What's Next for Al Qaeda and The Islamic State | Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen is one of the world's foremost experts on global jihadist movements like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. He is a journalist who has covered this beat for decades, including the first tele...
28 Aug 202331min
The Poaching and Trafficking of Pangolins is Sowing Instability in Central Africa
Pangolins are small mammals with hard scales and vital to biodiversity in forested regions. They are also the most trafficked mammal in the world. Although they are a protected species in internationa...
24 Aug 202332min
The Story of an NGO Rescue Ship That Saved 50 Migrants Stranded in the Mediterranean Sea
The number of migrants and refugees who are dying at sea while crossing the mediterranean is at a four year high. Nearly 2,000 people are confirmed to have died in the medditeran thus far in 2023, al...
21 Aug 202326min
Ethnic Cleansing Has Returned to Darfur. Is Genocide Next?
In 2003 a militia drawn from ethnic Arab tribes in Darfur, known as the Janjaweed, partnered with the government of Sudan in a genocidal campaign against non-Arab tribes in the region. An estimated 30...
17 Aug 202332min
How the UN Prevented a Massive Oil Spill off the Coast of Yemen
For the last eight years a decrepit old oil tanker off the coast of Yemen has been like a ticking time bomb, threatening to unleash unprecedented disaster in the Red Sea. The 47 year old oil tanker, t...
14 Aug 202320min
Why Kenya May Send Troops to Haiti
Haiti is in the midst of the worst humanitarian and security crisis in years. Gang related violence is surging - and the Haitian National Police are overwhelmed and incapable of restoring order. Acco...
10 Aug 202329min
The Coup in Niger and What Comes Next?
On July 26th, the democratically elected president of Niger Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup. This coup seemingly came out of nowhere. Now, a country that had been a key US ally and a Fre...
7 Aug 202333min
What Does Political Science Teach Us About Why Countries Use Private Military Groups like Wagner and Blackwater?
The Wagner group was a key fighting force in Ukraine until its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, attempted a mutiny. 20 years before Wagner was tapped to fight in Ukraine, the United States turned to the pr...
3 Aug 202333min
