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Episode Detail: American Foreign Policy: Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism - Great Decisions

U.S. foreign policy collaborations. Former State Department officials Richard Holbrooke and John Whitehead are the guests.

Episodes: American Foreign Policy: Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism - Great Decisions - 316 total Episodes

2/20/2009: Egypt Rising: From Pharos to Facebook    Season 21, Episode 8
2/14/2009: Human Rights: 'Never Again,' Again and Again    Season 21, Episode 7
2/6/2009: Border Patrol: Pakistan and Afghanistan    Season 21, Episode 6
1/30/2009: Cuba After Castro    Season 21, Episode 5
1/24/2009: Race for the Arctic    Season 21, Episode 4
1/17/2009: Rising Giants: The World's Fastest Growing Countries    Season 21, Episode 3
1/9/2009: Off the Grid: Energy & the U.S. Economy    Season 21, Episode 2
1/3/2009: Running Out: The Global Food Crisis    Season 21, Episode 1
2/16/2008: Philanthropy and the Rise of Global Giving    Season 20, Episode 8
2/9/2008: Out of Balance: U.S.-China Trade    Season 20, Episode 7
2/2/2008: The Latin American Left    Season 20, Episode 6
1/26/2008: Waning War Machine? The State of the U.S. Military    Season 20, Episode 5
1/19/2008: Re-examining Russia    Season 20, Episode 4
1/12/2008: Dangerous Dialog: Talking With the Enemy    Season 20, Episode 3
1/5/2008: The European Union at 50    Season 20, Episode 2
12/29/2007: Exiting Iraq: Deadline for Democracy    Season 20, Episode 1
3/24/2007: The Demise of Doha and the Future of Global Trade    Season 19, Episode 13
3/17/2007: Examining Iraq: Lessons in American Power    Season 19, Episode 12
3/10/2007: Terrorism, Technology and the Battle of Ideas    Season 19, Episode 11
3/3/2007: Spotlight on Latin America    Season 19, Episode 10
2/24/2007: The Nuclear Question: Proliferation, Terrorism and Energy Insecurity    Season 19, Episode 9
2/17/2007: Fight for the Future: Protecting Children's Rights    Season 19, Episode 8
2/10/2007: The New Silk Road: Central Asia Today    Season 19, Episode 7
2/3/2007: War Crimes and International Justice    Season 19, Episode 6
1/27/2007: Spotlight on South Africa: Renaissance or Regression?    Season 19, Episode 5
1/20/2007: Crossing Borders: A Look at International Migration    Season 19, Episode 4
1/14/2007: The Climate Change Debate    Season 19, Episode 2
1/13/2007: A New Beginning? The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations    Season 19, Episode 3
12/30/2006: Media in the Middle East    Season 19, Episode 1
3/25/2006: Global Economy Special: Improving Corporate Governance for a Stronger World Economy    Season 18, Episode 13
3/18/2006: Global Economy Special: Housing: Bubble Boom or the New Face of Globalization    Season 18, Episode 12
3/11/2006: Global Economy Special: Ruts in the Road to the Rise of Asia    Season 18, Episode 11
3/4/2006: Global Economy Special: US Foreign Policy & Fiscal Responsibility    Season 18, Episode 10
2/25/2006: Global Economy Special: Global Security and the World Economy    Season 18, Episode 9
2/18/2006: Global Health Pandemics: Preparing for the Worst    Season 18, Episode 8
2/11/2006: Between Two Worlds: Turkey in the Spotlight    Season 18, Episode 7
2/4/2006: Human Rights in the Age of Terrorism    Season 18, Episode 6
1/28/2006: Asian Giants: The Rise of India and China    Season 18, Episode 5
1/21/2006: Brazil: The Long Road to Economic Stability    Season 18, Episode 4
1/14/2006: Global Energy Outlook    Season 18, Episode 3
1/7/2006: Understanding Iran    Season 18, Episode 2
12/31/2005: UN Reform: Pipe Dream or Possibility?    Season 18, Episode 1
3/16/2005: The Rise of China on the World Stage
2/19/2005: The U.S. & the World Economy
2/12/2005: The Looming Global Water Crisis
2/5/2005: Democratic Development in the Arab World
2/5/2005: Homeland Security and the 9-11 Commission
1/29/2005: Iraq’s Future
1/22/2005: The Outsourcing Debate
1/22/2005: Sudan: A Nation on the Brink
1/15/2005: The War Against Terrorism: Do We Have the Right Battle Plan?
