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.
Finding out what happened and the extent of US involvement during Guatemala’s nearly four decades of war.
Two legal experts discuss the war crimes tribunal for Yugoslavia, the push for a permanent International Criminal Court, and the way international law is changing.
Journalist and former hostage Terry Anderson’s remarkable story of survival and his return to Lebanon.
The attempts to redress centuries of discrimination against the Mayan majority.
A visit to the centers working to reinsert the combatants into civil society.
Long-term peace in Northern Ireland is finally a realistic possibility. Former Senator George Mitchell discusses his role in the historic peace agreement.
The start of a special series about rebuilding after Central America’s "hidden war."