Yale World Fellow on Creating a “Thinking EU”

Yale World Fellow on Creating a “Thinking EU”

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As the map and political realities continue to change in Europe, the European Stability Initiative (ESI) provides policy makers with research that helps them understand evolving situations. ESI has been especially active in the Balkans, Turkey, and the Caucausus for the purpose of promoting peace and economic and political stability. Verena Knaus, an ESI founder, talks about Kosovo’s bid for independence. She is currently a World Fellow at Yale.

Yale World Fellow on US-Middle East Relations

Yale World Fellow on US-Middle East Relations

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Ashraf Swelam, a World Fellow at Yale University, recalls his role as an Egyptian diplomat in Washington in the days following the September 11 attacks. He talks about the critical mutual interests of the US and Egypt, challenges to the relationship and the broader question of peace in the Middle East.

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Richard Sennett and Gus Speth

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Richard Sennett and Gus Speth

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In Episode 13, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Richard Sennett, winner of the 2006 Hegel Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences, about the art of craftsmanship; and (2) Gus Speth, Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, about how the free market system will need to adjust in the face of serious environmental changes.

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and Russell Korobkin

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and Russell Korobkin

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In Episode 10, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones about the earliest beginnings of the bureau, their current fights with organized crime, and the war on terror, and with (2) Russell Korobkin about the current and future legal issues surrounding stem cell therapy.

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, A.K. Sandoval-Strausz and Claudia Nahson

A Conversation with Chris Gondek, A.K. Sandoval-Strausz and Claudia Nahson

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In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker.

A conversation with Chris Gondek, Trita Parsi and James Prosek

A conversation with Chris Gondek, Trita Parsi and James Prosek

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In Episode 9, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Trita Parsi about his behind-the scenes revelations about events in the Middle East and the geopolitical competition between Israel, Iran, and the United States, and with (2) James Prosek, author, watercolorist, and musician about the Yale Anglers’ Journal tenth anniversary as well as its rise as one of world’s premier literary journals devoted to the sport.