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Joel Podolny Interviews John Thornton

Duration: 31:40
Updated: 21 May 2012

Joel Podolny, Dean of the Yale School of Management from July 2005 to October 2008, interviews John Thornton. Mr. Thornton, Professor and Director of Global ...

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John Thornton: Chinese Need Advice, Not Help on Concepts

Duration: 3:46
Updated: 05 Jul 2013

John L. Thornton: The Chinese don't need help on concepts, they need specific, concrete advice.

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John L. Thornton

Duration: 1:06
Updated: 19 Jul 2013

Thornton says the best way for the United States and China to build a closer relationship is by working together on climate change issues.

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Kenneth Lieberthal, Director of the John L. Thornton China Center, on China's foreign policy

Duration: 13:11
Updated: 17 Aug 2012

Even as China is poised to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy, its foreign policy is driven less by its sense of its role as a key global p...

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Erica Down, Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Centre

Duration: 14:07
Updated: 06 Sep 2012

Erica Down discusses the growig roll of China's national oil companies in North America at PwC's Energy Visions Business Forum 2012: Pipelines, politics & price.

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35 Years of U.S.-China Relations - Panel 2

Duration: 58:17
Updated: 31 Mar 2014

Panel 2 - Young Scholars on US-China Relations On March 28th, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and the China Institute for International Studies (CIIS) marked the 35th anniversary of U.S.-China relations with a public event bringing together foreign policy scholars, government officials and public figures to discuss the state of U.S.-China relations with attention to diplomatic and cultural ties and public diplomacy and soft power. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/28-35-years-us-china-relations

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China, Israel and the U.S.: Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East

Duration: 34:37
Updated: 14 Feb 2014

On February 13, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings, in partnership with the Israel Institute and the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, hosted an event examining a broad range of issues related to opportunities and challenges for trilateral strategic cooperation in the Middle East. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/02/13-china-israel-us

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35 Years of U.S.-China Relations - Panel 1

Duration: 69:26
Updated: 31 Mar 2014

Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1 - Sports and Cultural Diplomacy On March 28th, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and the China Institute for International Studies (CIIS) marked the 35th anniversary of U.S.-China relations with a public event bringing together foreign policy scholars, government officials and public figures to discuss the state of U.S.-China relations with attention to diplomatic and cultural ties and public diplomacy and soft power. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/28-35-years-us-china-relations

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WW3 Israel v Palestine What is happening in the MIDDLE EAST

Duration: 25:31
Updated: 06 May 2014

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Understanding the us pivot to asia

Duration: 44:13
Updated: 29 Jul 2013

The Obama administration has adopted a policy of rebalancing toward Asia and in recent months has detailed this in military, economic and trade, human rights...

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The U.S., China and Africa: Pursuing Trilateral Dialogue and Action

Duration: 112:54
Updated: 05 Jul 2013

On May 13, the Africa Growth Initiative and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion to examine the relationships among the U.S., C...

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Impact of China and U.S diplomatic relationship

Duration: 1:28
Updated: 03 Jan 2014

Director of research and a senior fellow at the John L. Thornton China Center in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, and director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Dr. Cheng Li weighs on the impact and changes that have taken place ever since China and the United States established a relationship.

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The Presidential Inbox: China's Leadership Transition

Duration: 57:44
Updated: 16 Jun 2013

Experts discuss China's leadership transition and its implications for U.S.-China relations. Speakers: Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Dir...

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China Forum #70: The 2012 Chinese Leadership Transition

Duration: 28:33
Updated: 17 Jul 2013

China Forum welcomes Dr. David Lampton, Director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and USCPF board memb...

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China Forum #73: Analyzing the Case of Bo Xilai

Duration: 28:58
Updated: 17 Jul 2013

China Forum welcomes Dr. Cheng Li, Director of Research at the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center, and Mr. Richard McGregor, the Washingto...

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"China and North Korea: The Never Ending Saga" -- Jonathan Pollack

Duration: 84:51
Updated: 17 Jan 2013

On February 7, 2010, BUCSA invited Jonathan D. Pollack, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution to ...

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Ken Lieberthal: Managing the China Challenge

Duration: 53:24
Updated: 27 Oct 2011

Dr. Ken Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, discusses his latest book Managing the China Challenge, outli...

