These Are the Major Global Demographic Trends as the World Population Hits 8 Billion
On November 15, the world population officially surpassed 8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. The milestone was reached just 12 years after the world marked 7 billion people, and ...
6 Apr 202326min
Just Giving People Money is Really Effective at Ending Extreme Poverty. So Why Aren't Big Aid Agencies Embracing Cash Transfers? | Rory Stewart
My guest today Rory Stewart is an author, former diplomat and politician who served as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for International Development. He is currently the CEO of Give Directly, ...
3 Apr 202327min
The Hidden Economics of Female Genital Mutilation | From: "The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women" podcast
We present an episode of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women podcast, which is now in its third season. Each episode tells the story of how women are creating change through economic empowerment....
30 Mar 202326min
Can Canadian Diplomacy Help End Cameroon's Civil War?
In early January, news emerged that Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly was facilitating peace talks between the government of Cameroon and Anglophone separatist groups. The news came as what is s...
27 Mar 202332min
Why Xi Jinping Went to Moscow
Xi Jinping spent spent three days in Russia in a highly touted visit that included hours of direct talks with Vladimir Putin. The visit comes amid Putin's growing international isolation and heighteni...
22 Mar 202321min
Why Did the USA Invade and Occupy Iraq 20 years ago and What are the Iraq War's Legacies Today?
It was twenty years ago this month that the George W Bush administration began its ill-fated invasion and occupation of Iraq. The ostensible justification for this war of choice was that the Iraqi reg...
20 Mar 202329min
Moldova is Fending Off a Russian Destabilization Campaign
Other than Ukraine itself, no country has been more deeply impacted by Russia's invasion than Moldova. Moldova has absorbed more Ukrainian refugees per capita than any other country in the world and M...
16 Mar 202328min
What Kind of Energy Should Fuel Household Cooking Appliances Around The World?
Rob Bailis is a senior scientist for the Stockholm Environment Institute. He is a leading researcher on the intersection between energy use, health and the environment in the developing world. This in...
13 Mar 202322min
