What We Get Wrong About Missile Defense and Nuclear Deterrence
When national security professionals discuss "missile defense" they are are typically referring to technologies that can intercept an in-coming nuclear missile and blow it out of the sky. In 2002, the...
22 Aug 202228min
Why Do Some Countries Succeed With Economic Development While Others Fail? | Stefan Dercon
Why have some countries experience durable economic progress while other countries remain left behind? This basic question has vexed development economists for decades -- and for decades economists ha...
18 Aug 202233min
How "Longtermism" is Shaping Foreign Policy| Will MacAskill
Longtermism is a moral philosophy that is increasingly gaining traction around the United Nations and in foreign policy circles. Put simply, Longtermism holds the key premise that positively influenci...
15 Aug 202234min
Lab Leak? Bioweapons Attack? Natural Pathogen? A New Proposal Would Give the UN the Ability to Investigate | Angela Kane
Rapidly identifying an emerging infectious pathogen is critical to prevent a disease outbreak from becoming an epidemic -- or even a deadly pandemic. But right now, there is no agreed international m...
11 Aug 202229min
Kenya's UN Ambassador Martin Kimani | Live from the Aspen Security Forum
Kenya's Ambassador to the United Nations Martin Kimani gave a viral speech at the UN Security Council on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Months later, Ambassador Kimani reflects on the impact...
8 Aug 202220min
How The Global Food Crisis is Impacting People and Politics in the Middle East
Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Middle East was heavily dependent on importing food from Ukraine and Russia. The disruption of grain exports from the Black Sea region has had a profoundly n...
4 Aug 202220min
The Philippines Gets a New President With A Very Familiar Name
On May 9th, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was elected President of the Philippines. If that name sounds familiar to you, it is because he is the son of Ferdinand Marcos Senior, the brutal kleptocrat who ruled ...
1 Aug 202223min
Kenya is Holding a High-Stakes Election
Kenyans will go to the polls on August 9th to elect a new president. The current president, Uhuru Kenyatta, is term limited from seeking re-election and the two main candidates are both very familiar...
28 Jul 202231min
