Yemen is a Hot Mess
Yemen is the latest country in the region to collapse. Shi'ite rebels have taken control of much of the country and Saudi Arabia has launched a military campaign to re-install the ousted government. I...
8 Apr 201520min
Episode 59: Caryl Stern
Caryl Stern is the president and CEO of the United States Fund for UNICEF. This is the big fundraising arm (think "trick or treat for UNICEF") of one of the most important humanitarian organizations i...
6 Apr 201544min
The Iran Nuke Deal-- How the Inspections Will Work
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors are going to play a critical role in any final deal with Iran. But who are these inspectors? What do they do? What can't they do? Mark speaks with former ...
2 Apr 201523min
Episode 58: Victor Ochen
Victor Ochen grew up in displaced persons camps in Northern Uganda, fleeing from the Lord's Resistance Army. He emerged from that difficult situation to become a civic leader and peacemaker. And this ...
30 Mars 201554min
The Nigeria Elections
Nigerians go to the polls on March 28 in consequential elections that could decide the future of Africa's largest democracy. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is facing a tight race with Muhammdu Buhari. Se...
25 Mars 201519min
Episode 57: Jessica Stern
Jessica Stern was a mid level National Security Council staffer when Hollywood literally came calling. Nicole Kidman portrayed a fictionalized version of her work as a nuclear security analyst in the ...
23 Mars 201540min
Israeli Elections--What Happened and What it Means for Peace
Benjamin Netanyahu secured a substantial victory in the Israel's elections this week. The consequences of this right wing victory will be profound both for Israeli politics and the prospects for a neg...
18 Mars 201523min
Episode 56: Todd Moss
Todd Moss is a true international development wonk. He's also the author of a critically acclaimed novel--a thriller called The Golden Hour that examines the dysfunction of the American foreign policy...
15 Mars 201547min
