatopoulou discusses the destructive trends facing the world's 370 million indigenous peoples, as outlined by the Human Development Report 2004, concluding that it will take more than democracy and equitable growth to preserve their traditions.
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John Micklethwait,
Adrian Wooldridge,
Joanne J. Myers
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06/10/04
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How did conservatism achieve the extraordinary dominance of American politics it enjoys today? Among other reasons, by being better organized and more in tune with core American values, say John Micklethwait and Adrian Woodridge.
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Robert B. Reich,
Joanne J. Myers
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05/19/04
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Robert Reich is optimistic about John Kerry’s victory in the presidential elections, because his research shows that most Americans adhere to fundamental liberal principles.
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Antonio Vitorino,
Joanne J. Myers
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05/14/04
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Vitorino says that a massive migration from east to west within the EU is unlikely and in any case, an influx of third-country nationals might help the EU to address population aging.
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James Gustave Speth,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/22/04
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Speth's recommended steps for transitioning into sustainability range from creating a world environmental organization with the requisite power to make treaties with teeth, to encouraging innovative measures at the local level—what he calls "green jazz."
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Anne-Marie Slaughter,
Joanne J. Myers
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04/15/04
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Slaughter describes a vision of a world order where international institutions are embedded in an increasingly dense web of networks spanning the globe.
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Rony Brauman,
Christian Barry
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04/12/04
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Brauman insists that the goals of peace processes should not be mingled with the goals of humanitarian aid.
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John Scott,
Joanne Bauer
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01/14/04
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John Scott, of the Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, discusses the challenges in achieving international protection of indigenous rights.
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Lester R. Brown,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/15/03
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An in-depth look at human damage to the natural environment and the social and technological possibilities for remedying such degradation.
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Keith Slack,
Mary-Lea Cox
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04/28/03
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Carnegie Fellow Keith Slack discusses Iraq using its oil wealth to sustain prosperity and democracy. But there are reasons to proceed with caution: Does cultivation of natural resources create wealth for the many or for the few? If for the few, how does this affect a nation’s prospects for political stability?
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Maude Barlow,
Joanne J. Myers
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12/12/02
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Many developing countries are now privatizing their water industry, and as a result many poor people cannot afford clean water and must turn to polluted water sources instead, says Barlow. "Leaving water in the hands of private companies—which are driven by commerical concerns and are not accountable to anyone—is socially and environmentally immoral."
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Nitin Desai,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/12/02
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Larger United Nations' goals such as eliminating poverty and addressing health issues are inextricably linked to environmental concerns, says Nitin Desai.
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Jeffrey Sachs,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/06/02
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Markets alone will not solve the problems of Africa and other poor parts of the world, says Sachs. "Markets will not stop mosquitoes from transmitting malaria, nor can they stop, or even diminish, the transmission of HIV/AIDS."
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Peter Singer,
Joanne J. Myers
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10/29/02
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If we agree with the notion of a global community, then we must extend our concepts of justice, fairness, and equity beyond national borders by supporting measures to decrease global warming and to increase foreign aid, argues Singer.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz,
Joanne J. Myers
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05/15/02
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There will be a strong backlash against globalization unless the international institutions that govern it become more democratic, says Stiglitz.
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Hernando de Soto,
Christian Barry
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05/08/02
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Carnegie Council's Christian Barry follows up with Hernando de Soto on
several of the issues he had raised in his Morgenthau Lecture, focusing on
questions concerning the fairness, equity, and legitimacy of de Soto's property
rights thesis.
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Christian Barry,
Nicolas de Torrenté,
Elizabeth Neuffer,
Omar Noman,
Robert L. Bach
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03/06/02
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How should nation-states and other actors balance responsibilities to mitigate unnecessary suffering worldwide with obligations to promote security and ensure justice for victims of terrorist crimes?
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Mark Malloch Brown,
Joanne J. Myers
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11/19/01
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The "real lesson of September the 11th was that states don't have the right to fail," asserts Brown. The international community should place priority on addressing the three principal reasons for state failure--democracy deficits, failing educational systems, and stagnant economies.
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Louise Fréchette
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09/20/01
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Will the "new war" on terrorism usurp resources that might otherwise have gone to causes such as the global fight on AIDS? UN official Louise Fréchette presents the case for spending $7-10 billion per year on a global AIDS prevention campaign.
Audios
Geoffrey Heal examines how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's behavior in these areas.
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Barry Herman,
Lydia Tomitova,
Jonathan Shafter
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03/31/08
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Barry Herman, Lydia Tomitova, and Jonathan Shafter of the joint Carnegie Council–New School Ethics and Debt Project present the new book, Dealing Fairly with Developing Country Debt.
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Cesare P. R. Romano,
Stephen M. Schwebel,
Daniel Terris
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03/25/08
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Who are the judges that sit on the International Court of Justice; what are the issues and challenges they face; and what is their approach to international law?
From the tsunami to Darfur, Jan Egeland has been at the frontline of many humanitarian crises, and he calls on rich nations to do more to help.
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Edward J. Lincoln,
Sam Natapoff,
Devin T. Stewart
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03/07/08
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Foreign trade policy can be an agent for political change and stronger international economic ties increase global stability, says Edward Lincoln.
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Marcus Noland,
Michele Wucker,
Devin T. Stewart
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02/05/08
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One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high tech sector in economies such as Taiwan and India. Can public policies contribute to this process?
The plight of the bottom billion is often viewed by ordinary citizens in the West as an issue too remote--and too intractable--to be solved. In reality, however, this is far from the truth. What can and should we do to improve the situation?
What are the immediate challenges being addressed by the 62nd Session of the General Assembly? And how can the UN transform shared values into individual commitment and collective action?
