http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight.html RT : Spotlight en RT 520369 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-11-10/520369.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Egon Krenz – Former GDR communist politician and Leader of the German Democratic Republic, 1989 We will talk about the historic autumn of 1989. On the 9th of November, 1989, the Berlin Wall, the symbol of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain across Europe, finally fell. The communist regime in East Germany collapsed soon after. The last Communist leader of East Germany, and the man who gave the order to open the Berlin Wall exactly 20 years ago, Egon Krenz, is our guest in the studio. 520165 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-11-07/520165.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Sergey Yastrzhembsky, a former aide to the Russian President who has recently become a photographer and who also directed the “Beyond the Passage of Time” documentary series Today we will talk about the art of film... Sergey Yastrzhembsky is a career diplomat, who was known for many years as spokesman for the Kremlin. Today he finds his new vocation in making documentaries and doing aerial photography. To talk about things which are stronger than power, Sergey Yastrzhembsky is my guest in our studio today. 519943 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-11-06/519943.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Russian representative to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin Today we will talk again about the NATO-Russia relations. Relations between NATO and Russia have warmed steadily since they were frozen in the aftermath of the Russo-Georgian war in August 2008. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is to make his first trip to Moscow in his new job later this year. Is a new strategic partnership between Russia and the US achievable? We’ll be talking about it with the Russian representative to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin 519529 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-11-04/519529.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Bekele Geleta The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization. Founded in 1919, it sees its mission as “improving the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity.” The International Federation comprises 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, including the Russian one. The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Bekele Geleta is Spotlight’s guest today. 519424 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-11-03/519424.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Marat Shterin – Sociologist of Religion and Lecturer on the subject at King's College in London, and author of the book “Dying for Faith 1956 – Born in Moscow1979 – Graduates, Moscow State Pedagogical University1979 – Teaches history in Secondary School of Arts, Moscow1987 – Research fellow, Russian Academy of Education1991 – Executive director, research centre, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences1994 – Religious literature department head, Moscow State Library of Foreign Literature2001 – PhD in sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science2002 – Research fellow, london school of economics and political science2005 – Lecturer, Sociology of Religion, King’s College, LondonThe fear of Islam has never been as strong and as widespread as in the fist decade of the XXI century, which started with a terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Center. Russia entered the new century facing an Islamic terror campaign in the North Caucasus. Can this violence be blamed on the Muslim religion? What is the relationship between religion and violence? We’ll be talking about with author of the book “Dying for Faith” Marat Shterin, Sociologist of Religion and Lecturer on the subject at King's College in London. 518833 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-31/518833.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:46:00 +0300 Joe Vitale – Bestselling author, Metaphysical Practitioner, Hypnotherapist Today’s show is about the power of wishful thinking and hypnotic marketing secrets. Our guest Dr. Joe Vitale has worked out a special technique, which he calls the Attractor Factor, that has made him one of the world's most powerful copywriters and marketing minds. He is the author of international bestsellers, and also one of the stars of the hit movie “The Secret”. 518317 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-30/518317.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Signatory of the Global Zero campaign and career diplomat, Thomas Pickering 1931 – Born in Orange, New Jersey1953 – Graduates, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine1954 – M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University1956 – Awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the University of Melbourne and receives second master's degree1956 – On active duty in the United States Navy and later serves in the naval reserve to the grade of lieutenant commander1959 – Serves in the bureau of intelligence and research in the U.S. State Department, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency1962 – Political advisor to the U.S. delegation, 18 nation Disarmament Conference, Geneva1965 – Assigned to Zanzibar1969 – Deputy director, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Washington, D.C.1973 – Executive secretary of the depaRtment of State and Special Assistant to Secretary Rogers and Secretary Kissinger1974 – U.S. ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan1981 – U.S. ambassador to Nigeria1983 – U.s. ambassador to el Salvador1984 – Receives honorary doctorate, Bowdoin College1985 – U.S. ambassador to Israel1989 – U.S. permanent representative to the united nations1992 – U.S. ambassador to India1993 – U.S. ambassador to Russia1997 – U.S. under Secretary of State for Political Affairs2001 – Senior vice president for international relations, Boeing2008 – Signatory on the Global Zero campaign Presidents Obama's and Medvedev's commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons - matched by growing support from governments around the world - represents a historic opportunity to stop proliferation and end the nuclear threat once and for all by setting the world on the course to the elimination of all nuclear weapons. But is a nuclear-free world possible and desirable? We’ll be talking about this with a signatory of the Global Zero campaign, career diplomat Thomas Pickering. 518122 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-28/518122.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency, Executive Director, IEA 1950 – Born in Japan1972 – Graduates, university of Tokyo1979 – MBA, case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio1973 – Joins ministry of economy, trade and industry, Japan1989 – Deputy director, directorate for science, technology and industry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris1992 – Director, directorate for science, technology and industry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development1995 – Returns to ministry of economy, trade and industry, and serves in a number of high-ranking positions1998 – Minister for industry, trade and energy, embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.2000 – Executive vice president, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan2002 – Director general, multilateral trade system department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry2004 – Director for science, technology and industry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development2007 – Executive director, International Energy Agency The 4th International Energy Week Conference and the 9th Russian Oil and Gas Week Conference are being held at the Moscow World Trade Centre this week. Nobuo Tanaka, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, which is based in Paris and advises member governments on energy policy, is attending the conferences. Today he is the guest on Spotlight. 517357 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-27/517357.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Jeroen Ketting, Business expert 1971 – Born in Holland1994 – Moves to Moscow1996 – Graduates, Leiden Academic University1998 – Founder and managing director, LighthouseSergey Sitnikov, Business expert 1980 – Born in Chelyabinsk2003 – Graduates, law faculty, Moscow State University2003 – Admitted to practice law in Russia2007 – Receives PhD, Moscow State University2007 – Visiting professor, Moscow State University of International Relations Today we will talk about the Kyoto Protocol. Climate change presents a choice between sustainable economic growth and turmoil, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told business leaders at the recent climate summit in New York City. The Kyoto Protocol is one of the greatest attempts taken so far by the international community to stop climate change. How does it affect businesses, economies in general and the Russian economy in particular? We’ll be discussing this with business experts Jeroen Ketting and Sergey Sitnikov. 517354 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-23/517354.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:45:00 +0300 Nikolay Fomenko, N-GT class racing world champion and Ideologist behind the Marussia project Today we will talk about a Russian car. Russian company Marussia Motors has presented its project of the sports car Marussia. Could this mean that Russians are finally coming to the car market with something really new and appealing? We’ll be talking with the person who generated the concept of the car, Nikolay Fomenko. 516985 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-22/516985.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:45:00 +0300 Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media 1945 - Born in Jerusalem1967 - Graduates, Budapest University1976 - Co-founder, Hungarian Democratic Opposition Movement1980 - Editor, Beszelo underground periodical 1990 - Member, hunGarian parliament1994 - Lectures on democratization and media politics at numerous universities1996 - Receives honorary degree, Northwestern University, U.S.2004 - OSCE representative on freedom of the mediaAleksey Pankin, Journalist, Publicist 1957 - Born in Moscow1979 - Graduates, Moscow State University of International Relations 1979 - Joins the Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies 1988 - Deputy editor-in-chief, International Life journal 1992 - Head, programme of co-operation with Central and Eastern Europe, European Media Institute, Dusseldorf 2005 - Founder, opinions and comments column, Izvestia newspaper 2007 - Editor-in-chief, strategies and practice of publishing business magazine Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered three years ago, but her killers have not been brought to justice so far. Is the state failing to protect the rights of journalists? Is the freedom of media under threat in Russia? We’ll be discussing these issues with Miklos Haraszti and Aleksey Pankin. 