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Episode Detail: Global Economy Special: Global Security and the World Economy - Great Decisions

Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as the National Security Adviser in the Carter administration, discusses how events in the Middle East impact the global economy; and details how the rise of Asia will impact American foreign policy and the world markets.

Episodes: Global Economy Special: Global Security and the World Economy - 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?
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Policy
Dilemmas of World Energy
The United Nations
Cuba
Food: Humanity's Need, America's Interest
Diplomacy and the Military: Choices in the 21st Century
Addressing Global Poverty
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
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
Defining U.S. Interest in the New Millennium
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
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
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
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
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
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
American Dream Among Nations
Arabs vs. Israelis
The Future of the Atlantic Alliance
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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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