Diplomacy

In this edition, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with Ambassador Jack Matlock who served as the last U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. Ambassador Matlock offers his reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, the policies of the Reagan administration, and how students should prepare for the future.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/Matlock/matlock-con0.html

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, Visiting Fellow at the National Defense University, for a discussion of national security threats in the 21st century. A government official with experience with NATO, the Bosnia conflict, and nuclear proliferation, Ambassador Schulte expresses his own views not that of the US government on a range of topics including: the transformation of NATO; institution building in post conflict situations; nuclear proliferation; the threats posed by terrorist organizations and aspiring nuclear states such as Iran; and the...

UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler hosts this conversation with Christopher Patten, the last Governor-General of Hong Kong.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/Patten/patten99-con0.html

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes distinguished Canadian diplomat Allan Gotlieb to discuss the U.S.- Canadian relationship. After tracing the features of their strategic partnership during the Cold War, Gotlieb analyzes the changes in bilateral relations in the wake of 911 and the 2008 economic collapse. In the context of America's focus on homeland security, rising unemployment, and environmental degradation, he examines the impact of domestic politics for any effort to develop a new American and Canadian agenda. In conclusion, he discusses factors that contributed to Canada's successful...