By: Mark Leon Goldberg on August 28, 2014 In many ways, the fear of Ebola has been more deadly and consequential than the virus itself. Jina Moore of BuzzFeed just returned from a reporting trip to Liberia where she detailed how the outbreak has transfixed Liberian society and politics. Moore is one of the best global beat reports in the game and her dispatches from Liberia are must-reads for anyone who wants deeper texture and analysis of ebola’s toll on a frontline state. Previous Episodes South Sudan’s Looming Famine Episode 30: Jeff Sachs, economist Sex Slaves in Iraq, an interview with Zainab Hawa Bangura, the UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict Episode 29: Chris Hill, former Ambassador to Iraq and North Korea nuke negotiator Kevin Jon Heller discusses the International Criminal Court’s Palestine Problem Episode 28: Nancy Birsdall, founder of the Center for Global Development The WHO explains Why this Ebola Outbreak is So Hard to Contain Episode 27: Daniel Drezner, counter-intuitive wonk Michael W. Hanna on How to Negotiate a Gaza Ceasefire Episode 25: Helene Gayle, CEO of CARE, USA. Long-time AIDS-Fighter One Campaign’s Erin Hofhelder How Humanity is Winning the Fight Against AIDS Episode 24: Joseph Cirincione, Nuclear Policy Wonk A Migrant’s Story: Why are So Many Children Fleeing to the USA? Episode 23: Live from the UN 2014 (Volume 2); A special edition with a slew of UN officials. Inside the Iran Nuke Talks Episode 23: Jillian York, Digital Free Speech defender Turkey’s Strategic Interests in Iraq Episode 22: Live from the UN, 2014 (Vol 1); A special edition, featuring the President of the General Assembly, the UN Ambassadors from Vietnam and Jamaica, the head of the UN Association, and more! The UN’s View of the Iraq Crisis Episode 21: Thomas Pickering, former Ambassador to the UN, Israel, Jordan, Russia, India and more. Dying for the World Cup Episode 20: Jessica Tuchman Matthews, foreign policy trendsetter Egypt After the Counter Revolution Episode 19: Louise Arbour, human rights pioneer. What Obama Left Out of His Big Foreign Policy Speech Episode 18: Zalmay Khalizad, former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the UN. Why Libya is Suddenly on the Verge of a Civil War Episode 17: Gov Bill Richardson, he frees hostages. The Foreign Policy Implications of India’s Elections Episode 16: Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children What Boko Haram Wants Episode: 15 Laura Turner Seydel, philanthropist Episode 14: Douglas Ollivant, Iraq expert Episode 13: Gary Bass, historian Episode 12: Mark Montgomery, demographer Episode 11: Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watcher Episode 10: Live from the UN, Volume 2. Episode 9: Mia Farrow, humanitarian activist and Goodwill Ambassador Episode 8: Suzanne Nossel, Big Thinker Episode 7: Live from the UN, Volume 1. Episode 6: PJ Crowley, former State Department Spokesperson Episode 5: Octavia Nasr, reporter Episode 4: Arsalan Iftikhar, “The Muslim Guy” Episode 3: Dodge Billingsley, filmmaker. Episode 2: Laura Seay, @TexasinAfrica Episode 1: Heather Hurlburt, national security wonk
