Famine in Gaza — A Political and Humanitarian Tipping Point?
"The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip." That was the conclusion of a July 29 report by the leading global authority on food security, the Integrated Food Securi...
7 Aug 202524min
The Stark Demise of the Era of NGOs
In 1997, Jessica Matthews' landmark Foreign Affairs essay "Power Shift" captured the growing influence of NGOs and other non-state actors in shaping global affairs. But nearly three decades later, tha...
4 Aug 202524min
A New Study Shows that Sanctions Kill As Many People As War
A groundbreaking new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet Global Health finds that unilateral economic sanctions—most of which are imposed by the United States—lead to approximate...
28 Juli 202518min
Comfort Ero on How Foreign Aid Cuts May Spark Conflicts Worldwide | Live from the Aspen Security Forum
I caught up with Comfort Ero at the Aspen Security Forum last week. She is the President of the International Crisis Group, and in that role, she brings a truly global perspective on the drivers of co...
24 Juli 202519min
Can Europe Stay Unified on Ukraine? With Thordis Gylfadottir, Iceland's Former Foreign Minister | Live From the Aspen Security Forum
My guest today, Thordis Gylfadottir, served as Iceland's foreign minister until 2024. We spoke last week at the Aspen Security Forum, where she delivered a forceful case for the necessity of continued...
21 Juli 202519min
What We Learned From Mike Waltz's Confirmation Hearing for UN Ambassador | To Save Us From Hell
Trump's pick for UN Ambassador, Mike Waltz, faced questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week. You may recall he previously served as National Security Advisor before being sidelin...
17 Juli 202520min
The Global Backlash Against Gender Equality
A furious backlash against gender equality, women's rights, and LGBTQ rights is sweeping the globe. In a new report for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, my guest today, Saskia Brechenma...
14 Juli 202528min
Nigeria's Herder-Farmer Violence is Escalating
The farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria is a long-running and deadly struggle over land and resources, primarily between nomadic herders—mostly from the Fulani ethnic group—and settled farming communiti...
10 Juli 202528min
