Chautauquans pride themselves on respectful, civil dialogue and the idea that people on different sides of an argument are opponents, not enemies. Yet a debate
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For Sarah Ladislaw, it’s all about power. But as the director and senior fellow of the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for
Twenty-five years ago, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s religious communities were experiencing “the fevers of ethnic nationalism.” William Vendley, secretary general of Religions for Peace International, shared this history
Studying abroad isn’t just fun and games. With the right preparation and mindset, it can create citizen diplomats. At 2 p.m. Friday in the Hall
As society becomes ever more cyber-focused, the steady stream of “out with the old and in with the new” floods nearly every aspect of life.
Bridging divides has been a common theme at Chautauqua Institution this season, but not many have lived and studied such a theme as Jan Love
For Sarah Ladislaw, energy is important because its meaning spans all levels of society. “It means something to you as a person, it means something
Winter 2001 was freezing for Muslims. Akbar AhmedJuly 20: This article has been updated to reflect the correct photo of Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani high
The main thing Jon Alterman wanted to talk about was the “ferocity of the Middle East.” And from civil wars in Syria, Yemen and Libya,
William Vendley began his adult life studying molecular biology, but found science ill-equipped to answer life’s greater questions. The search for answers led him to
It’s not easy keeping up with the Middle East. Just ask Jon Alterman. “I read five newspapers a day and follow another 10 websites,” Alterman
Scott Kennedy has been going to China for almost 30 years, and lived there off and on for six or seven of them; when he
For Larry Greenfield, arts and crafts are two very separate things. Greenfield, executive director of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, addressed his concept of
Since being ensnared in religious sectarian violence at the age of 4, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed has worked to generate a greater understanding of Islam. With
As the senior vice president, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kathleen
Scott Kennedy’s grandfather, an engineer, visited China in the mid-1980s. At the time, Kennedy was a student at the University of Virginia, studying Spanish. His