The Munk Debates is Canada's premier international debate series, a
highly anticipated cultural event and feast of ideas. Launched in 2008
by philanthropists Peter and Melanie Munk, these debates bring together
some of the world's greatest thinkers to discuss the most pressing
political, social, and cultural issues that are shaping the course of
world events. This volume includes an Introduction by Peter Munk and the
first five debates in the series:
British historian and bestselling author Niall Ferguson, top-ranking
American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, Washington Post columnist Charles
Krauthammer, and human rights scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Samantha Power discuss global security and the 2008 U.S. presidential
election,
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, former Foreign
Minister of the Australian Parliament and President and Chief Executive
of the International Crisis Group Gareth Evans, actor and humanitarian
Mia Farrow, and former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces
General Rick Hillier debate the pros and cons of humanitarian
intervention.
Professor of Economics Paul Collier, economist Hernando De Soto, former
UN Secretary-General Stephen Lewis, and bestselling author of Dead Aid
Dambisa Moyo explore the opportunities and hazards of foreign aid.
Former British politician and bestselling author Lord Nigel Lawson,
adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School and bestselling
author Bjørn Lomborg, environmental activist and Leader of the Green
Party of Canada Elizabeth May, and journalist and bestselling author
George Monbiot tackle one of the great public policy questions of our
time: how should the world respond to climate change?
Intelligent, informative, and entertaining, The Munk Debates is a
lively forum of ideas and opinions that aims to reinvigorate public
discourse and civic dialogue, and captures the prevailing moods,
clashing opinions, and most imperative issues of our time.
