An Update....And A Question for all You Global Dispatchers
Taking a break this week. Instead, I wanted to give you all an update on where things are going with the podcast. Let me know what you think.
13 Juli 20158min
Can a UN Conference in Ethiopia Solve the Riddle of Financing International Development
A hugely consequential UN conference kicks off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia next week. It has has not gotten a tremendous amount of media attention, but it is pretty big deal for most of the world. At the...
8 Juli 201521min
Episode 72: Anand Gopal
Anand Gopal's first book, "No Good Men Among the Living: America, The Taliban and The War through Afghan Eyes," was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. And deservedly so. This book is easily one o...
2 Juli 201542min
UN Peacekeeping is Facing Some Big Challenges. Can It Adapt?
A panel of independent experts recently published an exhaustive and hotly awaited report on the future of UN Peacekeeping The panel was lead by Jose Ramos Horta, the Nobel Laureate and former presiden...
2 Juli 201529min
Episode 71: Stephen Morrison
Stephen Morrison is the Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. He's had a long and fascinating caree...
29 Juni 201545min
The UN Charter Turns 70 Years Old. Here is How it Came to Life
The UN Charter turns 70 years old on June 26. This is the founding treaty that created the United Nations and in this episode you will learn the fascinating and legitimately entertaining history of th...
24 Juni 201526min
Episode 70: Paula Dobriansky
Paula Dobriansky served as Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs for pretty much the entire George W Bush administration. Prior to that she served in the Bush 41, Reagan and Carter ...
21 Juni 201545min
A Fugitive from the International Criminal Court Escapes from South Africa
Earlier this month, the African Union held a summit in South Africa. Among the attendees was Omar al Bashir, the president of Sudan. This was somewhat surprising because Bashir is wanted on charges of...
17 Juni 201526min
