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.
Giandomenico Picco, former UN Assistant Secretary-General, on why the UN has failed in the public eye recently.
Journalist and former hostage Terry Anderson’s remarkable story of survival and his return to Lebanon.
These two reports offer on-the-scene reporting about important issues for Bulgaria and Thailand.
A new forum has been organized by former Presidents Carter and Ford to look at the Americas in the 21st century.
Religious, political, even geographic differences are straining Tanzania’s civil society and putting human rights in a precarious state.
Three-year-old Eritrea is working to shake off the effects of a thirty-year civil war and instill a viable civil society.
Ugandan leaders discuss how the numerous armed conflicts in their region are stifling economic and political growth.
A conversation including the Assistant US Secretary of State for International Organizations on whether the UN, under new leadership, can meet US standards.