Inside "The Mediator's Studio" With Legendary Diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi
As listeners to Global Dispatches know, in many parts of the world war is a growing threat – or a harsh reality. But who are the peacemakers working to change this? This week, we are featuring an epi...
28 Mar 202231min
The Promise and Perils of "Solar Radiation Modification" to Mitigate Climate Change
The Paris Agreement set a target to limit global warming to "well below 2 degrees, but preferably to 1.5 degrees celsius compared to pre-industrial levels." However, if present trends continue the wo...
24 Mar 202228min
How China Views Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, one major diplomatic variable has been the stance of China. So far, China has played its cards sort of close to its chest, neither firmly denouncing...
21 Mar 202236min
Can There Be Justice for War Crimes in Ukraine?
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity are being committed nearly every day in Ukraine. We can see it on our TV. Russian forces are apparently deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in ways th...
17 Mar 202234min
How the War in Ukraine Will Impact Food Prices and Food Security Around the World
Ukraine is a major exporter of key food staples around the world. Even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the prices of food commodities like wheat were near all time highs. Since the outbreak of ar...
14 Mar 202230min
Gender, Conflict and Ukraine | Plus, a Preview of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women Conference
I caught up with Michelle Milford Morse on International Women's Day and as the war in Ukraine entered its second week. Michelle Milford Morse is the United Nations Foundation's Vice President for Gir...
10 Mar 202225min
How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine is Seen by the United Nations
It has been a very intense few weeks of diplomacy at the United Nations. Even before Russia mounted its full scale invasion of Ukraine there were several meetings at the Security Council intended to d...
7 Mar 202229min
Live from Ukraine: From Frontlines of a Refugee Crisis
It was 7pm Ukraine time on the evening of Friday February 25 when I caught up with my guest today, journalist Catia Bruno. She had recently arrived in Lviv, a city in Western Ukraine not far from the...
27 Feb 202219min
