International

Reverse Innovation (Rebroadcast)

Laura Knoy — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

A new book by a Dartmouth professor explores the changing world of advances in technology, medicine, and marketing and the greater role that developing nations are playing. More and more, innovations are occurring in poorer countries, then exported to wealthy nations, turning traditional patterns on their head. We’ll hear some examples, and why our guest says this could benefit everyone.

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Marco Werman, Host PRI's 'The World' (Rebroadcast)

Laura Knoy and la — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:00:00 +0000

We sit down with Marco Werman, host of the Public Radio program “The World”. This summer he came to New Hampshire, promoting his new film about Senegalese musician and activist Youssou N'Dour. We’ll learned more about it and talked with Werman about his long career at “The World”, from the huge political and cultural shifts he’s covered, to his particular interest in uncovering unique music from around the globe.

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The Protectionism Predicament!

Dean Spiliotes — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Tariffs, quotas, import-limiting regulations are all on the rise, with countries increasingly trying to boost their own economies. Friday on the Exchange, we'll look at the protectionism predicament.

Reverse Innovation

Laura Knoy — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We talk with Vijay Govindarajan about his book "Reverse Innovation" Thursday on the Exchange and how he says developing countries will play a much larger role in the future of technology, medicine and marketing in the future.

International Students and the National Debate They're Bringing to College Campuses (REBROADCAST)

Laura Knoy — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:06:13 +0000

Recruitment from other countries is a rising trend in Higher Education as a way to diversify campuses and bring in money to financially strapped institutions. It’s also become a big business, raising questions about the way in which students are brought in. We take a look at this practice and how it’s evolving here in the Granite State.

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U.S. Works To Rebuild Ties In Asia-Pacific

Larry Abramson — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:02:00 +0000

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is trying to send a message during a weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region: The U.S. is back.

Panetta continues Monday to Vietnam, where he's hoping to build stronger defense ties. The trip began Sunday with a historic return to a key crossroads of the Vietnam War: Cam Ranh Bay.

Panetta boarded a little ferry boat Sunday in the beautiful natural harbor north of Ho Chi Minh City. On board, he asked about his destination: the USNS Richard E.

At 85, Senegal's Defiant President Seeks A New Term

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

The Senegalese are known for campaigning loudly, musically and enthusiastically, yet the country's reputation for democracy and stability in turbulent West Africa has taken a knock as it prepares for elections on Feb.

Pakistan Through a Fresh Lens

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:29:54 +0000

A new documentary explores how this vital and volatile country may be vastly different than what most Americans perceive.

No, Hedge Funds Can't Foreclose On The Acropolis

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:50:17 +0000

Greece is broke. But there's no blueprint for a country to declare bankruptcy, so Greece's creditors are sort of making things up as they go along.

"You're taking some sort of loss," Hans Humes of Greylock Capital Management told me. "But it's like, how much of a loss do you take? There's this thing called sovereign immunity. You can't go in and take the Acropolis."

Greylock Capital Management is a hedge fund company that holds Greek bonds. So Humes is sitting across the table from Greece.

Why They Love Their Oppressive Leaders

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:23:37 +0000

A surprising inside look at why propaganda works in North Korea.

Lost Decades: The Making of America's Debt Crisis

Laura Knoy — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000

"By 2008, the United States had become the biggest international borrower in world history, with two-thirds of its $6 trillion federal debt in foreign hands" points out Jeffry Frieden, co-author of a new book called Lost Decades: The Making of America's Debt Crisis. International borrowing has been a long-standing economic tradition -- we even funded the American Revolution this way.

Former ABC Correspondent Barrie Dunsmore

Laura Knoy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:30:04 +0000

Today we talk with former ABC Correspondent Barrie Dunsmore about the state of international reporting today.

World Affairs Council of New Hampshire

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts international visitors, and provides public lectures and programs on foreign affairs to promote understanding and citizen involvement. Kim Tyndall is a longtime member of the Council.

Word of Mouth for November 5th, 2011: Part 1

Virginia Prescott — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:04:00 +0000

The other drug war South of the Border. And why Americans want to give to those with more, not less.

11 for '11: Eliza Griswold

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000

This month’s installment of our 11 for '11 series of big picture conversations on the issues of our times. Today, we talk with poet and journalist Eliza Griswold, about her book The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam. Griswold spend seven years traveling the band of the globe called the 'tenth parallel,' the latitude about ten degrees above the equator where two worlds collide.