An NGO Leader in Afghanistan Explains the Delicate Process of Engaging the Taliban on Women's Rights
Ever since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban three years ago, I have periodically checked in with my guest today, Zuhra Bahman. She is the Afghanistan Country Director for Search for Common Ground, an ...
29 Aug 202424min
MPox is a Global Health Emergency, Again
On August 14th, the World Health Organization declared MPOX a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern." This is the highest level of alarm that the WHO can issue to confront a public health ...
26 Aug 202420min
Will Somaliland Get International Recognition?
In 1991, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia, but no country has yet to accept Somaliland's sovereignty. That, however, may soon change. On January 1st, Ethiopia and Somaliland entered into ...
19 Aug 202422min
The UN Reveals the Latest Trends in World Population
Every two years, since 1951, the United Nations has compiled data and estimates about the world's population. These are contained in a report called World Population Prospects, which provides our best...
12 Aug 202423min
Is Africa's Debt Crisis a Threat to International Security? | Live from the Aspen Security Forum
I caught up with Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli at the Aspen Security Forum in mid-July. She is the new President and CEO of the One Campaign, which advocates on behalf of global development, justice, and equa...
8 Aug 202420min
Venezuela's Stolen Election
The July 28th national elections in Venezuela were supposed to usher in a new era of democracy after 25 years of Chavismo rule. Back in October, President Nicolas Maduro agreed to free and fair electi...
5 Aug 202427min
What Might a Kamala Harris Foreign Policy Look Like?
Kamala Harris did not have an extensive foreign policy track record before becoming Vice President. And as Vice President, she did not assume much of a foreign policy portfolio during the Biden Admini...
2 Aug 202420min
How NOT to Defeat the Houthis in Yemen
On July 19th, the Houthis launched a drone that struck an apartment building in Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli. This was a long-range, sophisticated drone and marked the first time the Houthis successfu...
29 Jul 202423min
