What Happens if the International Criminal Court Investigates American War Crimes in Afghanistan?
The International Criminal Court is likely to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Much of the focus of the investigation would be crimes...
26 Okt 201834min
How India Defeated Polio
The challenge was immense About twenty years ago, India accounted for over 60% of all polio cases worldwide -- in fact it was considered a "hyper" endemic country. Then, the Indian government teamed u...
23 Okt 201820min
Canada Goes to Pot
On October 17 Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of Cannabis. The first was Uruguay, which decriminalized Cannabis a few years ago. But Canada's move is arg...
19 Okt 201821min
Why the Latest Ebola Outbreak in the DRC is So Dangerous
An ongoing Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened over 250 people, and resulted in over 130 deaths as of October 18. Now, the DRC is experienced in handling Ebola outbreaks. A...
18 Okt 201821min
The State Sanctioned Murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Will Shake International Relations
On October 2, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, seeking to retrieve some marriage documents relating to his upcoming wedding. He never came out. Turkish au...
12 Okt 201829min
The Grand Strategic Failure of Trump's Foreign Policy
My guest today Ivo Daalder served as the United States ambassador to NATO under President Obama from 2009 to 2013. He is now the president of the Chicago council on foreign relations and he is the co-...
11 Okt 201833min
Are Development NGOs Fit for Purpose?
My guest today, Nicola Banks, is a lecturer in global urbanism and urban development at the University of Manchester. She has conducted some pioneering research on the role of the NGO sector in global...
5 Okt 201829min
A Conversation with Kosovo's Foreign Minister
I met the Foreign Minister of Kosovo Behgjet Pacolli in a hotel lobby not far from the United Nations where the foreign minister had spent several days during the UN General Assembly last week. I w...
3 Okt 201824min
