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Hurst Hannum, Professor of International Law at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, joins WJP Chief Engagement Officer Ted Piccone to discuss the current state of of the human rights movement, and how the international human rights community should respond.
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 12th, 2018. Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School, brought us his analysis of last night's U.S.-North Korea summit. Then we opened up the lines and got your reaction. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick weighed in on New England Patriot Julian Edelman's four-game suspension for breaking the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy. Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans took our questions and yours. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looked at how some of the nation's leaders struggled with depression. CNN's John King, host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington. Earlier this week we learned that some White House staffers are tasked with taping the president's papers back together after he's torn them up. We asked you: what are some of the strange things you’ve had to do for your boss?
Admiral James Stavridis, the dean of Tufts University's Fletcher School, says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's decision to skip April's NATO meeting is a violation of "diplomacy 101." William Rhodes, president and CEO of William Rhodes Global Advisors, says the banking culture needs to improve to restore trust in banking. Paul Quinsee, JPMorgan's global head of equities, says revenue growth and currency movements will help profit growth this year in Europe. Finally, Neil Shearing, Capital Economics' chief emerging markets economist, says the strength of the Mexican peso and other emerging market currencies has been surprising.
Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, says Democrats are in the wilderness when it comes to responding to President Trump, whose change in tone will yield positive dividends. Prior to that, John Silvia, Wells Fargo's chief economist, says it will be a struggle to get 3- to 4-percent GDP growth on a sustained basis. Admiral James Stavridis, the dean of Tufts University's Fletcher School, says promises are pouring in from NATO but the U.S. hasn't yet seen money from NATO allies. Finally, Steve Rattner, chairman of Willett Advisors, says that replacing Obamacare will result in a smaller health-care system that costs the government less.
Amar Bhidé, professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School and author of "A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy."
Collaborative Tools: Business and IT Conference in Romania, 2007
Part 1, and introduction and opening comments for "Collaborative Tools: Solutions for Improving Efficiency" Steven Borncamp, Managing Director of SOPOLEC Business Advisory Services introduces the topics and speakers for a conference in Bucharest, Romania on using better business practices combined with the latest technology to collaborate more effectively; an essential skill for doing business in a globalized world. Mr. Borncamp has extensive business experience in strategy, operations, and technology consulting completing projects for leading multinational companies in media, financial services, health care, entertainment, communications, and other industries in the United States and the Central and Eastern European region. He worked previously with BearingPoint (the former KPMG Consulting), Turner Broadcasting and First Affirmative Financial Network - a pioneering firm in socially responsible investing. Mr. Borncamp studied Economics at the University of California, San Diego and received a masters degree in International Relations from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. www.sopolec.com