| Author(s) | Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama |
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The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond?
From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond?
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This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The resolution being debated is "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break free". Arguing the pro side are former UNHCHR Louise Arbour and historian Simon Schama. Arguing the con side are UKIP leader Nigel Farage and author Mark Steyn. Journalist Rudyard Griffiths moderates.
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Contributors
Louise Arbour
LOUISE ARBOUR’S career of public service includes sitting on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1999 to 2004, acting as the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and serving as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. From 2009 to 2014 she was CEO of the renowned International Crisis Group. Arbour is a Companion of the Order of Canada and the recipient of twenty-seven honorary degrees. She is currently a jurist in residence at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Simon Schama
SIMON SCHAMA is an internationally acclaimed historian, political commentator, and art critic. He is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University, and the award-winning author of seventeen books, including Rough Crossings and The Story of the Jews. He is also the writer-presenter of fifty documentaries of art, history, and literature for BBC2 and has written and presented more than thirty television documentaries for PBS, the BBC, and the History Channel. He is currently working on Civilizations, a television history of world art.
Nigel Farage
NIGEL FARAGE is the leader and founding member of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP). In the 2015 U.K. general election, the U.K. Independence Party came in third with 13 percent of the popular vote or 3.8 ballots cast. Mr. Farage was recently named “Briton of the Year” by The Times and ranked first in the Daily Telegraph’s Top 100 most influential right-wing politicians. Since 1999, he has been a member of the European Parliament for South East England.
Mark Steyn
MARK STEYN is an internationally acclaimed author, writer, journalist, and conservative political commentator. He has written five books, including America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, which was a New York Times bestseller. His commentaries on politics, arts, and culture appear regularly in the National Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He guest hosts Rush Limbaugh’s top-rated talk radio program and Hannity on Fox News television.
Rudyard Griffiths
RUDYARD GRIFFITHS is the chair of the Munk Debates and president of the Aurea Charitable Foundation. In 2006 he was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 under 40” by the Globe and Mail. He is the editor of thirteen books on history, politics, and international affairs, including Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto, which was a Globe and Mail Best Book of 2009 and a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two children.
