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30 Dec 20151min
The Paris Agreement
The Paris agreement that was adopted on December 12 was a triumph of diplomacy. It is also a affirmation of idealism in international relations -- that the anarchy of the international system can be ...
16 Dec 201528min
Why Are So Many Eritreans Are Fleeing Their Country?
After Syrians and Afghans, the largest nationality of people who are fleeing as refugees to Europe are Eritreans. And the vast majority of Eritreans who are fleeing to Europe are young people between ...
9 Dec 201522min
Episode 90: Emma Sky
Emma Sky was an Arabist, working at the British Council in 2003 when the United Kingdom joined the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Though she strongly opposed the war, she opted to join the c...
7 Dec 201553min
Why the Paris Climate Talks Are a Political Tipping Point
Unlike any other global climate or environment conference I've covered over the years, civil society and the activist community this time around is genuinely enthused about the Paris Climate Talks. Ca...
3 Dec 201519min
Episode 89: Katie Meyler
My guest today Katie Meyler is the founder of the NGO More than Me, which provides schooling and counseling to adolescent girls in Monrovia, Liberia. Katie founded the NGO in 2009, but during the Ebol...
1 Dec 201544min
Will the Paris Attacks Lead to a Dayton-Style Peace Plan for Syria?
Could the horrible attack in Paris might provide the kind of exogenous shock to the international system that could unstick international diplomacy on Syria and move the needle in right direction? Aft...
18 Nov 201519min
The Life and Times of James P Grant, former UNICEF Director, as told by his biographer
James P Grant is not a household name. But he most certainly should be. Grant lead UNICEF from 1979 until his death in 1995, and as Nick Kristof once wrote he "probably saved more lives than were dest...
13 Nov 201545min
