What's Next for US- Iran Diplomacy and the Iran Nuclear Deal
When President Trump came to office in 2017, he inherited from President Obama the Iran Nuclear Deal. Trump rejected the deal and embarked on a fruitless "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran. Suc...
19 Nov 202020min
A Ceasefire, But No Peace for Nagorno-Karabakh
On November 9th the warring parties in Nagorno-Karabakh signed a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia. The agreement comes after weeks of very heaving fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia which k...
16 Nov 202030min
Ethiopia is on the Brink of Civil War
On November 4th, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched military operations against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the TPLF, which is the group that controls the Tigray region in Nort...
12 Nov 202035min
Veteran European Diplomat Gerard Araud on Joe Biden's Election and the Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations
Gerard Araud is the former French Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations. We recorded this conversation on the Friday following the Tuesday of election day, when the result was all but...
9 Nov 202030min
The United States Election -- What We Know So Far and What It Means for Foreign Policy
At time of recording, votes in the United States election were still being counted. It appears that the vote totals so far are highly favorable to Joe Biden. Boston Globe columnist Michael Cohen discu...
4 Nov 202017min
Protests in Thailand, Explained
Protests in Thailand took an unexpected turn in October when young Thais began demanding reforms to the Monarchy, a traditionally revered institution. This added to demands that the prime minister, wh...
30 Okt 202030min
Introducing: "Rethinking Humanitarianism"
Rethinking Humanitarianism is a new podcast for anyone with an interest in the future of humanitarianism, from donors to NGO executives, frontline responders to policy wonks — basically if you've go...
29 Okt 202045min
Biological Weapons: Still a Huge Global Threat!
It's the late summer, and an unexplained influenza virus is killing international travelers. Researchers quickly identify the virus as a genetically engineered flu-strain. Intelligence agencies find i...
26 Okt 202034min
