"They Are Missing Our Side Of The Story" -- An Afghan Human Rights Activist Speaks Out
Zubaida Akbar is an Afghan human rights activist living in Washington, D.C. She is desperately trying to get vulnerable people out of the country, including a group of female journalists who are almos...
25 Aug 202124min
Better Know The Climate Investment Funds
Back in 2008, in the midst of both a global economic catastrophe and stalled progress on climate diplomacy, a unique multilateral platform called the Climate Investment Funds was born. The G-8 creat...
23 Aug 202132min
What Are the Latest Trends in Peace and Conflict Around the World? | Global Peace Index Founder Steve Killilea
The Global Peace Index is an ambitious effort to measure peacefulness around the world using quantitative data. Now in its 15th year, the Index has offered policymakers and analysts a useful way to me...
19 Aug 202123min
How Do We Measure the Relationship Between Climate and Security | Climate Security Series
This episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience and produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural innovation network, as part of a series of episodes examining th...
16 Aug 20211h 1min
How Yemen's Rival Banks Are Fueling a Civil War
Yemen has two rival central banks. These banks have their own priorities and fiscal policies -- and were set up, in part, to help defeat the other and control the Yemeni Rial. The result has been run...
9 Aug 202123min
A Coup Puts Tunisia in Political Crisis
On July 25th, Tunisian President Kais Saied fired the prime minister, dismissed parliament, and assumed dictatorial powers . This was a self-coup in which the president invoked an emergency clause in ...
5 Aug 202125min
Can Congress Rein in the Forever Wars With the New "National Security Powers Act?" | Senator Chris Murphy
United States Senator Chris Murphy wants to radically reign in the President's ability to use military force abroad. Chris Murphy is a Democrat from Connecticut and along with Independent Senator Bern...
29 Juli 202124min
Kashmir is on the Brink | Red Flags or Resilience? Series
In March 2020, when countries around the world started imposing COVID-19 lockdowns Kashmir was just emerging from a lockdown of its own. Several months prior, in August 2019 the government of India re...
26 Juli 202127min
