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Podcast: New Books in Human Rights
Episode: On Hannah Arendt and Humanitarianism
Description: From the Instituteâs Vault, we have an excerpt from a two day symposium--âHannah Arendt Right Nowâ--which explored the philosopherâs impact on the 21st Century. The 2006 event was held on the hundredth anniversary of Arendtâs birth.In this episode, Dr. Rony Brauman describes how Arendt influenced his thinking about the politics of humanitarian aid. Brauman was president of Doctors without Borders from 1982 to 1994. In 1999, he co-directed The Specialist - Portrait of a Modern Criminal, a documentary about the trial of Adolf Eichman. Samantha Power responds to Braumanâs presentation. Power was the US ambassador to...