Targeting terror
The war on terror requires greater cooperation among countries and a deeper understanding of terrorism’s causes and manifestations. This program spotlights five nations caught in the crosshairs to examine regional history, terror-related issues, a...
Global exchange: free trade and protectionism
Did protectionist tariffs initiate the Great Depression? Will free trade across international borders benefit all countries involved, or create winners and losers? Is there any middle ground in the globalization debate? This program surveys the hist...
Fundamentalist fervor
Religious fundamentalism underpins some of the world’s most intractable political problems as members of fundamentalist groups seek to influence both domestic and international policy. After identifying general hallmarks of fundamentalist belief, ...
Baked Alaska
"The weather really changed", says Eleanor Sam, plucking feathers from a goose. "When we were children we wore thick fur. We don't wear clothes like that any more..."
Temperatures in Alaska are rising ten times faster than in the rest of the world. ...
Global capital market: risks and rewards
What are the mechanisms that drive international finance? Does worldwide capital mobility destabilize the global economy? Do the benefits to investors outweigh the potential for monetary crises? This program illustrates the flow of international cap...
Women's rights: raising the glass ceiling
Despite the progress of the international women’s movement in exposing and correcting human rights abuses against females, in many countries women are still fighting to attain the most basic of civil liberties. This program contextualizes that str...
Economic Development: A Global Challenge
How is the economic progress of a country or a region measured? What causes underdevelopment and poverty? Will the struggling nations of the world ever "catch up" with the wealthy ones? This program studies various methods for calculating economic p...
Globalization at a Crossroads
To some, the term "globalization" means ruthless exploitation by corporations; to others, it means bringing economic development to all the peoples of the world. This program explains key principles at the core of global economics and takes a histor...