From 1980 to 2004 the Stanley Center produced Common Ground, an award-winning weekly radio program on world affairs.
Common Ground, a weekly radio program on world affairs, ran from 1980 to 2004. Hundreds of public and noncommerical radio stations across the United States and Canada depended on Common Ground for news and in-depth analysis of critical international issues.
During its tenure, Common Ground earned a reputation for excellence in broadcast journalism and was honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Clarion Awards, the New York Festivals, the National Headliner Awards, the American Women in Radio and Television, and other recognitions.
Over the years, Common Ground was produced and hosted by Jeff Martin, Jim Berard, Mary Gray-Davidson, Keith Porter, and Kristin McHugh. This archive contains the audio and transcript files of the show.
Life is difficult for the nearly six million Roma gypsies who live in Central and Eastern Europe. This program examines international efforts to aid the Roma in their plight to end discrimination and poverty and highlights both sides of the controversy surrounding a new nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic.
Thousands of ordinary Russians cheered the collapse of the Soviet Union a decade ago. We revisit those heady days and the failed expectations that followed.
NATO planes are patrolling U-S airspace for the first time in history. This week Common Ground takes to the skies for a ride in a NATO A-WACS plane. Plus, a behind the scenes profile of the Al Jazzerra television network.
You wouldn’t know it from the price of your morning cup, but coffee bean growers are having economic problems. This week on Common Ground learn how some Mexican coffee farmers are surviving the crisis. Plus, South Africa’s battle against tuberculosis.
As the US wages war against terrorism in Afghanistan, Russia is fighting its own campaign against terror in Chechnya. This week Common Ground tours the living quarters of Chechens displaced by the Russian campaign and examines the impact conflict has on civilian populations.
In recent years, Americans have found little to agree on in foreign policy. But September 11th changed that. On the next Common Ground, we’ll hear how public opinion affects international relations. And we’ll discuss the safety of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan.
The Nobel Peace Prize is perhaps the world’s most recognizable humanitarian honor. This week, Common Ground talks with a representative of 1999 recipient Doctors Without Borders and explains the process used to determine Nobel Prize winners.
It’s not exactly Disney World, but the creator of Stalinworld has high hopes. This week on Common Ground tour an unusual Lithuanian theme park.
Plus, hear the latest in high tech music from Eastern Europe.
This fall marks the tenth anniversary of the official end of the Soviet Union. This week on Common Ground, we’ll wrap up our two-part series on the Soviet collapse with a report on how all the former Soviet states are doing, and later we’ll examine Russia’s quagmire in Chechnya.
This fall marks the tenth anniversary of the official collapse of the Soviet Union. This week on Common Ground, we’ll begin a two-part series on the explosive politics and dangerous security situation facing the new Russia.