Live from the UN General Assembly: Key Moments That Will Drive the Diplomatic Agenda During UNGA | What Happened at the Transforming Eduction Summit? (UNGA Day 1)
The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is always a key moment on the diplomatic calendar. Hundreds of world leaders head to New York to address the General Assembly and participate ...
19 Sep 202226min
Europe is in the Midst of a Deepening Energy Crisis
Energy prices are soaring in Europe, driven largely by the uncertainty surrounding Russian gas exports. Making matters worse was an announcement in early September that Russia would not re-open its No...
15 Sep 202220min
Somalia is on the Brink of Famine
United Nations officials issued fresh warnings that parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine. Half the country is in need of food assistance and if present trends continue famine could hit Somalia ...
12 Sep 202230min
The Crisis in Myanmar Takes a Turn for the Worse
In lay July, the military Junta in Myanmar carried out its first executions in decades. Four activists were killed, including very prominant pro-democracy leaders. The military carried out these execu...
8 Sep 202230min
How the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States Will Impact International Climate Diplomacy
On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation is a $750 billion dollar health, tax and climate bill. Indeed, the inflation Reduction act is the single mos...
5 Sep 202221min
Why This Female Civil Society Leader in Afghanistan is Urging Greater Engagement With the Taliban
In this episode, we are joined by Zuhra Bahman, the Afghanistan country director for the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common Ground. She is based in Kabul. A year ago, when the Taliban captured Kabul...
1 Sep 202233min
Confronting a Catastrophic Nuclear Meltdown at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is Europe's largest. In March, Russian forces captured the plant and a crew of Ukrainians are maintaining operations at the plant -- effectively at gun ...
29 Aug 202224min
The Big Problem With "Great Power Competition" | Ali Wyne
In this episode, we are joined by Ali Wyne, senior analyst with Eurasia Group's Global Macro-Geopolitics practice, focusing on US-China relations and great-power competition, and author of the new boo...
25 Aug 202233min
