Lectures tagged "Iraq"

Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas E. Ricks
February 1, 2010
00:45:21
Washington Post correspondent Thomas E. Ricks discusses his newly in paperback exploration of the Iraq war, The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.
The Changing Role of News in the US and the World
Julia Wallace
November 17, 2009
00:22:08
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Julia Wallace discusses trends in the local and global news media businesses today.
Future of Islam
Ali A. Allawi
April 27, 2009
01:22:59
Ali Allawi, former Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government, discusses his new book, The Crisis of Islamic Civilization, with National Public Radio correspondent Corey Flintoff.
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How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
Peter W. Galbraith
November 11, 2008
01:14:02
Peter W. Galbraith describes the storm our next president will inherit in his latest book, Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies.
Destabilizing and Re-stabilizing Iraq and Afghanistan
Noah Feldman
October 30, 2008
00:23:45
Noah Feldman, a former constitutional advisor to the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority, identifies a radical shift in American foreign policy following the attacks of September 11th, and talks about how we might go about re-stabilizing a destabilized state.
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Dexter Filkins: The Forever War
Dexter Filkins
October 2, 2008
01:01:45
War correspondent Dexter Filkins discusses his new book, The Forever War. It is a collection of the author's work for The New York Times, covering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since 1998.
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Niall Ferguson on the American "Empire"
Niall Ferguson
July 23, 2008
00:15:30
The Scottish historian Niall Ferguson is, in some ways, the Russell Crowe of the academic world: charismatic, unconventional, and definitely controversial. He's also a big fan of the British Empire — and wants the United States to follow in its footsteps.
War Journal
Richard Engel
June 5, 2008
01:08:31
Richard Engel, NBC News' Middle East bureau chief, discusses his book, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq. The book offers an unvarnished account of his reporting efforts. This event was co-sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book.