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Albright on the US Presidency's Future

04 min 41 sec

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Madeleine Albright discusses America’s current standing on the global stage, explaining the requirements that the new US president will face in "the world's most stressful job."

She argues that we need to relinquish outdated foreign policy and tailor modern politics to a rapidly changing global power balance.
Beijing Olympics Revealed China's Abuses, Violence

03 min 48 sec

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Elizabeth Economy, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains how the Beijing Olympics announced China's arrival on the international stage.

Although Economy says the ceremonies were "brilliant," she believes that China's reputation suffered from the unrest in Tibet, bombings in Xinjiang, and blatant disregard for the environment.
The Domino Effect of Preemptive Warfare

04 min 05 sec

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Tom Farer and Richard Haass discuss "the profound notion" of how precedent relates to preemptive attacks in warfare.

While cautioning against the overuse of the term “preemptive”, they agree that a preemptive or preventative strike by one country triggers a domino effect among other nations.
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MTGRAY

Posted: 09.08.08, 02:59 AM

Please note the massive injustice placed upon the American peoples by the Bush administration. It makes China an its abuses small. it is a fact.

MTGRAY

Posted: 09.08.08, 02:56 AM

M Albright speaks like most isolated political. isolation in terms that they the elect an we he people are only pawns in their game which is against true Democracy.