Kenneth Waltz (1924-2013)
May 14, 2013 § Leave a Comment
The great scholar Kenneth Waltz has recently passed away. Waltz is famous for writing Man, The State, and War, a classic of International Relations, which is number one in Stephen Walt’s top ten IR books list and made the List Muse top 100 nonfiction books list. More recently he wrote an article on Why Iran Should Get The Bomb, and spoke on Israel and the US. In the following hour-long interview, Waltz describes his life and work in detail.
The Rise of the West
May 12, 2013 § Leave a Comment
William H. McNeill talks about the study of history and how he came to write The Rise of the West.
A.J.P. Taylor: How Wars Begin, and How Wars End
April 25, 2013 § Leave a Comment
Historian A.J.P. Taylor, author of the famous and controversial Origins of the Second World War, gives a series of talks for the BBC on the causes of war, titled How Wars Begin; and for Channel 4 on How Wars End.
How Wars Begin
Israel: Morality and History, Arnold J. Toynbee
April 25, 2013 § Leave a Comment
In a public debate in Montreal, the famous historian Professor Arnold Toynbee defends his positions on Israel, from an Israeli diplomat, Dr. Yaacov Herzog, who unfortunately also chairs the meeting.
The debate was held on January 31, 1961 at the Bnei Brith Hillel House at McGill University, before an audience of students, faculty and news reporters.
Jose Saramago: A Life of Resistance
April 24, 2013 § 2 Comments
Jose Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is here interviewed by the BBC in a Profile episode titled Jose Saramago: A Life of Resistance.
“His novels are an instrument of our liberty. A liberty that includes the right to resist conformity, to resist being sold a life at the price of our humanity; put it another way, to resist barbarism. Always remembering that the point of resistance isn’t to win, but to outlast the opposition.”
Syria: Across the Lines | Dispatches | Channel 4
April 19, 2013 § 1 Comment
If the film is blocked in your region try here.
Syria: Across the Line, Channel 4 Dispatches: Olly Lambert has spent weeks living deep inside Syrian territory – with both government and opposition supporters – to explore how the two-year-old conflict is tearing communities apart.
Desmond Tutu: Not going quietly
April 18, 2013 § Leave a Comment
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the famous Nobel laureate, and one of the world’s most respected church leaders, was a central figure in ensuring an end to white minority rule in South Africa.
Kenneth Waltz on Israel and the US
April 16, 2013 § Leave a Comment
Kenneth Waltz, one of the leading figures in International Relations, on Israel and the US, at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Joseph Stiglitz: The Costs of Inequality
April 16, 2013 § Leave a Comment
Joseph Stiglitz lecturing for TED on The Costs of Inequality.
What next for Venezuela?
April 16, 2013 § Leave a Comment
Following his election victory, Nicolas Maduro is expected to be sworn in as president of venezuela later this week.
However, those expecting a repeat of the easy win Hugo Chavez enjoyed last October were left shocked after official results gave Maduro only a slender margin of victory.In keeping with the tone of an often bitter election campaign, the loser, Henrique Capriles, has called the win “illegitimate”. He also demanded a full recount, something to which Maduro has agreed.Nevertheless, the narrowness of Maduro’s win – even once confirmed – will raise questions about his leadership.
