PODCAST: Here is How North Korea Can Be Stopped Mark Leon Goldberg August 16, 2017 Tensions are very clearly escalating on the Korean Peninsula, with the North making unrelenting progress on their nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and the United States president now overtly threaten...
These Podcast Episodes Will Help You Understand the North Korea Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg August 11, 2017 Bellicose statements by President Trump and the unrelenting progress made in North Korea's nuclear activities have set the stage for a confrontation between the United States and North Korea-- a confrontation t...
In Somalia, there is a dangerous nexus between climate change and violent conflict Mark Leon Goldberg August 8, 2017 Somalia is ground zero for an emerging trend in global affairs-- the nexus between climate change and conflict. Journalist Laura Heaton with The GroundTruth Project spent years reporting on how climate c...
Podcast: Mark Kennedy Shriver is a Global Humanitarian Advocate On a Mission Mark Leon Goldberg July 31, 2017 Mark Shriver is president of Save the Children Action Network, which is the advocacy arm of the global humanitarian organization. We kick off with a discussion of what advocacy for global developm...
Everything you know about Sweatshops is Wrong Mark Leon Goldberg July 27, 2017 Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or get the app to listen later. Chris Blattman is a development economist who routinely conducts experiments to test ideas related to reducing poverty and improving the wel...
This Legendary International Relations Scholar Believes War Between China and the USA is More Likely than We Think Mark Leon Goldberg July 24, 2017 Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or get the app to listen later. It's called "Thucydides's Trap" -- and the US and China are caught in it. Graham Allison is a legend of international relations. He's the...
PODCAST: An Unprecedented Coalition of NGOs Has Formed to Fight a Global Food Emergency Mark Leon Goldberg July 20, 2017 On July 17 a very rare thing happened in the world of humanitarian relief. Eight organizations that typically compete for donor dollars joined forces to launch a joint appeal to raise funds and awar...
How Peace Broke Out in Colombia Mark Leon Goldberg July 17, 2017 On June 27th, FARC rebels turned over the last of their weapons to the United Nations in a ceremony attended by both the leader of FARC and President Juan Manuel Santos. This officially marked the...
PODCAST: Eric Schwartz ran US refugee programs. He has some advice for the new administration Mark Leon Goldberg July 10, 2017 Eric Schwartz served as the top refugee policy official in the Obama administration, as the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration between 2009 and 2011. He was recent...
