Ranked #1
Conscience and Reportage
Conscience and Reportage
Sheri Fink, Colin Dayan, and David Palumbo-Liu discuss conscience's role in witnessing and narrating events. The panel f... Read more
13 Mar 2013
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1hr 55mins
Ranked #2
Overcoming Barriers to Conflict Resolution
Overcoming Barriers to Conflict Resolution
Panelists discuss the difficult barriers that prevent progress toward a settlement between Israelis and Palestinians and... Read more
15 Jan 2008
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Ranked #3
Faces on Energy Security
Faces on Energy Security
This panel explores how different countries and sectors have looked at energy security in varied ways and will discuss t... Read more
15 Jan 2008
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Ranked #4
The Religious Conscience in Modernity
The Religious Conscience in Modernity
Nathan Chapman, Steven Knapp, Arnold Eisen, and Nancy Ruttenberg discuss consciousness under the Secular/Religious divid... Read more
13 Mar 2013
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1hr 52mins
Ranked #5
Rapture at Depth: The Rhetoric of Enchantment in Dive Documentation
Rapture at Depth: The Rhetoric of Enchantment in Dive Documentation
Professor Margaret Cohen illuminates how the documentary narratives of 1920-1950's dive pioneers turn to a poetic imager... Read more
7 Mar 2013
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #6
The Generosity of Dante's Divine Comedy
The Generosity of Dante's Divine Comedy
Robert Harrison investigates the surprising longevity and relevance of Dante's Divine Comedy in contemporary society. He... Read more
7 Mar 2013
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #7
What Have We Learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later?
What Have We Learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later?
A panel of distinguished individuals discuss and debate the Cuban Missile Crisis from several perspectives. They describ... Read more
13 Nov 2012
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #8
The Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution and I Forgive You
The Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution and I Forgive You
Elazar Barkan gives a lecture, "Beyond Accountability: The Role of Historical Memory in Conflict Resolution," followed b... Read more
17 Aug 2012
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #9
America, Prolepsis and the 'Holy Land' and Neutralizing History and Memory in Divided Societies
America, Prolepsis and the 'Holy Land' and Neutralizing History and Memory in Divided Societies
Gregory Khalil gives a lecture, "America, Prolepsis and the 'Holy Land': Writing a Cultural History Beyond the Israeli-P... Read more
17 Aug 2012
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1hr 42mins
Ranked #10
Native Son or Indigenized Colonist? Rethinking Israeli Identity
Native Son or Indigenized Colonist? Rethinking Israeli Identity
Derek Penslap, Yael Zerubavel, and Alon Confino give lectures on Zionism and provide unique perspectives on the Israeli-... Read more
17 Aug 2012
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2hr 16mins
Ranked #11
Meeting Global Challenges in Partnership
Meeting Global Challenges in Partnership
At the end of a four-day visit to the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Stanford to discuss the impo... Read more
30 Apr 2010
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Ranked #12
Civil Islam Revisited: Prospects and Meanings of Muslim Democracy
Civil Islam Revisited: Prospects and Meanings of Muslim Democracy
Media coverage of Islam and Muslims, especially since 9/11, has featured violence and the threat of violence. In his ope... Read more
16 Sep 2008
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Ranked #13
The Failures of Identification and Response to Trafficking of Women in Eastern Europe
The Failures of Identification and Response to Trafficking of Women in Eastern Europe
Madeleine Rees, Head of the Women's Rights and Gender Unit, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rig... Read more
16 Sep 2008
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Ranked #14
The Foxy Art of Herding Dragons: How Sly Asian Leaders Pulled off Politically Difficult Economic Reforms
The Foxy Art of Herding Dragons: How Sly Asian Leaders Pulled off Politically Difficult Economic Reforms
Arroyo recounts the crafty political maneuvers used by leaders of economic reform in Asia during these pivotal eras: Ch... Read more
10 Sep 2008
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Ranked #15
Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia
Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia
In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gon... Read more
10 Sep 2008
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Ranked #16
The Evolution of Venture Capital in Japan
The Evolution of Venture Capital in Japan
This presentation focuses on the changing pattern of venture capital (VC) investments in Japan. Michael Korver addresses... Read more
12 May 2008
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Ranked #17
Kosovo: The End of Yugoslavia's Disintegration or The Spark of New Conflict?
Kosovo: The End of Yugoslavia's Disintegration or The Spark of New Conflict?
Elez Biberaj is a 27-year veteran of the Voice of America. Obrad Kesic is a Senior Partner with TSM Global Consultants, ... Read more
24 Jan 2008
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Ranked #18
The Middle East Peace Process: European-US-Greater Middle East Efforts for Progress
The Middle East Peace Process: European-US-Greater Middle East Efforts for Progress
In recent decades the Middle East's strategic architecture has changed significantly with the rise in the regional influ... Read more
24 Jan 2008
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Ranked #19
Long Way West: A Farewell to the German Question
Long Way West: A Farewell to the German Question
Heinrich August Winkler studied history, philosophy, and public law in Tubingen, Heidelberg, and Munster. He is the auth... Read more
24 Jan 2008
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Ranked #20
Autocratic Hegemons and the National Interests: Dealing with China, Iran, and Russia
Autocratic Hegemons and the National Interests: Dealing with China, Iran, and Russia
This panel explores political patterns within each country and discuss how the next U.S. administration can best deal wi... Read more
15 Jan 2008
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