1/8/2005: Russia and the U.S. in the Age of Terrorism
1/8/2005: Intelligence Reform: What Should It Look Like?
1/1/2005: American Foreign Policy: Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism
3/27/2004: After the War: Rebuilding Nations
3/20/2004: The UN Security Council: Reforming the 'Power Club'
3/13/2004: The Challenges of Cybersecurity
3/7/2004: Internally Displaced: Unwelcome at Home
2/28/2004: Lost in Space?: U.S. Space Policy at a Crossroads
2/21/2004: Failure to Communicate: Public Diplomacy in Crisis
2/14/2004: Middle East Reform: Is Democracy the Answer
2/7/2004: Latin America: The Price of Neglect
1/31/2004: Mutual Misunderstanding: America and the Muslim World
1/24/2004: Suspicious Minds: America and Europe in Conflict
1/17/2004: Philippines
1/17/2004: No Safe Havens: Weapons of Mass Destruction
1/10/2004: Media and Foreign Policy
4/11/2003: Cuba: Then and Now
4/8/2003: Lines in the Sand: The Changing Map of the Middle East
4/4/2003: A Failure to Communicate: Foreign Policy and Public Understanding
4/1/2003: Roadblock or Crossroad: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
3/21/2003: Tapped Out: The Global Water Shortage
3/18/2003: The Global Status of Women: A Long Road Ahead
2/25/2003: Another United States: Europe in the 21st Century
2/18/2003: Is the Party Over?: China in Transition
2/11/2003: World Trade: Spoiling for a Food Fight
1/31/2003: Nigeria
1/28/2003: Is Oil Enough?: US-Saudi Relations on the Brink
1/12/2003: Afghanistan
1/5/2003: Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism: What Direction Will U.S. Foreign Policy Take?
11/6/2002: Korea: Cold War: Communism's Final Frontier
3/26/2002: Russia: Prospects for a New Partnership?
3/23/2002: New World Order or New World Disarray?
3/16/2002: Weapons of Mass Destruction: A New Era
3/9/2002: U.S. Military: Crisis in Uniform?
3/2/2002: Media Reports: The War on Terrorism
2/27/2002: Energy and the Environment In the New Millennium
2/23/2002: Terrorism Strikes the Global Economy
2/19/2002: Columbia and the War on Drugs
2/13/2002: The Continuing Tragedy of AIDS in Africa
2/12/2002: Israel and Palestine Revisited
2/6/2002: Tinderbox in South Asia
1/14/2002: Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula
1/12/2002: Perceptions of American Foreign Policy
7/5/2001: European Integration: U.S. Challenge
7/5/2001: Conflict Resolution in Africa
6/24/2001: Short Circuiting an Energy Crisis
6/22/2001: Mexico: Prospects for Prosperity
6/21/2001: U.S. and Iraq: Baghdad Dilemma
6/17/2001: Cyber-Security: Balancing Technology with Terror
6/10/2001: A Conversation with James Baker III
6/3/2001: A Conversation with James Baker III
5/29/2001: Global Health on Life Support
5/27/2001: The Tragedy of Afghanistan
5/25/2001: China and Taiwan: An American Tightrope
5/18/2001: Coping with Globalization
5/15/2001: The High Stakes of Missile Defense
5/24/2000: China and the U.S.: The Search for Common Ground
4/29/2000: Shifting Sands in the Middle East
4/26/2000: Hotspots on the Horizon
4/14/2000: World Trade in Transition
4/8/2000: Russia: Reading Its Vital Signs
3/27/2000: Nuclear Threats: Are We at the Crossroads?
