Audio
July 2013
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9 Jul 2013
The Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
In this audio presentation, Jakkie Cilliers, who is Executive Director of the ISS, gives his views on why, in spite of rapid economic growth and general improvements in human development, the risk of instability and conflict in Africa is likely to pe... More on «The Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa » -
8 Jul 2013
Hassan Wirajuda on Indonesia’s Foreign Policy
Publisher: International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
In this audio presentation, the former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Hassan Wirajuda, outlines the thinking behind Jakarta's current 'free and active' foreign policy (known as 'bebas aktif'); how the policy is shaping its relationships with the US, ... More on «Hassan Wirajuda on Indonesia’s Foreign Policy»
June 2013
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25 Jun 2013
North Korea and its Neighbours
Publisher: Chatham House
The panel explores the implications of the growing tension on the Korean peninsula for Northeast Asian security, by examining reactions from China, Japan and South Korea. More on «North Korea and its Neighbours» -
25 Jun 2013
Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
In this audio presentation, Suzan Johnson Cook, who is Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State, and Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, broadly discuss the issue of religious tol... More on «Religious Tolerance at Home and Abroad» -
21 Jun 2013
Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference
Publisher: University of Oxford
In this audio presentation, the University of Chicago's Martha Nussbaum discusses how states can coexist with religious diversity. More on «Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference» -
19 Jun 2013
The Geopolitics of Free Trade in Northeast Asia
Publisher: International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
In this podcast, Yves Tiberghien examines the competition between and underlying geopolitics of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and other important free trade initiatives in Northeast Asia. More on «The Geopolitics of Free Trade in Northeast Asia» -
19 Jun 2013
Overview of Religious Radicalism and the Terrorist Threat in Senegal
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
In this audio presentation, Dr Bakary Sambe, who is a lecturer and researcher at the Center for Religious Studies at the University Gaston Berger of Saint-Louis, discusses the possibility of radical religious movements in Senegal becoming more violen... More on «Overview of Religious Radicalism and the Terrorist Threat in Senegal» -
18 Jun 2013
Using Religion to Justify Violence
Publisher: University of Oxford
In this audio presentation, Steve Clarke, who is from the Oxford Martin School's Institute for Science and Ethics, explores the relationship between religion and violence, with a particular emphasis on the primacy of the afterlife as a way to justify... More on «Using Religion to Justify Violence» -
10 Jun 2013
'New Wars' and the Horn of Africa
Publisher: University of Oxford
In this audio presentation, the University of Reading's Professor Peter Woodward talks about past and current conflicts in the Horn of Africa, along with the West's responses to them. More on «'New Wars' and the Horn of Africa» -
6 Jun 2013
Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Publisher: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
In this audio presentation, Joseph Nye, who is a University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, focuses his attention on a general question -- do the individual attributes and performance of a leader matter or i... More on «Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era»
