Why Burkina Faso is the World's Most Neglected Crisis | Jan Egeland
Since 2019, Burkina Faso has been in a state of near-constant conflict. Extremist groups control or occupy large swaths of the country—about 40-50% according to some estimates. Meanwhile, the governme...
24 Juni 202419min
What Russia's New Pact With North Korea Means for the United Nations | Debut of "To Save Us From Hell," Our New Podcast About the UN
This is the debut of "To Save Us From Hell," our new weekly chat show about the United Nations. "To Save Us From Hell" is a project of Global Dispatches and features weekly conversations between co-ho...
20 Juni 20241h 6min
What Snap Elections in France Mean For Europe and the World
Elections for the European Parliament saw sweeping gains for far-right parties in Germany and France. It was in France that these election results led to the surprising—and very daring—decision by Emm...
17 Juni 202426min
How Will a Chastened Narendra Modi Lead India?
India's election was supposed to be a coronation for Narendra Modi. Instead, he got a comeuppance. India is, of course, the world's largest democracy, and after a nearly month-long election season, th...
13 Juni 202426min
Introducing: "To Save Us From Hell," Our New Podcast about the United Nations!
"To Save Us From Hell" is a new weekly chat show about the United Nations. Each week, two veteran UN watchers break down the latest news from the United Nations, giving our audience insights into what...
10 Juni 20246min
Are We Really Close to a Ceasefire Deal in Gaza?
On Friday, May 31, President Biden made a surprising announcement about a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Biden laid out the terms of this three-phased cessation of hostilities and said that ...
9 Juni 202432min
Mexico's Most Violent Election
Claudia Sheinbaum will be the next President of Mexico. In national elections on June 2, the protégé of President López Obrador and former Mayor of Mexico City won a landslide victory, earning nearly ...
6 Juni 202427min
A Prison Camp for Islamic State Fighters in Syria is a Humanitarian Disaster and Security Challenge
After the Islamic State was largely defeated on the battlefields of northern Syria in 2019, thousands of fighters and their families were placed in detention facilities in the region. By far the large...
3 Juni 202429min
