Bangladesh: Protests, Crackdowns and a Coming Election
In December protests erupted in cities across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka. The proximate cause was skyrocketing inflation triggered in part by Russia's war in Ukraine. But as my guest Mich...
9 Jan 202325min
The Geopolitics of Microchips | "Chip Wars" Author Chris Miller
In this episode, we are joined by Chris Miller, author of the new book "Chip Wars: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology." The books tells the story of microchip, including its history an...
5 Jan 202328min
The Top Global Crises to Expect in 2023 | David Miliband
As 2023 begins the world is beset by crises driven by conflict, climate change and the nexus of the two. But some places are expected to be hit harder than others as the year unfolds and this episode'...
3 Jan 202327min
A New Study Shows How to Counter Violent Extremism Through "Social Cohesion"
The border region of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is home to violent extremist groups eager to recruit young men to their ranks. To counter the lure of groups like the Islamic State officials have exp...
26 Des 202220min
Do People Like Having US Military Bases in their Country? New Public Opinion Research
The United States has several hundred military bases scattered across the world. But how do citizens within countries hosting US troops feel about those bases and US military personnel? In this episo...
22 Des 202230min
A New Plastics Treaty Is Being Negotiated at the UN: What You Need to Know
Negotiations for a new Global Treaty on Plastics formally kicked off in early December. Delegates from around 160 countries met in Uruguay for the first round of talks aimed at reducing the harmful im...
19 Des 202233min
A Major UN Biodiversity Conference Seeks New Goals to Save Nature
Delegates from nearly every country in the world are meeting in Montreal for the UN Biodiversity Conference known as COP15. Their goal is to come up with a new global action plan to preserve nature an...
15 Des 202225min
What the Latest Data Tells Us About The Global Fight Against Malaria
On December 8, the World Health Organization released its latest annual report on the global fight against Malaria. The World Malaria Report found that progress against Malaria has begun stabilize aft...
12 Des 202228min
