PBS's Great Decisions series with Gen. Clark
Submitted by kaflinn on April 29, 2008 - 12:57pm.
If you missed the first few, you can watch them online. Check the liks below for the one "Watch Full Shows" --Kelly
Great Decisions Television Series
Now in its 22nd season, the Great Decisions Television Series is the longest running television program devoted solely to international affairs and foreign policy, now airing in High Definition. The Great Decisions Television Series is an eight show series that is broadcast each year on PBS stations nationwide. Each show brings together experts on a specific topic, in order to examine all sides of a foreign policy issue, and are hosted by Ralph Begleiter, former world affairs correspondent for CNN.
Great Decisions Television Promo:
2008 Lineup
Exiting Iraq: Deadline for Democracy
As bombs and bloodshed continue to dominate news in Iraq, the U.S. commitment continues with no end in sight. Some of the best minds in Washington and Baghdad examine the way forward.
Guests:
Michael Meese, Colonel, U.S. Army, Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq
Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
Featuring:
Lee Hamilton, President, Woodrow Wilson Center, Co-Chair, Iraq Study Group
General Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
General Barry McCaffrey (ret.), Chairman, McCaffrey Associates
It's the world's largest economy, but fiercely shuns the use of force to project power. Fifty years after its creation in the aftermath of World War II, has the European Union finally reached "superpower" status?
Guests:
T.R. Reid, Author, "The United States of Europe: The New Superpower"
Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Featuring:
John Bruton, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Strobe Talbott, President, The Brookings Institution
General Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
Dangerous Dialog: Talking with the Enemy
Iran. North Korea. Hamas. The U.S. has no shortage of enemies worldwide. Should American diplomats engage with the enemy in an age of terrorism and nuclear proliferation?
Guests:
John Whitehead, former Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Donald Gregg, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Chairman, Korea Society
Featuring:
Lee Hamilton, President, Woodrow Wilson Center, Co-Chair, Iraq Study Group
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Critics of Russia claim the Kremlin is centralizing power and distorting democracy. Are such charges justified, and what should the world expect in the post-Putin era?
Guests:
Dimitri Simes, President, The Nixon Center
Steven Sestanovich, Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Featuring:
Strobe Talbott, President, The Brookings Institution
General Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
John Bruton, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Waning War Machine? The State of the U.S. Military
Counterterrorism. Reconstruction. Nation-building. Are America's armed forces prepared to fight today's battles and simultaneously protect the homeland, or is the U.S. military dangerously overstretched?
Guests:
Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Thomas Donnelly, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Featuring:
General Wesley Clark (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
General Barry McCaffrey (ret.), Chairman, McCaffrey Associates
Though oil-rich Venezuela's radical President Hugo Chavez continues to agitate American policymakers, strong economic performances in Brazil and Chile are causing many to rethink relations with the region.
Guests:
Jorge Castaneda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico
Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
Featuring:
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States
Mariano Fernandez, Ambassador of Chile to the United States
Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the United States
Out of Balance: U.S.-China Trade
When Chinese President Hu Jintao came to the U.S., his agenda placed visits to Microsoft and Boeing ahead of a trip to the White House. Where do trade relations between the U.S. and China stand today?
Guests:
Carla Hills, former U.S. Trade Representative
David Lampton, Professor of China Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Featuring:
Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Philanthropy and the Rise of Global Giving
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and a slew of celebrities have given billions towards alleviating poverty and improving health conditions the world over. But do such efforts provide more than good publicity?
Guests:
Carol Adelman, Director of the Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute
Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, United Nations Foundation
Featuring:
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
for posting this, Kelly.
I think ordering this on DVD might be the best bet. Trying to find out when things are on PBS is like finding a needle in a haystack. And then, most always, they are on at the oddest hours.
I'd really like to watch these....but at my own leisure be might be best.
Thanks again. :)