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Great Decisions Season 36 Episodes

8 Episodes 2008 - 2008

Episode 1

Exiting Iraq: Deadline for Democracy

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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 successes, failures, and the way forward.

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Episode 2

The European Union at 50

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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?

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Episode 3

Dangerous Dialogue

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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?

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Episode 4

Reexamining Russia

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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

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Episode 5

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

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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?

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Episode 6

The Latin American Left

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

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?

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Episode 7

Out of Balance: U.S.-China Trade

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

When Chinese President Hu Jintao came to the U.S., his agenda placed visits to Microsoft and Boeing ahead of a trip to the White House. Where do trade relations between the U.S. and China stand today?

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Episode 8

Philanthropy and the Rise of Global Giving

Tue, Jan 1, 2008

Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and a slew of celebrities have given billions towards alleviating poverty and improving health conditions the world over. But do such efforts provide more than good publicity?

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