The Worst Dictatorship You Have Never Heard Of
The Gambia is a tiny country in western Africa. It's a narrow sliver on the ocean, surrounded by Senegal. It has a population of under 2 million, and according to my guest today, Jeffrey Smith, it is ...
8 Jun 201625min
Episode 113 Shelly Culbertson
In her new book The Fires of Spring my guest today Shelly Culbertson travels to six countries in the Middle East and North Africa to describe for readers how each of these countries are managing the p...
6 Jun 201644min
Should the Rio Olympics Be Cancelled over Zika?
Over the past week, a number of scientists and bio-ethicists expressed deep concern that holding the Olympics this summer in Rio de Janeiro could enable the Zika virus to spread far and wide. I cau...
2 Jun 201619min
Venezuela is on the Verge of Collapse
Venezuela is on a rapid and precipitous decline. You might even say, as my guest today Francisco Toro wrote in a recent piece in the Atlantic that Venezuela is falling apart. Between food, fuel, medic...
26 Mai 201623min
Episode 111: Jennifer Harris
Jennifer Harris has devoted much of her career to studying what she calls "geo-economics," -- the ability of countries to shape world politics, diplomacy, and global affairs more broadly through the ...
22 Mai 201649min
How One Senator is Trying to Change the US-Saudi Relationship
Senator Chris Murphy wants to change a bedrock relationship in US foreign policy. In April this year he introduced legislation to restrict arms sales to Saudi Arabia over that country's conduct in th...
18 Mai 201619min
Episode 110: Calestous Juma
Calestous Juma is a prolific author who focuses on the intersection of society, science and international development. He is a professor and director of the Science, Technology and Globalization pr...
15 Mai 201647min
How to Fix a Broken Humanitarian System -- The World Humanitarian Summit Has Some Ideas
The international humanitarian system is stretched beyond capacity. In fact, it's fair to say it is broken. The inability of the international community to confront multiple manmade and natural disast...
11 Mai 201627min
