Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes author Avner Cohen for a discussion of his new book The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb. Tracing the history of Israel's nuclear weapons program, Cohen explicates Israel's nuclear doctrine of amimut (opacity) analyzing its implications for Israel's democracy and for Israel's international engagement. Though the doctrine made sense in earlier phases of Israel's nuclear program, Cohen argues that in today's post-911 world, it conflicts with the norms of the international system, especially the effort to adapt non-proliferation to the realities of the 21st century. The conversation concludes with an analysis of the threat posed to Israel if Iran succeeds in acquiring nuclear weapons.
Water and the creations of Indian California; given by Bill Simmons, Professor of Anthropology, Brown University. Keywords: Indians of North America, California, water, religious aspects, social life and customs Credits: producer:Water Resources Center Archives, sponsor:Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
UC Berkeley - On the eve of his maiden season as head coach of the Cal Bears, Sonny Dykes offers a rare glimpse into his home, his philosophy of life and his unique brand of leadership. "A big part of my job," he says, is "to educate our players not only on how to play football but also how to get their degree, and how to handle themselves in a manner that everybody can be proud of off the field." In this video, Dykes allows viewers to see how he comports himself both on and off the field -- not just as a Pac-12 football coach determined to "get this program to the Rose Bowl," but as a father, a husband, a new California resident and a proud member of the UC Berkeley community.
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ANNE WALDMAN is the author of more than 40 books and has concentrated on the long poem as a cultural intervention with such projects as Marriage: A Sentence, Structure of The World Compared to a Bubble, Manatee/Humanity (Penguin Poets) which is a book-length rhizomic meditation on evolution and endangered species, and the monumental anti-war feminist epic The Iovis Trilogy: Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment (Coffee House Press 2011). Her anthologies include Nice To See You: Homage to Ted Berrigan, The Beat Book, and co-edited collections Civil Disobediences and The Angel Hair Anthology. She is the recipient of the Poetry Society of America's Shelley Memorial Award, and recently appointed a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets.
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