3/24/2000: Globilization: The Shrinking Planet
3/10/2000: Humanitarian Intervention: When? Where? How?
3/3/2000: Africa: Going Forward or Backward?
2/26/2000: Indonesia in Aftershock
2/25/2000: The Euro, Europe's New Currency: Friend or Foe?
Third World Arms Bazaar
Black Africa: More Weight in U.S. Policy Scales?
Vietnam and Its Neighbors: Big Powers and Little Wars
Western Europe and the U.S
How Foreign Policy Is Made
Great Decisions
Global Power Balance: Can the West Remain Secure?
World Law of the Oceans: Narrowing Options for the U.S.
Rethinking Foreign Aid
The Middle East
The Middle East: Lasting Steps to Peace
What Is the Future Role for NATO?
Russia and the United States: Growing Cooperation
Iraq: A Thorn in the Middle East
A New Russia? A New Threat?
New World Disorder: The U.S. in Search of a Role
Russia and the Central Asian Republics
Japan: Meltdown of a Miracle?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
China After Normalization
Great Decisions
Japan: Strategic Ally, Economic Rival
Latin American Debt
Africa and the U.S.
The World in 1981
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Policy
Dilemmas of World Energy
The United Nations
Global Warming and the Environment
Vietnam, Cambodia and the U.S.
Man and His Environment: What Price Survival?
National Priorities and World Peace: What Direction for the U.S. in the '70s?
The Philippines' Future for Democracy
America's Defense: What Price Security?
Democracy in Latin America
Revolutionary Cuba
Our Mediterranean Commitments
The U.S. and Latin America: Facing New Facts of Power
Poland and the USSR: Troubles in the Workers' Paradise
Race and World Politics
Failing Nations: What Is the U.S. Response?
Northeast Asia: A Strategic Crossroads
American Diplomacy: Time for a Revolution?
China and the U.S.: Priorities in a Changing Relationship
Africa: Should the U.S. Care?
Human Rights: What Role in U.S. Policy?
International Terrorism: Do Something, but What?
Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: A Quest for Solutions
Great Decisions
Trade and the Dollar: Coping with Interdependence
South Africa: Forging a Democratic Union
American Dream Among Nations
Arabs vs. Israelis
The Future of the Atlantic Alliance
Defining U.S. Interest in the New Millennium
The USSR and Eastern Europe
West Germany and the U.S.
Budget Deficit
Humanity on the Move: How Migration Affects Us
Human Rights Abroad: Reality or Illusion for U.S. Foreign Policy?
China
Religion in International Politics
Star Wars and Geneva Talks
Refugee Crisis
Latin America
Defense: Defining U.S. Needs and Priorities
Islam and the Politics of Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia
The Intelligence Community: A Time for Reform
Making American Foreign Policy
The Information Ages: Is Diplomacy Dead?
U.S. Foreign Policy: Challenges on the Horizon
The U.S. and U.N.: New Rules, New Game?
Brazil's Rising Power: What Weight in the World Scale
Central America
International AIDS Pandemic
Nuclear Proliferation
Nicaragua and El Salvador
The Middle East Conflict: Is a Peace Settlement Possible?
Ethics in International Relations
People and Foreign Policy: How Can You Make a Difference?
Great Decisions
U.S.-Soviet Relations: The Arms Race and Coexistence
U.S. Intelligence
South Africa: Can a Race War Be Avoided?
Asia After the Vietnam War
Made in U.S.A.: Is U.S. Competitiveness Slipping?
The U.S. in the World Economy
Arms Agreements
The Soviet Union and the United States
Germany's Role
Globalization Workplace: Winners and Losers
European Integration: What Future for Europe and the United States?
Population Growth
Israel and the U.S.
The End of the USSR
China
United Nations
Latin America and the U.S.: How Can We Improve Hemispheric Relations?
