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Interview Archives: Military
Tuesday March 27, 2012, 10:06 AM
The European Union
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Head of Delegation Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Kostas Kourtikakis, Ph.D., Lecturer & Research Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Proponents of unification in Europe have long argued that closer ties across national borders would lead to peace and prosperity. Certainly one part has been achieved, but there are questions about the other. Our guest will be the European Union Ambassador to the U.S., Joao Vale de Almeida. We’ll talk about the current economic crisis in the EU, the state of EU-U.S. relations, and get his thoughts on the long-term future of the EU project.
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Categories: Economics • Government • History • International Affairs • Military • Peace and Nonviolence • Politics • United Nations • Europe
Tuesday November 22, 2011, 10:06 AM
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State
William M. Arkin, Investigative Journalist; Columnist with The Washington Post
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Intelligence Services • Military • National Security
Thursday September 08, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright, 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for General Nonfiction; Staff Writer for The New Yorker; Screenwriter; Playwright; Musician
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • History • International Affairs • Military • Terrorism
Friday August 19, 2011, 11:06 AM
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Douglas Waller, Journalist and Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • Government • History • Military
Friday July 22, 2011, 10:06 AM
They Fight Like Soldiers They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
Roméo Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.C., M.S.C., C.D., Lieutenant-General The Honorable; Senator, Canadian Parliament; Canadian Armed Forces, Retired; Founder of the Child Soldiers Initiative; Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Military • Violence • War • War Crimes
Friday April 01, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq
Kirsten Holmstedt, Award-Winning Journalist
C. J. Robinson, Retired Master Sergeant, 185th Support Batalion, Iowa National Guard
Host: David Inge
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Bonus video: C. J. Robinson shares her thoughts on public perception about women in the military.
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Categories: Gender issues • Military • Veterans • War
Tuesday March 15, 2011, 11:06 AM
Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America's New Global Detention System
Jonathan Hafetz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Ethics • Foreign Policy-U.S. • Human Rights • International Affairs • Law • Military • National Security • Terrorism
Friday March 04, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Killing of Crazy Horse
Thomas Powers, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • History • United States history • Military • War
Thursday February 24, 2011, 11:06 AM
"The Long Way Home: Iraq, Afghanistan and Samlltown USA"
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., Professor of Family Studies Director, Center for Families Director, Military Family Research Institute, Purdue University
Host: David Inge
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Focus: The Long Way Home from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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Categories: Children and Parenting • Community • Family • Military
Monday January 24, 2011, 10:06 AM
Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex
James Ledbetter, Financial Journalist: Editor of Reuters.com
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Government • History • United States history • Military
