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.
An on-scene report on rising tensions between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Later, a look at Hutus and Tutsis using radio to advocate peace in Burundi.
The latest US antiterrorism efforts included an attack on Sudan. One observer in the region says, "The capital of terrorism is Khartoum."
The new International Criminal Court will have the power to prosecute specific war crimes aimed at women. Here several experts examine this historic achievement.
India and Pakistan have raised fears that a new nuclear arms race is about to begin. Here is a special report on the history of nuclear weapons in the subcontinent.
Next to tropical rainforests, coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystem on the planet. Experts discuss why the world’s reefs appear to be in decline.
Global delegates to a UN conference in Rome have voted to create an International Criminal Court. Here we look at this effort to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
The year 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean. Here we examine the condition of the world’s oceans and their inhabitants.
A white Afrikaner and a Mozambican villager—both farmers—meet to discuss how they can live together. Also, Amnesty International issues a report card on the Rwanda war crimes tribunal.
One of Russia’s leading foreign policy analysts discusses NATO expansion, the nuclear arms race in Asia, and Russia’s precarious economy.
Warren Strobel, author of "Late-Breaking Foreign Policy", examines the news media’s influence on US foreign policy and the use of military force.