A Brewing Crisis at the Southern US Border
On May 11th a pandemic-era policy, known as Title 42, will expire. This was a Trump administration policy which used public health concerns as a pretext expel migrants from the United States before th...
4 Touko 202326min
The Foreign Policy Implications of Turkey's National Elections
Turkey holds elections on May 14th. For the first time in twenty years, President Erdogan is facing a serious challenge at the ballot box. The opposition has unified behind candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğl...
1 Touko 202333min
How International Diplomacy Failed to Stop Sudan From Sliding Into Civil War
In the ten year history of this podcast, it is rare to have episodes on the same topic in back to back weeks. But the unfolding crisis in Sudan is such an important topic that it demands attention. L...
27 Huhti 202327min
Hostage Diplomacy and the Case of a Wall Street Journal Reporter Detained in Russia
On March 29th, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. The charges are spurious, but the intentions are clear: Evan Gershkovich is now a hostag...
24 Huhti 202329min
A Major Crisis is Unfolding in Sudan
On Saturday, April 15th fighting broke out in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan. At time of recording, hundreds of people have been killed, all commercial air travel has been suspended, and internationa...
20 Huhti 202320min
A Seismic Geopolitical Shift is Underway in the Middle East
Over ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil war and supported armed groups dedicated to the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime....
17 Huhti 202331min
What is "Humanitarian Journalism?"
About six years ago, I received a request for an interview from an academic in the United Kingdom named Martin Scott who was doing journalism related research. That interview helped to inform the new ...
13 Huhti 202325min
Two Outbreaks of the Ebola-like Marburg Virus Have the Global Health Community on Edge
At time of recording, there are two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease, one in Tanzania and the other in Equatorial Guinea. Marburg is in the same family of diseases as Ebola and is extremely ...
10 Huhti 202326min
