THE WHOLE TRUTH
Civil, thoughtful, and enlightening debate on today’s most pressing issues is at the core of World Affairs. This commitment is reflected in the creation of five seasons of “The Whole Truth.” Hosted by David Eisenhower, this program engages experts in meaningful conversations that address important questions. World Affairs takes pride in producing “The Whole Truth” in collaboration with WHYY TV and American Public Television (A.P.T.).
Season 5 / Episode 5
WHAT IS OUR DEMOGRAPHIC DESTINY?
Dr. Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, and Dr. Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research, examine the impact of demographic trends on communities, economies, nations, and the human race.
EPISODES
Season
2 /
Episode
3
Across the world, the role of women, in economics, politics, religion and culture are evolving and often contentious. Many see as one of the greatest fault lines, and most dangerous flash points, in global affairs today as incomprehensible unless one looks at that divide through the prism of conflicting values about the role of women.
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2 /
Episode
2
America is becoming more racially, ethnically and religiously diverse, older, and less white- what are the impacts politically, economically and culturally? Some see immigration as saving America’s long term economic viability by, among other things, making America grow older to a much lesser degree than the other major economic powers.
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2 /
Episode
1
Is the world facing the President in 2017 on fire, as many argue, with the chance of major war greater than in decades or are present challenges exaggerated and sensationalized distractions from fundamentally positive trends in the arc of world affairs?
Season
1 /
Episode
7
A wide-ranging discussion with three American Muslims offers widely varied points of view on developments within Islam and in the relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States, the conflict within the Muslim world and between parts of the Muslim world and the United States and its non-Muslim allies.
Season
1 /
Episode
6
A diverse panel, including retired general and former presidential candidate Wesley Clark, debates the proper size, cost, and missions for the United States Armed Forces in the 21st century.
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1 /
Episode
5
Experts on various aspects of the U.S.-China relationship, including a leading U.S. policy scholar from China joining via satellite from Shanghai, seek the truth of the questions of whether U.S. China economic interdependence will outweigh the historical tendency of great powers to clash.
GET TO KNOW THE HOST
David Eisenhower, grandson of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has made significant contributions to history and academia. His career is marked by significant achievements and roles, including Director at the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, senior research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communication, fellow in the International Relations Department at the University, and author of “Eisenhower: At War.”
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