The Fletcher School - Views on News

The Fletcher School - Views on News

Views and News is a podcast produced at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. The podcast is a discussion of current events with students and faculty at the school, which is a leading graduate school of international relations.

Episodes

  1. 12/03/2008

    Peter Ryan, Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems

    Peter Ryan, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Services for Sun Microsystems, discusses the recession’s impact on the technology sector as well as the role technology companies can play in furthering economic development in emerging markets. Did the tech sector’s experience with the dot com bust provide any “lessons learned” for dealing with the [...]

    1 min

  2. 06/25/2008

    Filmon Bekit Hagheray F08

    Earlier this week, the International Crisis Group released a report warning of an increased threat of violence between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Filmon gives some perspectives from the Eritrean side, and comments on recent border clashes between Eritrea and Djibouti. Finally, Filmon tells Eve some perceptions of US involvement in the Horn of Africa.

    1 min

  3. 04/14/2008

    Lisa Lynch, Professor of International Economic Affairs

    How does the current “credit crunch” in the US relate to the subprime mortgage crisis and unemployment? What mechanisms is the government using to intervene in a possible cycle of negative feedback? What are Eve’s prospects for employment after graduation in May?

    1 min

  4. 04/02/2008

    Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics

    Professor Nasr discusses the recent news in Basra with regard to Prime Minister Maliki and Moqtada al-Sadr. He also addresses recent elections in Pakistan and Iran. Are Musharraf’s days numbered? What are the implications of the conservative consolidation in Iran? Finally, Professor Nasr weighs in on who is the better interviewer: Eve or Stephen Colbert?

    1 min

  5. 03/10/2008

    Shahla F08

    Shahla discusses Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to Iraq. What was achieved? What did the visit represent? What issues still remain unresolved in Iraq-Iran relations? Finally, Shahla tells Eve who she is supporting for the 2008 US presidential election and why.

    1 min

  6. 02/28/2008

    Claire Putzeys F08

    Claire discusses the issue of children in armed conflict and her work with the NGO Catalyst for Peace. What has the Special Court achieved in convicting former child recruiters? How are former child combatants in Sierra Leone being rehabilitated and reintegrated into society?

    1 min

  7. 02/13/2008

    Kostas Lavdas, Constantine Karamanlis Associate Professor in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies

    In a roundup of recent news, Professor Lavdas comments on the Greek Prime Minister’s recent official visit to Turkey, the vote to lift the ban on headscarves in Turkish universities, and changes in Kosovo’s status.

    1 min

  8. 12/21/2007

    Jeswald Salacuse, Professor of Law

    Professor Salacuse discusses his new book, Seven Secrets for Negotiating with Government, and shares the ways that negotiating with governments is unlike any other type of negotiations.

    9 min

  9. 12/07/2007

    Major Phillip M. Zeman, Strategic Analyst, United States Marine Corps (F’07)

    Major Zeman discusses a range of issues facing the Marine Corps today, including the proposal to shift Marines from Iraq to Afghanistan, changing dynamics within Iraq, and the role of the Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, as it affects US-Turkish relations.

    25 min

  10. 11/02/2007

    Stephen Grey, journalist and author, “Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program”

    Eve interviews Stephen Grey, winner of the 2007 Overseas Press Club of America’s Dine award for best international reporting on human rights in any medium, about his book and upcoming PBS documentary (http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/rendition701/). What was the rendition program designed to achieve? What is it actually achieving? For more information about Ghost Plane: http://ghostplane.net/

    11 min
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Views and News is a podcast produced at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. The podcast is a discussion of current events with students and faculty at the school, which is a leading graduate school of international relations.

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  • Creator
    The Fletcher School - Views on News
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2008
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Copyright © The Fletcher School - Views on News 2010
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