What is Next for the US in Afghanistan?
My guest today, Dr. Sharifullah Dorani is the author of the new book America in Afghanistan: Foreign Policy and Decision Making from Bush to Obama to Trump' as the title suggests, the book examines th...
30 Jan 201928min
UN Correspondent Chatter: Margaret Besheer of Voice of America
Today's episode is the launch of a new series: UN Correspondent Chatter. From time to time I'll check in with an in-house reporter at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss the latest ...
25 Jan 201932min
Will Crisis in Venezuela Lead to a Civil War?
On January 23rd, the 35-year-old head of the Venezuela's National Assembly Juan Guiado declared himself president of Venezuela, promising to would serve in that role on an interim basis before free el...
24 Jan 201924min
Coffee Is Being Threatened With Extinction Because of Climate Change
Dr. Aaron Davis, has one of the greatest titles of anyone I have ever interviewed in the last four years of doing this podcast. He is head of coffee research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. And...
20 Jan 201926min
Election Fraud in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo held elections on December 30th that would mark the country's first peaceful transfer of power since its independence in 1960. The long serving ruler, Joseph Kabilla h...
17 Jan 201929min
Will Protests in Sudan Bring Down the Genocidal Regime of Omar al Bashir?
A protest movement in Sudan is posing the biggest challenge to the genocidal regime of Omar al Bashir in decades. The protests began just before Christmas, ostensibly over an increase in the price of ...
12 Jan 201925min
What's Next for the World Bank After Jim Yong Kim's Sudden Resignation?
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim is stepping down at the end January. He made that announcement on January 7th, surprising most observers for the fact that he is resigning from his post with three ye...
9 Jan 201928min
The Migrant Route to Europe is Changing
You would not really know it from the headlines, but more irregular migrants and refugees are arriving to Europe via Morocco than are arriving to Italy via Libya or to Greece via Turkey. In fact, as t...
4 Jan 201931min
