The Munk Debates: Volume One

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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 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 a.;Introduction by Peter Munk; Global Security; Humanitarian Intervention; Foreign Aid; Climate Change; Health Care; Acknowledgements; About the Debaters; About the Moderators; About the Munk Debates Organizers. Introduction by Peter Munk Global Security Humanitarian Intervention Foreign Aid Climate Change Health Care Acknowledgements About the Debaters About the Moderators About the Munk Debates Organizers.