Our Global Humanitarian NightmareThis Wednesday, the United Nations is hosting a “pledging conference” for the Horn of Africa. Specifically, humanitarian relief agencies are...
How Small States Can Influence World PoliticsThe study and analysis of Great Power Competition is all the vogue in international relations and foreign policy circles. And...
WATCH: UN Secretary General Invokes Physics to Explain Why American Leadership is Necessary for World Order
What Would Happen if China Invades Taiwan?The year is 2026, and China has just launched an invasion of Taiwan. What happens next was the subject of...
How Ukraine Should Respond to a Russian Ceasefire ProposalUkraine is widely expected to soon launch a counter-offensive to reclaim territory captured by Russia. And if Ukraine is successful...
Can “The Big Catch Up” Boost Childhood Vaccinations Worldwide?Before COVID more and more children around the world were receiving their routine vaccinations on time and in full. But...
A Brewing Crisis at the Southern US BorderOn May 11th a pandemic-era policy, known as Title 42, will expire. This was a Trump administration policy which used...
The Foreign Policy Implications of Turkey’s National ElectionsTurkey holds elections on May 14th. For the first time in twenty years, President Erdogan is facing a serious challenge...
How International Diplomacy Failed to Stop Sudan’s Slide to Civil WarIn the ten year history of this podcast, it is rare to have episodes on the same topic in back...
Hostage Diplomacy and Russia’s Arrest of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan GershkovichOn March 29th, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. The charges are...
A Major Crisis is Unfolding in SudanOn Saturday, April 15th fighting broke out in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan. At time of recording, hundreds of people...
A Seismic Geopolitical Shift is Underway in the Middle EastOver ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil...
What is “Humanitarian Journalism?”Several years ago, I received a request for an interview from an academic in the United Kingdom named Martin Scott...
An Outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg Virus Has the Global Health Community on EdgeThere are two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease, one in Tanzania and the other in Equatorial Guinea. Marburg Virus...