516595 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-21/516595.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Terrence Adamson, Executive Vice President, National Geographic Society1946 – Born in Georgia, US1968 – Graduates, Emory University1969 – Reporter, the Atlanta Constitution1973 – Law clerk to judge Griffin B. Bell, U.S. Court of Appeals 1977 – Senior official, department of justice during the Carter administration as special assistant to the attorney general of the United States1978 – Chief spokesman, Department of Justice1979 – Fellow, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University1998 – Executive vice president, National Geographic SocietyChris Johns, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic magazine1951 – Born in Medford, Oregon1974 – Graduates, Oregon State University1975 – Staff photographer, Topeka Capital-Journal1976 – Master’s degree in photography, University of Minnesota1979 – Named National Newspaper Photographer of the Year1980 – Picture editor and special projects photographer, Seattle Times1983 – Embarks on freelance career and works for Life, Time and National Geographic magazines1985 – Contract photographer, National Geographic1995 – Joins staff of National Geographic2003 – Named one of the world’s 25 most important photographers by American Photo magazine2005 – Editor-in-chief, National Geographic2008 – Named editor of the year by Advertising Age magazine One of the oldest geographic magazines “National Geographic” held a workshop at the Moscow University’s Geographic Department earlier this month. Today, Terry Adamson, the executive vice president of the National Geographic Society and Chris Johns, the editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine, are the guests in our studio to talk about the role of geography in the 21st century. 515788 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-20/515788.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0300 Peter Westin, Economist, Senior economist, ATON Capital Group1968 - Born in Stockholm, Sweden1993 - Graduates, university of Lund, Sweden 1994 - Receives master’s degree in East European economics, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London1994 - Adjunct lecturer, University of Surrey, Guildford, England1998 - Senior economist, Russian European Centre for Economic Policy, Moscow2000 - Chief analyst, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Sweden2001 - Chief economist, Aton Capital, Moscow 2005 - Chief economist, MDM Bank, Moscow 2007 - PhD in economics, School of Slavonic and east European Studies, University College London2007 - Head of equity strategy for Russia and Turkey, J.P. Morgan, Moscow2009 - Senior economist, Aton Capital Group, Moscow The first signs of world economic recovery are undermining the dollar. The US currency is falling victim to an unprecedented budget deficit and near-zero interest rates. Is the demise of the US dollar as a world number one currency inevitable? How long will it take? What could it mean for the Russian economy? We’ll be talking about these and other economic issues with economist Peter Westin. 515782 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-16/515782.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:45:00 +0300 British clown, Chris Lynam 1953 - Born in Zimbabwe1968 - Starts traveling1971 - Embarks on clown career1978 - Joins Ken Campbell Science Fiction Theatre, Liverpool2002 - Starts working with Slava Polunin2008 - Participant, Congress of Fools, Moscow2009 - Participant, Congress of Fools, Moscow The annual Congress of Fools, held from October 9 to 19 in Moscow, attracts dozens of funny people, clowns and fools, to the Russian capital from around the world. One of them, “the most dangerously funny man on the planet”, British celebrity Chris Lynam is the guest in our studio today. 515785 http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Programmes/Spotlight/2009-10-15/515785.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:45:00 +0300 Paolo Mancini, Political scientist, Professor of Sociology of Communication, Perugia University 1948 - Born in Italy1971 - Graduates, Perugia University 1975 - Receives PhD in semeiology1978 - Joins teaching staff, Perugia University 1981 - Visiting professor, University of San Diego 1982 - Professor, Perugia University One case that exemplifies the complex relations between the executive, the judiciary and the media is Italy and its Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The political future of the Italian Prime Minister is on trial after the constitutional court scrapped a law that gave him immunity from prosecution. Is this decision good or bad for Italy and Italian democracy? What lessons could other nations take from this very Italian story? We’ll be talking about it with Italian political scientist Paolo Mancini.