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The Importance of Rural Village Elections in China (The Carter Center)

Duration: 1:06
Updated: 26 May 2012

For more information on The Carter Center, please visit http://www.cartercenter.org Cheng Li, director of research and senior fellow at the Brookings Institu...

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Cheng Li - Chinas emerging generation of leaders: trajectory for the future - Part 1/3

Duration: 9:56
Updated: 01 Jul 2012

Cheng Li, Director of Research at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, discusses Chinas emerging generation of leaders, and the tr...

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C-100 16th Annual Conference Friday:Attracting the Best(2/7)

Duration: 9:31
Updated: 26 Aug 2010

Panel: Attracting the Best and Brightest in China Introduction: Robert Lee*, Former Chairman, Committee of 100 Moderator: John L. Thornton, Professor & Direc...

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C-100 16th Annual Conference Friday:Attracting the Best(4/7)

Duration: 9:51
Updated: 24 Aug 2010

Panel: Attracting the Best and Brightest in China Introduction: Robert Lee*, Former Chairman, Committee of 100 Moderator: John L. Thornton, Professor & Direc...

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C-100 16th Annual Conference Friday:Attracting the Best(1/7)

Duration: 9:30
Updated: 17 Oct 2012

Panel: Attracting the Best and Brightest in China Introduction: Robert Lee*, Former Chairman, Committee of 100 Moderator: John L. Thornton, Professor & Direc...

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C-100 16th Annual Conference Friday:Attracting the Best(7/7)

Duration: 6:43
Updated: 16 Aug 2010

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters of his Justice and Development Party during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 23, 2014. Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane after it violated Turkey's airspace Sunday, Erdogan said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions between the two countries already deeply at odds over Syria's civil war. Erdogan is fighting corruption allegations against his government a week before local elections that are seen as a referendum over his rule.

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U.S. ally cuts off communications with Obama and seeks new trade outside dollar

The Examiner

23 Jul 2014

On July 21, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke in an interview with Turkey's ATV television, and confirmed that his office had cut off direct communications with President Obama, and in fact, were no longer even answering calls received from the White House. In addition to this startling announcement regarding a long standing U.S ... Turkey's cold shoulder against President Obama and the U.S ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)

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Algeria plane disappears from radar

Belfast Telegraph

24 Jul 2014

An Air Algerie flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has disappeared from radar, the official Algerian news agency confirmed. APS said air navigation services lost track of the plane 50 minutes after take-off in the early hours of Thursday. "In keeping with procedures, Air Algerie has launched its emergency plan," the agency quoted the airline as saying ... Free 14 Day Trial Belfast Telegraph iPad App. COMMENT RULES ... Powered by Livefyre ... new ... ....(size: 3.9Kb)

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Former U.S. President and UN Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton gestures during his speech on Haiti in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.

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Bill Clinton ‘still has mistress’

The Daily Telegraph Australia

22 Jul 2014

BILL Clinton reportedly has a buxom blonde mistress who visits so often the former US president’s Secret Service detail have dubbed her ‘Energiser’. ....(size: 0.2Kb)

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The Capitol dome is seen at rear as Chinese and U.S. flags are displayed in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, ahead of the arrival of China's President Hu Jintao for a state visit hosted by President Barack Obama.

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Great Wall of debt: China set to overtake US

Canberra Times

23 Jul 2014

A new report from Stephen Green at Standard Chartered argues that China’s aggregate debt level has reached 251 per cent of GDP. Photo. Bloomberg. The China-US sorpasso is looming ... The sorpasso may instead be the ominous moment when China’s debt ratios overtake the arch-debtor itself ... This is up 20 percentage points of GDP since late 2013 ... The ratio has risen by 100 percentage points of GDP over the last five years ... Pick your poison. ....(size: 3.0Kb)

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Anti-graft drive bolsters reform

China Daily

24 Jul 2014

If there were ever doubts that Xi could restore faith in a party that had suffered less public trust, many of them have been dispelled by the steady dismissals of high-ranking officials since he became Party general secretary in late 2012 ... Cheng Li is director of the John L. Thornton China Center at The Brookings Institution, where Ryan McElveen is assistant director ... ....(size: 3.7Kb)

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UPDATE 1-Wary investors slow to warm to Barrick Gold's latest shakeup

