How the Biden-Harris Administration Can Advance a Global Human Rights Agenda
The last four years have altered the global human rights landscape in some pretty significant ways. The Trump administration by and large abandoned multilateral forums for advancing a human rights age...
28 Des 202026min
How the Biden Administration Can Reset America's Approach to Refugees, Asylum Seekers and International Migration
With Trump leaving office, the incoming administration has an opportunity to reset America's approach to refugees, asylum seekers and international migration more broadly. On the line with me to discu...
21 Des 202029min
The Western Sahara Conflict is Upended By a Trump Tweet
On December 10th, Donald Trump upended over 30 years of US diplomacy with a tweet in which he declared American support for Morocco's claims of sovereignty over Western Sahara. Since the 1970s, Morocc...
17 Des 202034min
A Global Health Agenda for the Biden Administration
The COVID-19 pandemic has made global health a top tier issue in Washington. In today's episode we explore what opportunities might exist for the incoming Biden administration and Congress to advance ...
14 Des 202027min
Five Years on from the Paris Agreement, How Can Countries Give A Boost To Their Climate Action Plans?
December 12 2020 is the five year anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. And on that day a number of governments, non state actors and other world leaders will convene virtually for a Climate Amb...
10 Des 20201h
Legendary US Diplomat Thomas Pickering Explains How the US Can Get Its Multilateral Groove Back
Ambassador Thomas Pickering is a legendary retired US foreign service officer. He had a four decade career in diplomacy, including serving as ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, El Salvador,...
3 Des 202029min
How Biden Could Restore US Leadership at the UN in his First 100 Days
The first 100 days of any new presidential administration offers a key inflection point, signaling the policies that the new administration will prioritize and champion. It is during those first 100 d...
30 Nov 202025min
Joe Biden Picks Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN Ambassador
Linda Thomas-Greenfield will be nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She is a veteran diplomat who most recently served as Assistant-S...
23 Nov 202054min
