Some Cultures Tolerate Rule Breaking More than Others. Comparing them can teach us a lot about international relations
Michelle Gelfand is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland and author of the new book Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire our World. The book, which is writt...
29 Nov 201827min
What You Need to Know About Slums Around the World
My guest today, Diana Mitlin, is a professor of global urbanism at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester. Much of her work focuses on issues surrounding informal urban settl...
21 Nov 201827min
In Donald Trump V. International Law, Who Is Winning?
Harold Hongju Koh is one of the America's leading scholars of international law. He is the Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, where he formerly served as the dean. He's also s...
16 Nov 201826min
South Sudan's High Risk, High Reward Peace Process
On October 31, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar entered the capitol city of Juba for the first time in two years to attend a peace ceremony. The ceremony in Juba was intended a confidence build...
13 Nov 201826min
Under Reported Human Rights Catastrophe: Thousands of Refugees Languish in Libyan Jails
In mid September, I was sitting next to the journalist Sally Hayden while attending a press briefing near the United Nations when phone started buzzing with WhatsApp messages. Refugees and migrants s...
8 Nov 201822min
These Are the Foreign Policy Implications of the US Mid-Term Election Results
As was expected, Republicans have held onto control of the Senate while Democrats have won a solid majority in the House of Representatives. So what does this mean for foreign policy and global affa...
7 Nov 201825min
The Top UN Humanitarian Official Discusses the Crisis in Yemen
Mark Lowcock is the top humanitarian official at the United Nations, serving as the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator. When a manmade or natu...
2 Nov 201826min
Macedonia May Get a New Name -- And this is a Very Big Deal for International Relations
For 27 years, the question of what to formally call the country informally known as "Macedonia" has been a diplomatic thorn in the side of Europe and the Balkans. Macedonia became independent upon th...
1 Nov 201829min
