Israeli Elections--What Happened and What it Means for Peace
Benjamin Netanyahu secured a substantial victory in the Israel's elections this week. The consequences of this right wing victory will be profound both for Israeli politics and the prospects for a neg...
18 Mar 201523min
Episode 56: Todd Moss
Todd Moss is a true international development wonk. He's also the author of a critically acclaimed novel--a thriller called The Golden Hour that examines the dysfunction of the American foreign policy...
15 Mar 201547min
Guinea Worm Disease is Tantalizingly Close to Global Eradication
Guinea Worm eradication is near. Guinea Worm is a waterborne disease that affects only the poorest of the poor people on the planet. But after millennia of inflicting pain and suffering in Asia and Af...
11 Mar 201522min
Why Healthcare Systems in the Developing World Need a Shot in the Arm
The ebola crisis demonstrated that countries with very weak health care systems are extremely vulnerable to a preventable disease outbreak. Now that the crisis is on the wane, organizations are taking...
5 Mar 201515min
Episode 55: Sarah Margon
Sarah Margon is the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. She's spent her career fighting for human rights in Africa and beyond, but took a somewhat circuitous path to get there. In this episode,...
1 Mar 201546min
What We Know About What We Don't Know About International Development
How good are the data that drives international development policies? It turns out, not that great. This week's episode comes in two parts. In part 1, Mark speaks with Morten Jerven, author of "Poor N...
16 Feb 201531min
A Stunning Turn of Events in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans stunned the world--and probably themselves--when they voted to oust a quasi-autocrat from power. In January, a politician named Maithripali Sirisena engineered a surprise electoral upset a...
16 Feb 201519min
Episode 53: Leila Zerrougui
Leila Zerrougui is the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. It's her job to help free child soldiers and ensure that children are spared from the worst effects of war...
14 Feb 201538min
