Cold War Lessons
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
What can lessons learned from the Cold War teach us about how to deal with the threat of terrorism today? Strategic analyst Jonathan Stevenson explains how predictive thinking can help America deal with its current challenges. His new book is Thinking Beyond the Unthinkable.
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Comments [5]
Jonathan Stevenson was one of your most interesting guests. Great conversation. Is he giving a reading of his latest book in NYC?
Thank you. Nadiya
Being raised Catholic in Ireland has infused me with a sense of social justice and progressive politics. A key here was the fact that I was educated by the Jesuits, the lefty Trojan horses of the Roman Catholic fraternity.
This converstation is quite the contrast from the manic, divisive guest Brigitte Gabril as he talks of the "war on terror". Calm, sober, solution-oriented. That's public radio at its best.
Is the 'war on terror' model really better than an Interpol/counterterrorism model?
I was raised in Communist country. No one ever was afraid of so called "nuclear holocaust" or West in here. That's because Soviets were not afraid of it. They were ready to launch rockets.
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