How to Revive a Global Plastics Pollution Treaty | When Treaties Work
In 2022, countries agreed to negotiate an international treaty to end plastics pollution. They gave themselves a two-year deadline to finalize the treaty text — and needless to say, that deadline has ...
29 Des 202528min
How to Prevent Ecological Collapse | Global Catastrophic Risks
Today's episode is produced in partnership with the Global Challenges Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of global catastrophic risks and strengthening global governance to a...
22 Des 202527min
To Save Us From Hell | Anjali Addresses the Security Council! Plus: Rafael Grossi Gets "The New Yorker" Profile Treatment
Your very own To Save Us From Hell co-host Anjali Dayal briefed the United Nations Security Council on Monday! She was paired with former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a special meeting of the ...
18 Des 202523min
When Treaties Work | The Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court
In 1998, 120 countries came together to adopt the Rome Statute, creating what would become the International Criminal Court. Four years later, that treaty entered into force, and the ICC officially op...
15 Des 202539min
2025 Was a Year of Global Protests
2025 was a year of global protests. More than 70 countries across every region of the world experienced anti-government demonstrations. Some of these movements — such as those in Nepal and Madagascar ...
11 Des 202522min
Inside the Search for Syria's Missing Persons
Over the course of Syria's fourteen-year civil war, around one million people went missing, presumably killed. Among them was the father of my guest today, Maryam Kamalmaz. Maryam's father was an Amer...
8 Des 202518min
The Security Council Goes To Syria | To Save Us From Hell
On December 4, the entire United Nations Security Council made an unprecedented trip to Syria. It is hard to overstate what a significant turning point this represents — both for the Security Council ...
4 Des 202529min
What Happens When America Withdraws? | Live From The Halifax International Security Forum With Justin Ling
The Halifax International Security Forum always includes a sizable and bi-partisan group of United States Senators who were suddenly put on the spot: Did they think Ukraine should accept this ultimatu...
1 Des 202540min
