Great Decisions Television Series 2008

Exiting Iraq: Deadline for Democracy

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

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. (GDTV 2008, Full episode)

Reexamining Russia

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:00:21 -0700

Critics of Russia claim the Kremlin is centralizing power and distorting democracy. Are such charges justified, aqnd what should the world expect in the post-Putin era?

The European Union at Fifty

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:20:10 -0800

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? (GDTV 2008, Full Episode)

Out of Balance: U.S. China Trade

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:59:10 -0800

Recent product safety scares have thrown the spotlight on the enormous role China plays in supplying products to the U.S. Could the large and growing trade imbalance with China have an adverse effect on the U.S. economy? What role does the underv...

The Latin American Left

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:10:21 -0700

Though oil-rich Venezuela's radical President Hugo Chavez continues to agitate American policymakers, can economic growth and social reform in Brazil and Chile offer a new model for the region?

Dangerous Dialogue: Talking to the Enemy

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:55:30 -0700

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?

Philanthropy and the Rise of Global Giving

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:58:02 -0800

Billionaire Warren Buffet's June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than...

Waning War Machine? The State of the U.S. Military

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:06:33 -0700

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?