The British Ambassador to the United States Explains How Russia Sanctions Were Coordinated
I caught up with Ambassador Karen Pierce in the middle of a very intense day of diplomacy on February 22. She is the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States and earlier that morning Boris Jo...
23 Helmi 202220min
Live From Kabul: A Female NGO Leader on Women's Rights in Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
overran Kabul a few weeks prior. Despite the apparent danger and uncertainty, Zuhra Bahman told me that she was eager to get back home and return to work as the Afghanistan country director for the pe...
21 Helmi 202233min
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: What Now?
Over the last few days, there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity between Russia, Ukraine, the United States, Germany and France -- among others. Meanwhile, the messaging coming from the White Ho...
16 Helmi 202230min
Why So Many Coups in Africa Recently?
There have been a spate of coups in Africa over the last 18 months. Most of these coups have taken place in West Africa, but not all. This includes Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Sudan and two coups in M...
14 Helmi 202227min
Who Are These Canadian Truckers Disrupting Ottawa? And Why?
For about two weeks now, truck driving protesters have snarled traffic and otherwise disrupted daily life in downtown Ottawa, ostensibly to protest covid related restrictions and vaccine mandates. T...
9 Helmi 202236min
Bearing Witness to the Uyghur Genocide During the Beijing Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics have kicked off in Beijing. Meanwhile, in the northwestern Xinjiang region of China, the government is implementing policies that many human rights organizations and foreign ...
7 Helmi 202252min
What Happened at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine?
On January 31, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting about Russia's military buildup on the border of Ukraine. Here to help understand what happened at this meeting and any potentially s...
31 Tammi 202227min
Why is North Korea Suddenly Launching So Many Missile Tests?
North Korea has already launched more than six missile tests since the start of the new year. Why is North Korea is suddenly launching so many new missile tests -- and what can be done about? Three e...
30 Tammi 202233min
