Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times science and global health reporter: RFK Jr. “damned by his own history.”
Apoorva Mandavilli, the award-winning New York Times science and global health reporter, is on the front lines of several fast-breaking stories. “We should be worried” about the President’s Emergency ...
3 Feb 202533min
Outsourcing Repression
In this episode of Pekingology from March 2023, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Dr. Lynette H. Ong, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, jointly appointed to the Mun...
30 Jan 202532min
Sinem Adar: Turkey's Syria Challenge
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Sinem Adar, a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), where she works at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies. To...
28 Jan 202537min
Trump's First Days and a U.S. FDI Boom
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we run through the early trade actions of the new administration and what may come next. We also unpack the record-high U.S. share of global foreign direct in...
28 Jan 202527min
Analysis: Gaza Peace?
Last Sunday, Hamas released three female Israeli hostages that it had kidnapped on October 7, in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. The deal was the first step in the first phas...
21 Jan 20257min
A Biden Trade Retrospective, Indonesia Joins BRICS, and AI Export Controls
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we step back and assess the Biden administration's record on trade policy, including a preview of what may change under Trump. We also discuss Indonesia's asc...
20 Jan 202533min
What Happens if Xi Jinping Dies in Office?
With the removal of the only term limit on office in March 2018, Xi Jinping stands to rule indefinitely. But what happens if he suddenly dies in office? How will China's political and economic system ...
16 Jan 202531min
eL Seed: Arabic Calligraffiti
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with eL Seed, an award-winning French-Tunisian artist whose monumental artwork blending the styles of Arabic calligraphy and graffiti is spreading in the Arab w...
14 Jan 202532min
