UN Secretary-General Candidate María Fernanda Espinosa: The Interview
The race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General is heating up, with the Security Council preparing to hold its first straw polls to test the viability of the candidates. In this Global Di...
22 Jul 0s
How Ukraine Turned the Tide of the War | Live from the Aspen Security Forum
In recent months, Ukraine has clearly seized the initiative against Russia. Its impressive use of drones and autonomous weapons systems has put Russia on the defensive, while strikes on Russian energy...
20 Jul 0s
How the Civil War in Myanmar Became the Deadliest Conflict in Asia
The civil war in Myanmar recently passed a grim milestone. According to the conflict-monitoring NGO ACLED, an estimated 100,000 people have been killed since the war broke out in 2021. Seventy percent...
16 Jul 35min
Josh Rogin on Iran, NATO, and the Latest in Trump Foreign Policy
It was a pleasure to welcome The Washington Post's Josh Rogin for a wide-ranging discussion of the foreign policy topics du jour — from Iran and NATO to Syria, Ukraine, and the latest moves from the T...
13 Jul 40min
The UN Just Held Its First-Ever AI Governance Meeting. Here's Why It Matters
On July 6 and 7, the United Nations convened its first major meeting on AI governance. The Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held in Geneva, was different from other global gatherings on artificial in...
9 Jul 30min
Why The Status Quo in Gaza Can't Last Much Longer
There is a ceasefire on paper in Gaza. But in reality, Gazans are being killed on a near-daily basis by Israeli forces. Since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, more than 1,000 Gazans have been kil...
6 Jul 27min
Sudan Is on the Brink of Another Mass Atrocity
Sudan's civil war may be entering another catastrophic phase. As I write this, a genocidal militia is massing outside a major city in Sudan, El Obeid. NGOs, the United Nations — and even Donald Trump'...
2 Jul 29min
Thousands of Africans Are Being Lured to Fight in Russia's War on Ukraine
Support the show! Here's a 40% discount off a premium subscription! https://www.globaldispatches.org/40PercentOff Or at full price here: https://www.globaldispatches.org/ Russia's war in Ukraine has ...
29 Jun 22min
