What does the Human Rights Council mean to victims of atrocities? | Inside Geneva
Today's episode of Global Dispatches is a promotion for a podcast that I think many of my listeners will find valuable. The podcast is called "Inside Geneva," in which host Imogen Foulkes puts big que...
26 Maj 202240min
Biden is Sending Hundreds of American Troops to Somalia and Expanding US Drone Strikes
President Biden has authorized the deployment of hundreds of American Special Operations forces to Somalia to assist the Somali government in its fight against al-Shabaab. According to the New York T...
23 Maj 202226min
Chinese "Debt Trap Diplomacy" is a Myth
The idea that China engages in so-called "Debt Trap Diplomacy" is almost apocryphal. There is a persistent media narrative that China makes big infrastructure investments oversees as part of its Belt ...
19 Maj 202229min
How the United Nations is Responding to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine | Richard Gowan
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has posed a major test for the United Nations. And while some parts of the UN system have admirably risen to the occasion, the Security Council has not. On the line with...
12 Maj 202235min
The Rise and Fall of Imran Khan and What's Next for Pakistan
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan resigned on April 10th, following a no-confidence vote in Parliament. The former cricket star turned politician had served as Prime Minister since 2018, but in re...
9 Maj 202233min
The View From Moldova -- Is This Putin's Next Target?
Of all the countries that border Ukraine, Moldova is arguably the most vulnerable to Russian aggression. Since 1992, Russian troops have been present in a breakaway region of Moldova called Transnistr...
5 Maj 202227min
The Hellish Plight of African Migrants Trapped in Libya
Libya is a popular point from which Africa refugees and migrants set off for Europe. However, if caught, these migrants and refugees have been subject to indefinite detention in hellish conditions in ...
2 Maj 202224min
Sri Lanka is in an Economic Free Fall
Sri Lanka is in the midst of an economic catastrophe. The government is low on foreign exchange reserves and struggling to pay off its debts. The Sri Lankan rupee has plunged in value over the last se...
28 Apr 202231min
