Monday, January 8, 2007

Talks of the Day

Anwar Ibrahim
The former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia spent six years in prison after being convicted of abuse of power and sexual misconduct, until these charges were overturned in 2004. The plays of Shakespeare were Professor Ibrahim's solace and companion during his years of solitary confinement, and they continue to inspire his advocacy of a moderate and progressive Islam (from Radio National)

Anwar Ibrahim for the Presidential Fellows Lecture Series
In this excerpt from June 19, 2006, Dr. Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, spoke to the World Bank about governance and accountability as drivers for social change (World Bank)

National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency
Speakers: James R. Schlesinger, Senior Adviser, Lehman Brothers; Former Secretary of Defense; Former Secretary of Energy and David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations; Task Force Director

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