Kevin Gallagher finds that Mexico's post-NAFTA experience of foreign direct investment in its information technology sector, particularly in the Guadalajara region, did not result in the expected benefits.
Brian Levy discusses the dilemmas of addressing corruption in the context of development work, since the World Bank's primary mission is poverty reduction. New community-driven funding projects produce quality infrastructure and put developing countries more in the driver's seat.
Bringing capital into play is the pragmatic and profitable response to climate change, says Fulton. Governments are creating a price for carbon, explicitly through emissions trading and implicitly through taxes, subsidies, and standards.
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Nikhil Chandavarkar
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12/17/07
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Developed countries focus on mitigation and absolute emissions levels, whereas developing countries cite their low per capita emissions and their need for adaptation, technology, and finance. Negotiators must reconcile these concerns to craft a fair successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.
Is trade the best tool to achieve human rights objectives? Which human rights and for whom? Do trade agreements enhance or undermine the process? Susan Aaronson explores these questions and offers recommendations.
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Michael E. Conroy
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12/07/07
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Michael Conroy discusses how certification systems, market campaigns, and champions within corporations are driving a major shift in global corporate accountability on social and environmental issues.
Deflecting asteroids, eradicating polio, coordinating international time, mitigating climate change--Scott Barrett explains the different incentives and actors needed to supply these global public goods, where everyone benefits and none can be excluded.
Do labor abuse and outright slavery still exist in the United States? John Bowe travels from Florida to U.S.-owned Saipan to investigate modern global slave labor.
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Sebastian Mallaby
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08/30/07
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Mallaby says he is somewhat pessimistic about the World Bank's chances of survival, pointing out that its loan portfolio has been declining in response to NGO pressures.
In this 2005 talk, Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the New Millennium Project, proposes ways to end extreme poverty on the entire planet by 2025.
What do Western oil companies need to do to sustain both profits and peace?
This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
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David M. Schilling
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03/22/07
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This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
With Washington's reputation as a leader on human rights gravely damaged by abuses committed in its five-year-old "global war on terror," who will fill the vacuum?
David Shinn describes the background, perceived values, and current diplomatic and human rights issues surrounding the growing economic relationships between China and African nations.
Christian Barry sketches a theoretical framework for what an account of fair trade would look like and suggests what progressive governments might do to ensure that human rights--as far as labor standards are concerned--are fulfilled worldwide.
Andrew Kuper discusses non-state actors as part of a new balance of powers. Kuper offers alternative methods--through demonstration rather than remonstration--for dealing with problems associated with international trade.
Mathias Risse talks about how fairness issues arise around export subsidies and concludes that, from a domestic policy point of view, subsidies are similar to other ways in which states support their people.
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Edward J. Lincoln
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12/07/06
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Edward Lincoln traces and assesses trends that have made economics more important since the 1960s and the forces in business, technology, and government that have driven those trends. He also offers suggestions on how economics can advance foreign policy goals.
Sanjay Reddy offers a skeptical view on the association in economic literature of natural resource export dependence and low economic growth.
Rodin discusses how private businesses can reconcile the tensions between the stake-holder approach and the shareholder approach.
Junji Nakagawa argues in favor of greater participation and substantive fairness, including development assistance, for developing countries in trade negotiations.
David Dell explores how we can move from an economy that is based on burning fossil fuels to one that is based on an exchange of electrons or kilowatt hours that are not combustion-based.
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Michael E. Conroy
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12/07/06
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Michael Conroy argues that while the multilateral trade regime is not designed for fair, moral, or sustainable trade, global civil society has created mechanisms that are moving trade toward fairer, more sustainable bases. He describes those efforts in the realms of forestry, fisheries, and mining.
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
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12/07/06
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr focuses on human rights obligations across borders and the problem of sanctions as the instrument for human rights objectives.
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Ethan B. Kapstein
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11/01/06
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What can the international community do to build a global economy that will benefit all?
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
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10/05/06
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Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for how countries can grow without degrading the environment, and a framework for free and fair global trade.
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Nikolas K. Gvosdev
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07/18/06
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What was really accomplished at the St. Petersburg G-8 meeting? Can the G-8 really cope with the pressing issues of the day, from energy security to stemming the spread of WMD, or is it fated to end up as little more than a photo op for world leaders? Gvosdev gives his firsthand impressions.
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Christopher L. Avery,
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07/17/06
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Christopher Avery and Devin Stewart discuss the evolution of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, a group dedicated to promoting greater awareness of corporate misconduct, as well as best practices. Learn what inspired Avery to establish this innovative group and about its recent successes.
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Shashi Tharoor,
Ruth Wedgwood,
James Traub
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06/12/06
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Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood argues that "competing multilaterals" should also play a role in solving the world's problems. This witty but always deeply serious debate will give both sides of the argument food for thought.
H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson discusses recent steps forward, such as the creating of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Central Emergency Fund, and the Human Rights Council.
Lewis offers his personal, often searing, insider's account of the plight of Africa and Africans with AIDS - and the wealthy world's betrayal.
Hilts warns that the emergence of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones has put the world on the brink of a global health crisis. Yet we have more than enough technology and funds to bring about a golden age of public health. What's the missing element?
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Benjamin M. Friedman
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10/27/05
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Friedman argues that economic growth is a prerequisite for the creation of a liberal, open society. He contends that periods of robust economic growth encourage tolerance, democracy and generous public support for the poor, while economic stagnation and insecurity result in the very opposite.
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Mary Robinson,
Kemal Dervis,
Stephen Macedo,
Gideon Rose
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10/26/05
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A distinguished panel outlines the problems of growing inequality caused by globalization and proposes practical solutions.
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