Worldview—November 30, 2004 |
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Iran—IAEA Resolution on Nuclear Program
Mark Gwozdecky—Chief Spokesperson, International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is strongly urging Iran to give it prompt access to nuclear testing sites and personnel in order to assist in fully understanding the extent and nature of Iran's nuclear enrichment program. |
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Ukraine—Political Update
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern—Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
Turmoil over the presidential runoff continues to escalate, with supporters of the opposition leader breaking off talks with the government and Parliament adjourning a special session on the disputed results. |
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Worldview—November 29, 2004 |
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Ukraine—Supreme Court Hears Opposition Arguments
Natalie Jaresko—President and CEO, Western NIS Enterprise Fund
Is the court's involvement in the controversial presidential election good news or bad news for the opposition candidate, Viktor Yushenko? We talk with Chicago native Natalie Jaresko, who runs a venture capitalist company in Kiev. |
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Ukraine—What Does Political Standoff Mean for Russia?
Marshall Goldman—Professor of Russian Economics, Emeritus, Wellesley College; Associate Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin's open support of Ukrainian prime minister Viktor Yanukovych looks like a miscalculation. Russia expert Marshall Goldman joins us to discuss Putin's strategic vision for the region.
Goldman is author of The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry. |
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Worldview—November 26, 2004Preempted for Special Programming |
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Worldview—November 25, 2004Preempted for Special Programming |
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Worldview—November 24, 2004 |
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Ukraine—Election Results Certified, U.S. Response
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern—Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
We discuss the controversial Ukrainian presidential runoff with Northwestern University professor Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern. He's originally from Ukraine, and his parents have been participating in mass protests against the election results in Kiev. |
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Empowering Women through Project Kesher—The Beginnings
Sallie Gratch—Founder, Project Kesher
Project Kesher is one of the largest women's advocacy and human rights organizations in the independent states of the former Soviet Union. And it was founded by north suburban Evanston resident, Sallie Gratch.
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Project Kesher
Stop Violence Against Women—Amnesty International
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Empowering Women through Project Kesher—Moving Forward
Tanya Molodtseva—Outreach Coordinator, Project Kesher, Russia
Svetlana Yakimenko—Director, Project Kesher, Russia
Two Russian women tell us about their experiences with Project Kesher. The international women's organization works to empower Jewish women in the former Soviet Union to address social issues in their communities. |
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Worldview—November 23, 2004 |
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Ukraine—Chicago Protest of Election Results
Orest Baranyk—President, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Illinois Division
Western observers are denouncing the Ukrainian presidential runoff election as seriously flawed. Many Ukrainian Americans living in the Chicago area voted in the contest, and they're equally upset at the results. |
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Ukraine—Presidential Election Disputed, Part One
Anders Aslund—Director, Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The government-supported candidate was said to have won a 49–46 victory in the runoff, but exit polls—as well as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who've taken to the streets in protest—indicate differently. |
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Ukraine—Presidential Election Disputed, Part Two
Dominique Arel—Chair, Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa |
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Sudan—Resolution Needed in Darfur
John Heffernan—Investigator, Physicians for Human Rights
What is the international community accomplishing in Darfur? We talk with John Heffernan with the organization, Physicians for Human Rights. |
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Worldview—November 22, 2004 |
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Global Activism Story Update: Backpack Nation—Adam Carter
Adam Carter—Former Ambassador, Backpack Nation
When we first talked with Adam Carter, he was getting ready to go to Brazil to address the plight of the country's street children as an ambassador for Backpack Nation. He joins us now to tell us about his goodwill journey.
Carter is a freelance writer, global traveler, and beer vendor at Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.
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Backpack Nation
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Brazil—Fighting Police Violence and Corruption
Valdenia Paulino—Lawyer and Coordinator, Sapopemba Center for Human Rights
The Sao Paulo suburb of Sapopemba has one of the highest rates of violence and unemployment in South America. One of the problems is that community members are more afraid of the police than of drug traffickers who run the favellas, or shantytowns.
Guest Valdenia Paulino's remarks are interpreted by Marco Tavanti, associate director of the Vincent DePaul Leadership Project at DePaul University. |
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Worldview—November 19, 2004 |
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Iran Agrees to End Nuclear Weapons Program
Joe Cirincione—Senior Associate and Director, Non-Proliferation Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In a deal reached with the Europeans, Iran has agreed to suspend all work related to uranium enrichment. But the Bush administration doesn't trust that the Iranians will keep their word.
