Better Know Nayib Bukele, the Hipster Authoritarian President of El Salvador
Elected in 2019 as a 37 year old third party candidate, the president of El Salvador Nayib Bukele is a political phenom. He has a hipster's disposition, but an authoritarian's proclivities. a On the ...
20 Maj 202124min
Why The Crisis in Israel and Palestine is Different This Time
Conflict in Israel and Palestine is escalating in ways we have seen before: an Israeli military assault on Gaza as rockets fly from Gaza to Israel. But what distinguishes this latest iteration of the ...
17 Maj 202127min
The Chief Economist of the World Food Program Explains Why Hunger is On the Rise
The last time World Food Program Chief Economist Arif Husain came on the show to discuss global trends in food security was 15 months ago. Needless to say, since January 2020 and the onset of the pand...
13 Maj 202128min
What We Mean By "Decolonizing" Global Health
It was a combination of imperial ambition and white supremacy that inspired the advent of the field of global health in the 19th century and that colonialist legacy can still be seen in the practice o...
10 Maj 202131min
Why the Battlefield Death of Chad President Idriss Deby Has Big Global Implications
The longtime ruler of Chad, Idriss Deby, died from wounds sustained while visiting troops on the battlefield. Deby had been the president of Chad for over 30 years and was considered a stalwart ally o...
6 Maj 202119min
Is Poland At Risk For Atrocity Crimes? | "Red Flags or Resilience?" Series
When COVID-19 forced countries to impose widespread lockdowns last year, there was a concurrent surge in gender based violence and domestic abuse. The United Nations has called this a "shadow pandemic...
3 Maj 202122min
India: How the COVID Crisis Got So Bad, So Quickly
India is currently in the midst the single worst spike in COVID cases experienced anywhere in the world since the start of the pandemic. On the line with me to explain how and why the COVID crisis go...
29 Apr 202126min
Climate Diplomacy Gets a Boost from the White House
On April 22 and 23rd, the White House hosted the Climate Leaders Summit which featured more than 40 world leaders. Joe Biden kicked off the summit with a major announcement that the United States has ...
26 Apr 202124min
