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Topics
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Global Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Geopolitics
Humanitarian Affairs and Global Development
The Forever Wars
Conflicts and Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
Conflicts and Crises in Africa
Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy
Grand Strategy
Women’s Rights
Rise of China
Refugees
International Law/IHL
Humanitarian Intervention
Global Health
Non-proliferation and Nuclear Deterrence
Trade
Cuban Missile Crisis
Globalization, Transnational Issues and Transnational Threats
Climate Change and Security
Drones
Intellectual Traditions
Most Recent
Global Perspectives on COVID-19 Pandemic
In Sri Lanka, The COVID Response is Exacerbating Religious and Ethnic Tensions
Why COVID-19 is NOT Raging out of Control in the Central African Republic
How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Stifling Free Speech Around the World
What Can Political Science Teach Us About How Different Countries Are Handling COVID19?
The Coronavirus Human Rights Crackdown
How a Large Global Humanitarian Organization is Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Geopolitics
“Weaponized Interdependence” and the Future of International Relations | With Daniel Drezner
Ian Bremmer on How COVID-19 is Accelerating Geopolitical Shifts
A Crisis at the Remote Border Between India and China
Why is Russia Suddenly So Interested in the Central African Republic?
Turkey Invades Syria, and Kurdish Fighters Who Helped Defeat ISIS Are Trapped
How a Rivalry Between Arab Governments on the Arabian Peninsula is Shaping International Relations
Humanitarian Affairs and Global Development
How The World Bank and IMF Have Responded To The Global Economic Crisis?
What’s Next for USAID under the leadership of Samantha Power?
Inside the Drive to Create a ‘Global Fund’ for Public Interest Journalism
Why Are So Many Aid Workers Being Killed in the Line of Duty?
The Forever Wars
What’s Next for the US In Afghanistan?
Bureaucratic Politics + Foreign Policy
Can the Global Fragility Act Help Prevent Conflicts Before They Start? With Dr. Dafna Rand
Grand Strategy
Legendary US Diplomat Thomas Pickering Explains How the US Can Get Its Multilateral Groove Back
Women’s Rights
How the United States Can Embrace a Feminist Foreign Policy
UNFPA Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Explains What You Need to Know About The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25
Refugees
Inside Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp
Thousands of Refugees Are Languishing in Libyan Detention Centers
International Law/IHL
Why The Gambia is Suing Myanmar for Genocide
Do War Crimes Tribunals Actually Deter War Crimes?
This Treaty to Protect the World’s Oceans Will Be the Next Big Debate at the UN
Trump Fought International Law…and the Law Won (With Harold Koh)
Humanitarian Intervention
Global Health
How the world will get a COVID-19 Vaccine (Part 2)
COVID-19 is Interrupting Routine Childhood Vaccinations on a Global Scale
How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Saves Lives (with Peter Sands)
Conflicts and Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
The Conflict in Yemen Takes A Dangerous New Turn
The Conflict in Western Sahara is Upended By a Trump Tweet
A Dramatic Turn of Events in Libya
Why the Conventional Wisdom About the Arab Spring is Wrong | Noah Feldman
Lebanon is in the Midst of a Jaw-Dropping Economic Free Fall
Conflicts and Crises in Africa
The Civil War in Ethiopia, Sparked By a Conflict in the Tigray Region, is Getting Worse
Why The Battlefield Death of Chad President Idriss Deby Has Big Global Implications
Crisis in the Central African Republic
Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Deterrence
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law
The Last Remaining Nuclear Arms Treaty Between the United States and Russia May Soon Expire
Trade
China Needs Soy. Brazil Farms It. The Amazon Rainforest Gets Destroyed
New Trends in Global Trade Are Changing How Women Work Around the World
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Graham Allison interview
In the first half of this episode, Allison discusses his newest book: Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? In the second half, we discuss at length “The Essence of Decision,” including some behind the scenes color of how he went about writing the book.
The Rise of China
A Grounds-eye view of the Demise of Democracy in Hong Kong
China Needs Soy. Brazil Farms It. The Amazon Rainforest Gets Destroyed
What the Trouble Between the NBA and China Tells Us About the Future of International Relations
A Growing Crisis Between China and Canada Has Big Global Implications
Globalization, Transnational Issues, and Transnational Threats
The Dictator’s Digital Dilemma
Climate Change + Security
These are the Top Hunger Crises to Watch According to the UN World Food Program
Intellectual Traditions
Is Progressive Realism The Future of US Foreign Policy?
Better Know John Maynard Keynes, the Economist Who Charted a New Path for International Cooperation