A Personal Note from Mark
Global Dispatches is entering a new era—and I need your help to keep it going. For years, I've been able to produce this show thanks to institutional support, especially from the UN Foundation, which ...
10 Juni 20257min
The Gaza Aid Debacle
After an 80-day total blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, a new scheme to distribute food to desperate Gazans began operations this week. The "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" is an Israeli-American ...
9 Juni 202519min
A Fight Over Horses(!) Tells Us A Whole Lot About The Sad State of Trump's Diplomacy at the UN | To Save Us From Hell
The General Assembly selected five new members of the Security Council and one new President of the General Assembly this week in not-so-hotly contested elections. These new Security Council members w...
5 Juni 202514min
When Treaties Work: The Pandemic Agreement
On May 20th, after years of negotiation, World Health Organization member states adopted the Pandemic Agreement — the first international treaty focused on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and respo...
2 Juni 202530min
Pope Leo Makes His Foreign Policy Debut
The Pope is not just a religious leader—he's also a Head of State. The Holy See maintains formal diplomatic relations with most countries on Earth and holds the status of a permanent observer at the U...
29 Maj 202527min
How Science Can Build a Nuclear Free Future | Zia Mian
My guest today, Zia Mian is co-director of Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security. He's a physicist who has long studied nuclear weapons and nuclear security. In our conversatio...
26 Maj 202534min
India and Pakistan: A Fragile Ceasefire Holds—But for How Long?
On April 22, militants launched a brutal assault on a tourist site in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing 26 civilians in what became the deadliest terrorist attack in India in nearly 15 years. What fo...
23 Maj 202531min
The Nuclear Threat From Space | Bill Hennigan
What would actually happen if a nuclear weapon were detonated in space? This isn't just the stuff of science fiction — it's a scenario that researchers have studied closely, and the implications are d...
19 Maj 202518min
