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Christopher Wheeldon describes his young company, Morphosss.
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Christopher Wheeldon recounts a day in the life of a ballerina.
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Christopher Wheeldon describes his favorite moments onstage and backstage.
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How Christopher Wheeldon’s company, Morphoses, is chipping away at it.
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The renowned choreographer fears that ballet is doomed to be an artifact.
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Christopher Wheeldon on the spirituality of the creative process.
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Christopher Wheeldon elaborates on the art of dancing as well as choreography.
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Cutting children’s art programs is stunting the future, says Christopher Wheeldon.
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Once the dance of the French Royal Court, ballet is no longer bourgeois.
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Derek Chollet explains how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected US foreign policy.
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Trying to apply sweeping generalizations to foreign policy only does the country a disservice, says Derek Chollet.
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Derek Chollet explains the implications of the controversial decision to not invade Baghdad in 1991.
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According to Derek Chollet, the end of the Cold War left Americans unconcerned about foreign policy, and the Democrats used this to their advantage.
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The pillars of Clinton’s foreign policy, democracy promotion, trade, and the use of force when necessary are more controversial today than they were ten years ago.
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Derek Chollet explains the Rwandan genocide as a result of a foreign policy too easily swayed by politics.
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The organization of the American government can make foreign policy difficult to execute, therefore Clinton’s foreign policy is even more admirable.
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The UN is not yet prepared to handle international crises, leading Derek Chollet to consider McCain’s plan for a new international organization.
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The time period after the fall of the Berlin Wall is crucial to understanding the fall of the Twin Towers, says Derek Chollet.
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Derek Chollet explains that for the sake of future decisions, it must be understood that many of our current foreign policy problems arose before 2000.
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James Goldgeier describes how when the Cold War ended, America was left without an obvious enemy.