Global Dispatches Podcast

The likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine seems to be growing by the day. If Russia indeed attacks Ukraine, how should the United States and Europe respond? Joining me to take on that question and more ...

Hong Kong used to have one of the most vibrant media ecosystems in all of Asia. But not today. There is an ongoing crackdown on independent media in Hong Kong. Outlets large and small are being shut down, os...

Bosnia is facing its deepest political crisis since the civil war in the 1990s. In 1995, the United States helped broker an agreement between the waring parties known as the Dayton Accords. This agreement cr...

David Miliband is the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. This is one of the larger global humanitarian organizations with relief operations around the world. It is also a major refugee res...

For the last week, massive protests have swept across the large Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.  The spark was a decision by the government to increase fuel prices in the country, which is a major fuel pro...

Just before the start of the new year, Somalia's President Mohammad Abdulahi Farmaajo sought to arrest and remove from power Somalia's Prime Minister Mohammad Hussein Roble. This move added a layer of instab...

As 2021 comes to a close, I thought it may be worthwhile to gather some veteran United Nations watchers to reflect on the key events that shaped the work of the United Nations this year. I'm joined in this c...

Turkey is in the midst of a currency crisis. The Lira hit a new record low in December, trading about 15.5 lira to the US dollar. This compares to a year ago when the rate was about 7.5 lira to the dollar. ...

Afghanistan is in the midst of a humanitarian and human rights disaster. Since the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban in August, the Afghan economy has been in a tailspin. A major liquidity crisis ...