A UN View of the Iraq Crisis
From the perspective of the United Nations, the crisis in Iraq cannot be disaggregated from the crisis in Syria. In this special edition of Global Dispatches, I speak with the United Nations Deputy Se...
19 Jun 201416min
Dying for the World Cup
In 2022 Qatar will host the World Cup. Migrant workers, mostly from Southeast Asia, are living in harsh conditions and dying in large numbers as they construct the infrastructure for the World Cup in ...
12 Jun 201418min
Egypt After the Counter Revolution
Egypt's ex Army Chief Abdel Fatah al Sisi won election this week (with an astounding 96% of the vote!) The ascent of this Mubarak-era military functionary speaks to the profound failure of Egypt's 201...
5 Jun 201425min
What Obama Left Out of His Big Foreign Policy Speech
President Obama's commencement address to West Point Graduates this week was billed by the White House as a major foreign policy address. But there were some conspicuous absences from the talk. What w...
29 Mai 201416min
Why Libya is Suddenly on the Verge of Civil War
Libya today is arguably closer to a full blown civil war than at any time since the fall of Muammar Ghaddafi in 2011. A renegade general named Khalifa Haftar is on the March, seeking to upend an Islam...
22 Mai 201418min
The Foreign Policy Implications of India's Elections
The largest excerise in democracy in the history of humanity is coming to an end. Narendra Modi will cruise to victory, but what does his ascent mean for India's relationship with Pakistan, China, the...
15 Mai 201425min
What Boko Haram Wants
Boko Haram is in the news for all the wrong reasons. A series of audactious attacks, including the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls, has provoked international outrage. But why would Boko Haram ...
2 Mai 201415min
Episode 15: Laura Turner Seydel on Philanthropy and Captain Planet
The scion of Ted Turner is forging a new philanthropic path, focusing on reproductive health and environmental issues. She talks to Mark Leon Goldberg about growing up a Turner, her focus on reproduct...
2 Des 201331min
