Lectures tagged "Middle East"

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.
Rabih Alameddine: The Hakawati
Rabih Alameddine
October 7, 2009
00:54:55
Novelist Rabih Alameddine reads from The Hakawati, a framed narrative in the tradition of A Thousand and One Nights and The Canterbury Tales.
The Iranian Threat: What the Future Holds for Israel
Eran Lerman
June 16, 2009
01:03:55
The American Jewish Committee's (AJC) Director of the Israel/Middle East office Eran Lerman discusses that nation's perceived threats and future political challenges.
Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
Paul Fitzgerald
February 4, 2009
01:11:13
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould, authors of Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story address Afghan policy choices facing President Obama.
An Israeli-Syrian Peace: The Syrian View
Imad Moustapha
December 16, 2008
01:06:30
In the first of two discussions at The Istanbul Center of Atlanta, Imad Moustapha, Syria's ambassador to the US, publicly addresses the issue of reaching a peace between his country and Israel. Dr.
Jimmy Carter: Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter
February 22, 2007
01:20:47
On the heels of President Carter's latest book Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid, he and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright provide provocative insight on the on the disputed terri
Great Decisions: The US in the Middle East
John Kelly
January 25, 2007
01:22:12
John Kelly draws on his vast experience in diplomatic posts and with the State Department to provide background on the situation in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon and explore US options for the future.
Joseph Stiglitz: Globalization and Its Discontents
Joseph E. Stiglitz
September 18, 2003
01:44:07
Hear Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize-winner and former senior vice president of the World Bank, critique the World Bank, globalism, and recent events, including the war with Iraq and the Middle East crisis.