Forums Archive
Below is an archival listing of all Cape Ann Forum forums. Audio and/or video may be available for some of the forums. Please click on the forum's title or the "read more" link to see more details about the forum.
This forums archive is updated frequently and past forums are added on a regular basis. This archive is a work-in-progress.
America’s Response to 9/11 and The Rule of Law
The September 2001 attacks on America and the subsequent U.S.-led “war on terrorism” have redefined international relations as profoundly as did the cold war. In light of this, how are we to assess the successes and shortcomings of international law and multilateral institutions such as the United Nations? Should they be changed, and, if so, how? read more »
The Politics of Oil
How does oil influence American policy from Latin America to the Middle East? This talk is an on-the-ground look at the impact of oil development on other societies and an examination of how the drive to control the global petroleum trade lies behind many policy decisions and projections of U.S. power.
Sandy Tolan is an award-winning NPR journalist and former Gloucester resident who teaches The Politics of Petroleum at the University of California at Berkeley. His three-part series on oil politics in South America aired on NPR in July.
Ending Global Poverty: Whose Responsibility Is It?
Global poverty is both a blight on humanity and a very real threat to peace and stability for all of us. There are no easy solutions, but there is much that can be done, and we all need to be involved, says Peter Bell, a Gloucester native and a global humanitarian.
Mr. Bell is the executive director of CARE, the lead agency in the postwar relief effort in Iraq. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Sudan and other third-world trouble spots to assess human needs and advocate effective public and private initiatives to end poverty and injustice.