Guest Joe Cirincione is author of Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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Worldview—November 18, 2004 |
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Global Activism Story: Rural Development in India
Sujit Sinha—Cofounder, Swanirvar
As part of our ongoing series of conversations with people who are trying to improve the world through small-scale efforts, we talk with Sujit Sinha about Swanirvar, the organization he founded in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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U.S. Supreme Court and International Law
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
In a case brought by Mexico against the United States, the International Court of Justice at the Hague has ruled against the U.S. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel reviews the implications of the decision.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Worldview—November 17, 2004 |
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Climate Change Report and the Politics Behind the Science
Steven Sawyer—International Climate Policy Advisor, Greenpeace
Temperatures in the Arctic are increasing twice as quickly as the global average. That's according to the “Arctic Climate Impact Assessment,” a four-and-a-half-year study conducted by a team of 300 scientists from around the world.
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Climate Change—Scientific Realities of Global Warming
James McCarthy—Professor of Biological Oceanography, Harvard University
We discuss findings in the “Arctic Climate Impact Assessment” with Harvard professor James McCarthy. He's impressed by the initiative some businesses have taken to combat global warming. |
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Worldview—November 16, 2004 |
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The Future of U.S.-European Relations
Timothy Garton Ash—Director, European Studies Centre; St. Anthony's College, Oxford University
Internationally-acclaimed historian Timothy Garton Ash, an expert on European history since 1945, joins us to talk about his book, Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West (Random House, 2004). |
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Worldview—November 15, 2004 |
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Africa and U.S. Foreign Policy
Howard French—Former West and Central Africa Bureau Chief, New York Times
A conversation with veteran New York Times reporter Howard French about the crisis in Darfur, the origins of the war in Congo, and his book, A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa (Knopf, 2004) |
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Worldview—November 12, 2004 |
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Middle East—Bush and Blair Discuss Peace Prospects
The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat raises many questions about the Middle East peace process. We hear excerpts from a joint press conference at which President George W. Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair address the situation. |
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Attorney General Nominee, Yasser Arafat, and Iraq
Cherif Bassiouni—Professor of Law, DePaul University
President Bush has nominated White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales to be U.S. attorney general. Gonzales is known for authorizing a 2002 memo arguing that the Geneva Conventions didn't apply to the war in Afghanistan. |
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Worldview—November 11, 2004 |
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Global Activism Story: HIV/AIDS Delegation Visits Kenya
Peter McLoyd—Wheaton, Illinois, Resident
Brad Ogilvie—Director, Canticle Ministries
We talk with two Chicago-area men living with HIV/AIDS who traveled to Kenya as part of a group trying to help tackle the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
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Canticle Ministries |
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Worldview—November 10, 2004 |
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Sudan—Darfur Peace Accords Signed
Jemera Rone—Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch, Africa Division
The Sudanese government accepted a no-fly zone over Darfur as well as a complete flow of humanitarian aid to the region, but the violence continued, with Sudanese security forces storming a refugee camp in the area. |
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Ruling on U.S. Military Tribunals
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
A federal court has ruled against the use of military tribunals for prisoners at Guantanamo, but human rights commentator Doug Cassel says that's only a first step in reevaluating U.S. detainment policy.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Macedonia—Minority Rights and Name Change
Kevin Lampe—Vice President, Kurth Lampe Public Relations and Political Consulting
A referendum to repeal the rights of ethnic Albanians was defeated partly due to low voter turnout. Kevin Lampe, who was part of a U.S. state department delegation to Macedonia, joins us to discuss prospects for multi-ethnic peace in the country. |
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Worldview—November 9, 2004 |
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Middle East—Yasser Arafat Near Death
Rashid Khalidi—Edward Said Chair of Arab Studies and Director, Middle East Institute; Columbia University
Arafat has dominated the Palestinian movement since the 1960s. Does he also personify the Palestinian identity? We talk with Rashid Khalidi, author of a book titled, Palestinian Identity.
Khalidi is also author of Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East. |
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Middle East—Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Women Speak Out for Peace
Marianne Albina—Participant, “Jerusalem Women Speak”
Hidaya Said Najmi—Participant, “Jerusalem Women Speak”
Gila Svirsky—Participant, “Jerusalem Women Speak”
The program “Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision” brings together one Muslim, one Christian, and one Jewish woman from Jerusalem to talk with American audiences about their fears and hopes for peace in the Middle East.
Our three guests participated in the Fall 2004 tour, visiting 10 U.S. cities in 16 days. Learn more about the Partners for Peace program, “Jerusalem Women Speak.” |
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Middle East—“Jerusalem Women” Participant Evicted
Hidaya Said Najmi—Participant, “Jerusalem Women Speak”
When she returned home to Jenin, “Jerusalem Women Speak” participant Hidaya Said Najmi found her home unexpectedly occupied by Israeli defense forces, who stayed for six days. She tells us about her experience. |
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Worldview—November 8, 2004 |
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Iraq—Fallujah Siege Begins at Hospital
Patrick Graham—Journalist
Operation Phantom Fury is the official name of the U.S.-led offensive on Fallujah, which is intended to quell a rebel insurgency and to prepare both the city and the country for democratic elections in 2005.
