Programs

November 20, 2007 Allies at a Crossroads: Turkey and the United States The strong alliance between the United States and Turkey dates back to the early years of the Cold War. But today, new challenges threaten this longstanding partnership. Turks are frustrated by America's failure to halt attacks by the Kurdish terrorist organization, the PKK, which has been launching attacks on Turkey from bases in Northern Iraq... MORE>> November 13, 2007 Intelligence Squared U.S. Should We Welcome Undocumented Immigrants? There are now an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. What should the U.S. do with them? The nation is engaged in a heated and divisive debate, one that crosses all lines of party and ideology. MORE>> October 6, 2007 Intelligence Squared U.S. Is spreading Democracy in the Middle East a bad idea? The Bush administration has said that one of its key rationales for overthrowing Saddam Hussein was that an Iraq with a freely chosen, representative government could serve as a model for spreading democracy in the Middle East. The question was posed to experts on September 18 in an Oxford-style debate. MORE>> September 25 & 27, 2007 America Abroad: Banking on the Future America Abroad is aimed at audiences interested in an in-depth radio program that goes beyond daily coverage and provides context on the most important issues facing America and the world. MORE>> September 18, 2007 Stories from the Heart of the Land—Dreams of Paradise A five-part radio series hosted by Jay Allison that ranges across the world — from Australia to Newfoundland, Mexico to Tibet — to capture the human connection to land and landscape. MORE>>