Reuters

22 Jul 2014

He will be replaced by two co-presidents, a move that concentrates power in the hands of Executive Chairman John Thornton, a man handpicked for the job by Peter Munk, who founded the company and headed it his way for decades ... Thornton also doesn't listen to shareholders that could be a problem again." ... He argues the best structure would have been a strong CEO, Thornton as a strong chairman, and a strong independent board....(size: 5.7Kb)

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Wary investors slow to warm to Barrick Gold's latest shakeup

Mining Weekly

22 Jul 2014

He will be replaced by two co-presidents, a move that concentrates power in the hands of executive chairperson John Thornton, a man handpicked for the job by Peter Munk, who founded the company and ran it his way for decades ... "There was a concern within the market that Mr Munk was not listening to shareholders...And so if Mr Thornton also doesn't listen to shareholders that could be a problem again."....(size: 5.6Kb)

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Committee Releases Quarterly Financial Penalties Data

PR Newswire

21 Jul 2014

Committee on Capital Markets Regulation logo. (PRNewsFoto/Committee on Capital Markets Regulation). ×. Committee on Capital Markets Regulation logo. (PRNewsFoto/Committee on Capital Markets Regulation) ... The data show that financial institutions in the U.S ... capital markets ... The Committee is chaired jointly by R. Glenn Hubbard (Dean, Columbia Business School) and John L. Thornton (Chairman, The Brookings Institution) and directed by Prof....(size: 2.6Kb)

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The Future of Moon Exploration, Lunar Colonies and Humanity

Space

21 Jul 2014

"For the X Prize, we're going to carry multiple X Prize teams with us to the surface," said John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic, a team competing for the X Prize ... "The first question is why anybody is interested in the moon," said John Logsdon, a professor emeritus at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University....(size: 21.5Kb)

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Thursday Papers: Time Warner rejects $80bn Fox offer

Citywire

17 Jul 2014

Top stories. Financial Times ... The Guardian ... Financial Times. GlaxoSmithKline faces further scrutiny from US prosecutors after it emerged that staff were caught bribing Chinese officials more than a decade ago ... Barrick Gold is removing the post of chief executive in the first big shake-up at the world’s largest gold miner by volume since John Thornton, the former Goldman Sachs banker, succeeded founder Peter Munk as chairman this year ... ....(size: 8.5Kb)

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Thursday Papers: Gold fix to be supervised post-rigging claims

Citywire

17 Jul 2014

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Barrick does not plan to appoint new CEO, Chairman Thornton says

Reuters

16 Jul 2014

July 16 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp has no plans to appoint a new chief executive, its chairman John Thornton said on Wednesday ......(size: 0.7Kb)

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Barrick does not plan to appoint new CEO, chairperson Thornton says

Mining Weekly

16 Jul 2014

VANCOUVER/TORONTO – Barrick Gold has no plans to appoint a new chief executive, its chairperson John Thornton said on Wednesday ......(size: 0.7Kb)

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Barrick CEO Sokalsky to step down

Mining Weekly

16 Jul 2014

CFO Ammar Al-Joundi would be promoted to senior executive VP and would also work closely with chairperson John Thornton on developing and executing strategic initiatives ... The changes we are announcing today build on the operating model that Jamie and his team implemented over the past year, setting the stage for us to move forward as a nimble, more versatile company focused on shareholder returns,” Thornton said ... Edited by ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)

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UPDATE 1-Barrick Gold CEO Sokalsky to step down; role to be split

Reuters

16 Jul 2014

15, a move likely to put more power into the hands of the miner's new executive chairman, John Thornton. Thornton, who earlier this year took the reins from Barrick founder and long-time chairman Peter Munk, has already been driving many of the company's major moves in recent months, from an ill-fated attempt to merge with rival Newmont Mining Corp to its recently announced joint venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden)....(size: 2.2Kb)

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Barrick Gold CEO Jamie Sokalsky to step down

Reuters

16 Jul 2014

15, a move likely to put more power into the hands of the miner's new executive chairman, John Thornton....(size: 0.6Kb)

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Barrick Gold ditches chief executive role

Financial Times

16 Jul 2014

Jamie Sokalsky is to step down and be replaced by co-presidents in first big shake-up since John Thornton succeeded chairman Peter Munk this year (© The Financial Times Limited 2014)....(size: 0.2Kb)

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