Guest Patrick Graham is a Canadian freelance journalist. His article, “Beyond Fallujah: A Year with the Iraqi Resistance,” appeared in the June 2004 issue of Harper's Magazine. |
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Cote d'Ivoire—Civil Unrest Jeopardizes Regional Security
Christopher Fomunyoh—Senior Associate for Africa, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
After the Cote d'Ivoire government broke a cease-fire and bombed rebels in the northern part of the country—killing nine French peacekeepers and one American aid worker—French troops responded by eradicating the Cote d'Ivoire air force. |
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Global Activism Story Update: Share Your Soles
Mona Purdy—Founder, Share Your Soles
In 1999, Mona Purdy founded Share Your Soles to collect shoes for needy children around the world. Fresh from visiting Peru, Haiti, and the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations in South Dakota, Purdy stopped by to update us on her efforts.
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Worldview—November 5, 2004 |
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Iraq—Coalition Forces Prepare to Take Fallujah
Shibley Telhami—Professor for Peace and Devlopment, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
Shibley Telhami discusses the potential consequences of a Fallujah invasion. |
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Past and Present Treatment of Political Prisoners
Sean McConville—Professor, School of Law, University of London, Queen Mary College
The Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib prision scandals made the proper treatment of U.S. prisioners a front page story. Sean McConville gives a historical perspective on how treatment issues can backfire on a jailer.
Sean McConville speaks about the political prisioner on November 7, 2004 at the Chicago Humanities Festival, Alliance Francaise de Chicago, 54 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago. |
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Inter-communal Violence in India
Rakesh Sharma—Director, Final Solution
The documentary film Final Solution explores the root causes of the Gujarat riots of 2002. We hear from the director, Rakesh Sharma about why he made the film.
Filnal Solution screens on November 5, 2004, University of Illinois at Chicago, Behavioral Sciences Building, Room #250, 1007 West. Harrison Street, Chicago.
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Film: Enduring Love
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
British filmmaker Roger Mitchell looks at the complexities of being in love. Milos Stehlik reflects on the film.
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Worldview—November 4, 2004
International Reaction to President Bush's Reelection |
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Almost every nation in the world feels that it has a significant stake in the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. On this edition of the program, we sample reaction from seven regions around the globe. To hear related stories, visit Chicago Public Radio's 2004 Election Coverage Audio Library >> |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—France
Dominique Moisi—Deputy Director, French Institute for International Relations |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—Latin America
Carlos de la Torre—Director of Political Studies, FLACSO |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—Russia
Andrew Jack—Russia Correspondent, Financial Times
Guest Andrew Jack is author of Inside Putin's Russia: How Can There Be Reform without Democracy? |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—Canada
Anthony Wilson Smith—Editor, MacLean's |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—Middle East
Shibley Telhami—Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace and Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Guest Shibley Telhami is author of The Stakes: America in the Middle East: The Consequences of Power and the Choice for Peace. |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—U.K.
Sean McConville—Professor of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London
Guest Sean McConville is author of Irish Political Prisoners, 1848-1922: Theatres of War. |
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Bush Reelection Reaction—India
Rakesh Sharma—Filmmaker |
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U.S. Commitment to Ending Torture
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
In his regular human rights commentary, Doug Cassel outlines the 12 steps the United States must take to prevent future prisoner abuse.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Worldview—November 3, 2004
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Worldview—November 2, 2004 |
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Iraq—Coalition Forces Prepare to Take Fallujah
Adeed Dawisha—Professor of Political Science, Miami University of Ohio
Interim Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi says U.S. and Iraqi forces are prepared to unleash an assault on the city of Fallujah if it doesn't hand over insurgents. |
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Osama bin Laden Video
Joseph Kechichian—Visiting Fellow, Pepperdine University
In addition to explaining his strategy against the U.S., bin Laden directly addresses the American people, urging them to take control over their foreign policy.
Guest Joseph Kechichian is author of Succession in Saudi Arabia. |
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Worldview—November 1, 2004 |
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On the eve of the 2004 general election, we get six perspectives on what's at stake for U.S. foreign policy in the 2004 Presidential contest. To hear related stories, visit Chicago Public Radio's 2004 Election Coverage Audio Library >> |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Asia
Shelly Rigger—Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College
Guest Shelly Rigger is author of From Opposition to Power: Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party. |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Discourse on Foreign Policy
John Hulsman—Research Fellow in Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Russia
Marshall Goldman—Professor of Russian Economics, Emeritus, Wellesley College; Associate Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Guest Marshall Goldman is author of The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry. |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Our Post-9/11 World
Michael King—Member, National Advisory Board; Project 21, National Center for Public Policy Research |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Korean Peninsula
Bruce Cumings—Professor of History, University of Chicago
Guest Bruce Cumings is author of North Korea: Another Country. |
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U.S. Presidential Election and Foreign Policy—Africa
Salih Booker—Executive Director, Africa Action |
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