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-site report on Italy’s expanding economy. Later in the program, a look at efforts to manage the surge in conventional weapons.
Discussions with the Former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States and the new head of the Pugwash Conferences.
Members of the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines explain their work and actually demonstrate how to demine a landmine.
A look at efforts to reclaim evidence of war crimes in Cambodia and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Three-year-old Eritrea is working to shake off the effects of a thirty-year civil war and instill a viable civil society.
A South American perspective on President Clinton’s recent visit to the region.
British experts discuss Russian and European concerns over the expansion of NATO.