Turkey's Surprising Election Results Puts Erdogan on Notice
On March 31st, Turkey held local elections across 81 provinces. These elections took place less than a year after national elections cemented President Erdogan and his AK Party's hold on power, which ...
8 Apr 202423min
Colombia's Largest and Richest Criminal Armed Group is Getting Stronger
The Gaitenistas, otherwise known as the Gulf Clan, are Colombia's largest and richest criminal armed group. They formed nearly 20 years ago but have gained considerable strength since Colombia's landm...
4 Apr 202426min
How "Xi Thought" Shapes Chinese Foreign Policy
Xi Jinping has dramatically reshaped China since coming to power in 2012. He is now effectively a leader for life, and throughout his time in power, he has molded Chinese politics and society to his o...
1 Apr 202432min
The Geopolitics of English
Podcast guest Rosemary Salomone is the Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St John's University School of Law and author of the book "The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language." The ...
28 Mar 202423min
What New Legislation to Ban Tik Tok Tells Us About US-China Relations Today
In Mid-March the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would effectively ban Tik Tok in the United States. Tik Tok's parent company, Byte Dance, is Chinese. This bill would f...
25 Mar 202425min
Why Gender Equality Advocates Are Playing Defense at the UN Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women concludes this week at the United Nations. CSW, as it is known, is one of the major annual events at UN headquarters, second only to the opening of the UN General...
21 Mar 202424min
Why Haiti is Descending Deeper into Crisis
The security and humanitarian situation in Haiti has gone from bad to worse over the last several days. The country, ensnared in an enduring crisis following the 2021 assassination of President Jovene...
18 Mar 202433min
How to Limit the Threat of "Killer Robots" and Autonomous Weapons That Are Changing Warfare
Artificial Intelligence is changing warfare. Fully autonomous weapons that can make their own decisions about what to target or whom to kill are already in limited use today. But the pace of developme...
14 Mar 202425min