Dissent, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: How Responsive Is Our System?
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Which Way to Peace and When?
The World Energy Crunch: U.S. Choices---At Home and Abroad
International Terrorism
Great Decisions
Eastern Europe: Emerging from Moscow's Shadow
India
Latin America and the U.S.
France
The U.S. in the New World
Environmental Crisis in the Former Soviet Bloc: Whose Problem, Who Pays?
Foreign Policy and the U.S. System
Mexico: The Embattled Neighbor
The Media: What Voice in Foreign Policy?
Latin America: Trouble at Our Doorstop?
Latin America's New Course
Kosovo: The Latest Battleground
India and Pakistan
Argentina, Brazil and Chile: Democracy and Market Economics
Japan
Farmers, Food and the Global Supermarket
U.S. Agenda for the '90s
Great Decisions
West Germany: What Role in Europe?
Protecting the World's Resources: Is Time Running Out?
Africa South of the Sahara
Dealing with China: What's at Stake---In Asia and the World?
The Mideast and the Gulf: U.S. Policy in Ferment
NATO and the Russians: Will the East-West Balance Hold?
Great Decisions
Iran-Iraq War
The Middle East After Desert Storm
Japanese-U.S. Trade
Vietnam and After
Our China Policy
Turkey: A Pivotal State Astride Europe and Asia
Religion's Role in World Affairs: Challenges for the U.S.
America and Its Allies: Who Leads, Who Pays?
Russia and Its Neighbors
Trade and the Global Economy
Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
The Global Water Shortage
The Changing Middle East: What U.S. Interests Are at Stake?
The Middle East: New Frictions, New Alignments
Central America and the Caribbean
The Technology Explosion: How to Harness It for World Development?
Japan and America: How Secure Is Our Pacific Anchor?
Lebanon: A Shattered State
Cuba
Food: Humanity's Need, America's Interest
Diplomacy and the Military: Choices in the 21st Century
Addressing Global Poverty
The U.S., Europe and Japan
Palestinian Question
Communist China and the U.S.: Can We Live in Peace?
International Development: Can the 'Rich North' and 'Poor South' Cooperate?
Nuclear Proliferation
Southeast Asia: ASEAN and Its Communist Neighbors
The Palestinians: History, Politics and Conflict
Inter-American Security
The World in 1980: America's Best Options
From Cairo to Kabul
Global Inflation: Is There a Cure?
The Media's Role in Shaping Foreign Policy
The Soviet Union: What Cost for the Kremlin in 1970?
Trade with the Pacific Rim: Pressure or Cooperation?
The U.N. at 50
China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Immigration: An End to Open Doors
Environmental Threats to Stability: The Role of Population Growth
Middle East: Peace and a Changing Order
Pipeline Poker: High Stakes in Central Asia
Global Finance in Crisis: America's Pocketbook in Peril
Nationalism's Revival
Financing Development: A Time for Reform
Chile's Marxist Experiment
The European Community and the U.S.
Horn of Africa
Children at Risk
Trade & Unemployment: Global Bread-and-Butter Issues
Central America: Fire in the Front Yard?
United Nations
Soviet Leadership in Transition
International Drug Traffic
The United Nations at 35: Illusions and Realities
Third World Development
Canada, Mexico and the United States: New Tasks for Good Neighbors
Africa's Second Liberation
Our Crowded World
Poor Nations and Rich Nations
International Financial Markets
Democratization: Defining U.S. Goals
Water: The Dangerous, Endangered Resource
Terrorism and Organized Crime: A More Dangerous World
Security Threats: Are We More Vulnerable Now?
Cuba: A Time to Rethink U.S. Strategy
New Europe
Women, Population and the Environment
Great Decisions
Persian Gulf
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Premise: World affairs are discussed, one issue at a time, in this panel-discussion series, which has appeared on PBS stations off and on since 1970. A production of the Foreign Policy Association of New York City, which publishes an annual companion `Briefing Book.'

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