April 2007
Monthly Archive
Kim Wilson, Lecturer, International Business
Posted by admin on 20 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Asia, India, Microfinance, Trade and Finance
Professor Wilson discusses the recent “micro-phenomenon”! The concepts of “microenterprise” and “microfinance” are explored as the professor explains the “missing half” and how it can be rectified.
Leslie Palti and Virginie Raphael
Posted by admin on 20 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Elections, Europe, France, Other, Politics and Law, Women's Issues
Eve talks with Leslie Palti, MALD ‘07, and Virginie Raphael, MALD ‘07, about the French presidential election, and why Royal’s “Mona Lisa smile” isn’t what people say it is; why Bayrou needs more of a platform than being part of the “tractor set”; and how Jean-Marie Le Pen may bring out even the most reluctant French voters.
Joel P. Trachtman, Professor of International Law
Posted by admin on 13 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: International Trade/WTO, Trade and Finance
In this edition, Joel Trachtman discusses the prospects for the Doha trade talks: is it really a “development agenda”? How do agricultural subsidies explain the disconnect between the rhetoric and the reality? Eve also asks about migration as it relates to international economic law, and Professor Trachtman proposes some solutions to get beyond the demagoguery of the immigration debate.
Paula Broadwell, Deputy Director of The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies
Posted by admin on 06 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Other, Security Studies, Terrorism, Women's Issues
In this episode, Eve talks with Paula Broadwell, Deputy Director of The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies. They discuss the increasing role that women are playing in supporting terrorist behavior. Women are involved in terrorist groups, similar to their male counterparts, such as the Black Widows, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil, and Al Queda. Can we tap into these women as resources in the fight against terrorism?