Global Insights (Audio)

For over 50 years, the tireless efforts and boundless goodwill of tens of thousands of people have been poured into conflict resolution programs that are aimed at decreasing intergroup hostilities and putting people on a path to peace. However, mounting evidence shows that often these efforts are prone to either fall flat or even backfire. Why do many of these efforts sometimes fail, and how can we do better? Using the lens of cognitive neuroscience, Emile Bruneau, PhD, discusses how and why our brains set our common sense interventions up to fail, how intuitively appealing goals such as empathy and trust can be deeply problematic, and how the tools of experimental psychology and functional neuroimaging (fMRI) can be employed to understand intergroup hostility and promote peace. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 30273]

Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Are the (Causal) Stories of Different Operationalizations of Terrorism Different? with Victor Asal, State University of New York, Albany, and Analyzing Pathways of Lone-Actor Radicalization: A Relational Approach with Lasse Lindekilde, Aarhus University. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30472]

Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Ambiguities in the Terrorist Discourse and the Political Imagination of Violence with Richard Falk, Princeton University, and Legal Constructions of Terrorism with Richard Burchill, TRENDS Research and Advisory. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30471]

Michael Nacht, former defense advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, and now public policy professor with expertise in nuclear arms control and national security, assesses global threats with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30578]

Twenty years after the tragic death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Yoram Peri reflects upon his life as politician, statesman and general, his dedication to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, his leadership in signing the Oslo Accords, and his assassination by a right-wing Jewish extremist. Rabin’s deeply contested legacy – hero versus traitor – reflects the mounting cultural war between liberal, secular Israelis who place great emphasis on Western, democratic values and religious Israelis who believe the Torah and traditional values should guide everyday life. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30268]

In the final session of the 2015 Mexico Moving Forward conference, panelists explore how innovations in the public and private sectors are creating transformational change across Mexico through entrepreneurship, targeted investments and growth in social media. Panelists include Hernan Fernandez, Managing Partner, Angel Ventures; Andrea Giralt, President, Giralt Consulting; and Jose Merino, Director, Data4 and Professor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, a Professor at Stanford University, moderates. Mexico Moving Forward is hosted by the Center for U.S-Mexican Studies at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30336]

Recent, unprecedented collaboration among Mexico’s political parties led to an ambitious package of reforms affecting key sectors and issues, including energy, telecommunications, education and the justice system. In this second session of Mexico Moving Forward, panelists evaluate the state of the reforms, the challenges to their implementation and their long-term impacts on the country. Panelists include Ernesto Canales, Partner, Canales y Socios Abogados; Claudio X. Gonzalez, President and Co-Founder, Mexicanos Primero; Judith Mariscal, Professor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE); and Jeremy Martin, Director of Energy Program, at the Institute of the Americas. David Shirk, the director of the Justice in Mexico Project at the University of San Diego, moderates. Mexico Moving Forward is hosted by the Center for U.S-Mexican Studies at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego.

Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30335]

In the first session of a day-long conference on modern Mexico, a panel of economists, political scientists and journalists assess Mexico’s challenges and opportunities as it attempts to regain momentum after the tumult of the last three years. Panelists include: Carlos Capistran, Chief Mexico Economist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Pablo Chico Hernandez, Division Director, Grupo Carrix; Leonardo Curzio, News Director and Anchor, Primera Emision, Enfoque Noticias; and Paz Consuelo Marquez-Padilla, Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Chris Wilson, the Deputy Director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center, moderates. Mexico Moving Forward is hosted by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30334]

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes India’s distinguished journalist Rajdeep Sardesai for a discussion of how India is changing and how a changing news media reports its story. Sardesai reflects on the evolution of his career and the lessons he has learned about covering politics in India. He describes the importance of the 2014 national elections. Sardesai also compares Modi the candidate and Modi the Prime Minister emphasizing political style, strengths and weaknesses, and the major challenges facing India. Sardesai concludes with advice to students interested in India. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30390]

Peter Cowhey, dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy and Denise Moreno Ducheny, Senior Policy Advisor at the Center for US Mexican Studies at UC San Diego, give welcoming remarks to the 2015 Mexico Moving Forward Conference. Series: "Mexico Moving Forward" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30418]