Why the Piano is a Political Prop in China
Art, culture, and politics are closely linked in China, and until the mid-1960s Cultural Revolution government officials viewed Western classical music as an unwelcome outsider.“For a while the piano...
View ArticleAs Syrian Conflict Intensifies, Turkey Fears Renewed Civil Violence
After decades of fighting, the conflict between the Kurdish nationalist group the PKK and the Turkish government finally drew to a close with a ceasefire in March. Peace in Turkey may be short-lived,...
View ArticleWorld Views: May 24, 2013
Suzette Grillot reports from Istanbul, where she speaks with University of Oklahoma economist Firat Demir about the international response to Monday's deadly tornado in Moore, Okla., and political...
View ArticleHigh-resolution Imaging Gives Art New Life Online
Technology is changing the way we experience art. High-resolution imaging not only allows museum curators to catalog and preserve their collections, it also changes the structure and function of the...
View ArticleWorld Views: May 31, 2013
Suzette Grillot reports from Antalya, Turkey, where she speaks with Middle East expert Joshua Landis about Turkey’s booming economy and domestic anxieties.Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Anna Somers Cocks...
View ArticleHow The Internet Is Changing Coverage Of Iran
Kelly Niknejad founded Tehran Bureau in 2008 to provide a platform for independent reporting from Iran. The Bureau, a virtual hub connecting journalists, experts, and the public, is...
View ArticleWorld Views: June 7, 2013
Suzette Grillot continues to host the program from Istanbul. A week since protests broke out across Turkey, she and Joshua Landis discuss where things stand in the normally peaceful and stable...
View ArticleHow Crowdsourcing Changes The Nature Of News Coverage
Real-time updates on social media are revolutionizing traditional journalism. By following Twitter feeds and other forms of social media, journalists like NPR Senior Strategist Andy Carvin now identify...
View ArticleWorld Views: June 14, 2013
Over the past 11 months, the Zaatari refugee camp in Northern Jordan has hosted hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing that country’s civil war.Suzette Grillot and Rebecca Cruise visited the...
View ArticleHow The 1970s Changed The Role Of Human Rights In U.S. Foreign Policy
University of California, Berkeley historian Daniel Sargent says the 1970s were a turning point for American foreign policy.“Prior to the '70s, the U.S. was very actively engaged in working to promote...
View ArticleWorld Views: June 21, 2013
Rebecca Cruise returns and guest-hosts while Suzette Grillot joins the program from Italy to talk about protests sweeping Brazil's largest cities, and the implications of the newly-elected moderate...
View ArticleOklahoma’s Pamela Olson Describes The Hidden Realities Of Life In The...
When Pamela Olson traveled to the occupied West Bank on a whim in 2003, she only expected to stay for a week. She stayed for two years, though, and served as head writer and editor for the Palestine...
View ArticleWorld Views: June 28, 2013
Joshua Landis offers an update about the situation in Syria, and how chemical weapons affect the public’s view of the civil war. The panel also talks about the Edward Snowden case and the complexities...
View ArticleOU Graduate Sees Continued Instability In Afghanistan's Future
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that insurgents had killed nearly 300 local and national police last month, as well as 180 civilians. A day later, militants detonated a suicide car...
View ArticleWorld Views: July 5, 2013
Two days after Egypt's military removed President Mohammed Morsi and replaced him with the country's Supreme Constitutional Court Chief Justice, Suzette Grillot and Joshua Landis talk with incoming...
View ArticleWorld Views: July 26, 2013
Suzette Grillot hosts the program from Scotland, and Rebecca Cruise joins her by phone from Washington, D.C. to talk about the economic "baby bump" created by Prince George of Cambridge, and Pope...
View ArticleHow PeacePlayers International Uses Basketball to Unite Divided Communities
Pessimism abounds as Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare to resume US-backed peace talks next week.But government action isn’t the only answer to the region’s problems. PeacePlayers International,...
View ArticleWorld Views: August 2, 2013
Suzette Grillot hosts the program from London, and Joshua Landis joins her by phone from Vermont to provide an update on the civil war in Syria, and how recent events in Iraq contribute to the growing...
View ArticleHow The Global Garment Industry Affects Workers In the Developing World
In April, more than 1,100 workers died and thousands more were injured when a garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh. The deadliest garment industry disaster in history focused attention on the...
View ArticleDiplomat Yoder On The Challenges And Rewards Of Working In The U.S. Foreign...
Last week U.S. embassies and consulates across the Middle East and North Africa closed in response to an intercepted message among senior al-Qaeda operatives.This threat highlights the important, and...
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