Born in Britain in 1960, James Orbinski's family moved to Canada when he was seven years old. As a young man, he became a medic to learn how to help, and deal with, the suffering of others. From then on he was plunged into many highly demanding situations, including being Head of Mission for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the Rwandan genocide; engaging with the politics of humanitarian work as the President of MSF; being in New York when the twin towers of the World Trade Center fel...

Die Botschaft von James Orbinski, dem ehemaligen Präsidenten von Ärzte ohne Grenzen, ist so einfach wie eminent wichtig: Die Kriege auf der Welt müssen aufhören. Denn wo Krieg herrscht, herrscht auch unvorstellbares Leid. Bei seinen Einsätzen, u.a. in Ruanda und Somalia, wurde Orbinski Zeuge schwerster Verbrechen an der Menschlichkeit. Er verspürt eine »fast unbändige Wut«, wenn er rückblickend an die Menschen denkt, die das unfassbare Unrecht geschehen ließen.Orbinski erzählt nicht...

For four decades, Ideas has presented more than 400,000 CBC Radio listeners in Canada and the United States with the most challenging contemporary thought of the day. Now, to mark the program’s 40th anniversary, executive producer Bernie Lucht has selected the most striking interviews and lectures for Ideas: Brilliant Thinker Speak Their Minds. Featuring some the best thinkers from North America and around the world that have appeared on the program since its beginnings in 1965, Ideas: Bri...