Introducing the Brand New Sustainable Development Goals
UN Week kicks off on a high note on Friday, with the opening of a special summit on the Sustainable Development Goals. Pope Francis will be one of the first to address the summit on Friday morning. Pr...
23 Sep 201522min
UNGA Games
The UN Summit kicks off next week in New York! This is always the most exciting time of year for us UN nerds. And between the Pope and Putin, this UNGA promises to be a very interesting one. Here w...
17 Sep 201529min
Episode 81: Elmira Bayrasli
Elmira Bayrasli is the author of the new book "From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places." She is also the co founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted, which seeks to...
14 Sep 201545min
Why Do Countries Build Walls?
Why do countries build fences and walls at their border and under what conditions are those walls and fences likely to work as intended? These questions are obviously topical right now, with the US-Me...
9 Sep 201526min
Episode 80: Jina Moore
When Jina Moore was in Middle School she became intensely curious about the Holocaust, reading about everything she could on the subject. That curiosity improbably led a girl from a small town in West...
4 Sep 201546min
The Refugee Crisis Comes to Europe's Doorstep
The Syrian refugee crisis has finally made it to Europe's doorstep. Over the past several weeks, masses of refugees have made their way to southeastern Europe, mostly en route to Germany and other cou...
2 Sep 201522min
Episode 79: Juliana Barbassa
My guest today, Juliana Barbassa is a journalist and the author of the new book Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio di Janeiro on the Brink. We have a great conversation about the current ...
30 Aug 201543min
This Gay Syrian Refugee Risked it All
Earlier this week the UN Security Council did something it's never done before: it held a meeting specifically focusing on violence directed against LGBT people. The council called two witnesses, both...
26 Aug 201528min
