Politics Highlights

Descent into Chaos US Policy and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia with distinguished speaker Ahmed Rashid. In this video Rashid reflects upon a US victory in Pakistan.

Prime Minister John Howard offers insights into Australia's own "special relationship" with the United States beginning with why Australia's participation in the Iraq war was in his nation's best interest. Here, PM Howard discusses governments overspending on stimulus.

Descent into Chaos US Policy and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia with distinguished speaker Ahmed Rashid.

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 60th anniversary, events in the Balkans, Sudan and Myanmar continue to challenge its idealism, while raising new questions about the prospects for humanitarian interventions.Do human rights transcend national borders and customs? Is the definition of human rights changing?

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 60th anniversary, events in the Balkans, Sudan and Myanmar continue to challenge its idealism, while raising new questions about the prospects for humanitarian interventions.Do human rights transcend national borders and customs? Is the definition of human rights changing?

Recent innovations in science and technology have provided human rights advocates, journalists, and scientists with new tools to expose war crimes and other serious violations of human rights and to disseminate this information in real time throughout the world.The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley is pleased to showcase these recent developments and push new frontiers of applied research. In this video Alex Quinn suggests that role playing games can lead to sympathizing and human rights.

Recent innovations in science and technology have provided human rights advocates, journalists, and scientists with new tools to expose war crimes and other serious violations of human rights and to disseminate this information in real time throughout the world.The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley is pleased to showcase these recent developments and push new frontiers of applied research. In this video Peggy Weil shows a demonstration of an avatar in a Second Life Guantanamo.

Ellen S. Miller is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based, non-partisan non-profit dedicated to using the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency. Here, Miller discusses how to make corporate date digestible.

As a work-life columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine and as a writer, with her husband and former GE CEO Jack Welch, of "The Welch Way" column in BusinessWeek, Suzy Welch has developed a simple and yet incredibly helpful life-management tool she contends will cut through the noise and provides clarity for answering all of our work and life dilemmas. Join this powerhouse couple for a discussion of how to put their principles to work in reclaiming your lives at home, in love and at work.

As a work-life columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine and as a writer, with her husband and former GE CEO Jack Welch, of "The Welch Way" column in BusinessWeek, Suzy Welch has developed a simple and yet incredibly helpful life-management tool she contends will cut through the noise and provides clarity for answering all of our work and life dilemmas. In this video they give constructive advice to college grads entering the beaten market.

Prime Minister John Howard offers insights into Australia's own "special relationship" with the United States beginning with why Australia's participation in the Iraq war was in his nation's best interest. Here, PM Howard discusses the legacy of Thatcher and Reagan and effects on the world today.

As a work-life columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine and as a writer, with her husband and former GE CEO Jack Welch, of "The Welch Way" column in BusinessWeek, Suzy Welch has developed a simple and yet incredibly helpful life-management tool she contends will cut through the noise and provides clarity for answering all of our work and life dilemmas. In this video Welch reflects on the American economy today.

The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women's clothing today. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike and is the focus of much debate in the confrontation between Islam and the West. Nowhere has this debate been more acute or complex than in France. Here, Bronwyn Winter discusses the concept of the hijab in Islam.

In Australia recently as a guest of the Centre for Independent Studies, PJ O'Ropurke used this talk at the National Press club to deliver a scattergun critique of conservatism. During the Q&A session he answers questions about gun control, the GFC and his personal drug use.

In Australia recently as a guest of the Centre for Independent Studies, PJ O'Ropurke used this talk at the National Press club to deliver a scattergun critique of conservatism. During the Q&A session he answers questions about gun control, the GFC and his personal drug use.