The United Nations Year in Review
As 2021 comes to a close, I thought it may be worthwhile to gather some veteran United Nations watchers to reflect on the key events that shaped the work of the United Nations this year. I'm joined i...
30 Dec 202131min
The International and Domestic Implications of Turkey's Tanking Lira
Turkey is in the midst of a currency crisis. The Lira hit a new record low in December, trading about 15.5 lira to the US dollar. This compares to a year ago when the rate was about 7.5 lira to the do...
27 Dec 202125min
Is the Energy Transition an Opportunity or Risk for Climate Security? | Climate Security Series
Today's episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience in partnership with CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural innovation network. It is part of a series of episodes examining the relati...
23 Dec 202158min
Libya Faces Uncertain Elections and a Major Political Crisis
Libya is poised to hold its first presidential elections in the post-Gaddafi era. This was supposed to be the culmination of a year long peace process. However, there is mounting doubt that these ele...
20 Dec 202128min
Afghanistan is in the Midst of a Humanitarian and Human Rights Catastrophe
Afghanistan is in a humanitarian and human rights tailspin. Since the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban in August, the Afghan economy has been in a tailspin. A major liquidity crisis is cau...
16 Dec 202125min
Is Myanmar Sliding Towards a Civil War?
On December 6, Aung San Suu Kyi was handed down a prison sentence by a court loyal to Myanmar's military junta. Until February of this year, Suu Kyi was the de-facto civilian leader of Myanmar. Her pa...
13 Dec 202131min
Robert Jervis, From 2015
Robert Jervis passed away on December 9th at the age of 81. He was one of the major figures of International Relations scholarship -- in the entire history of International Relations as a field of st...
12 Dec 202151min
Putting Gender at the Heart of Climate Security | Climate Security Series
Today's episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience in partnership with CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural innovation network. It is part of a series of episodes examining the relati...
9 Dec 20211h 1min
