We’d guess there are few more qualified to talk about American power and the problem with peace than former Ambassador Frederick Barton. He has conflict management experience in over 40 crisis zones — Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria, Turkey and more. Name a hotspot and he’s been there. Rick Barton served as first Assistant Secretary of State […]
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Ep. 87 Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright served as the 64th U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. In this episode of the Policy 360 podcast, she joins Sanford School of Public Policy Dean Judith Kelley to discuss the rise of fascism around the world, concerns about President Trump and the fragility of democracy “I’ve been saying two words […]
Ep. 46 How GDP Came to Rule the World
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has become the universal yardstick of progress. GDP judges the value of goods and services produced inside a country’s borders. But the number has a big problem: it only judges output. More car production for example, would seem on the surface as a success, but at what cost? Dirk Philipsen’s book […]
Ep. 35: Wicked Problems
Colin Kahl, former National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden and Deputy Assistant to President Obama, spoke at the Sanford School Wednesday about his experience working in foreign policy and his expectations of the Trump administration. Sanford School @ Duke · Wicked Problems During his visit, Kahl recorded an episode of Policy 360 with Sanford’s […]