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Rising China Plants a Flag in the Middle East
Yasmine Farouk discusses the impact of China’s mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the Middle East and beyond.
Early last month, there was an extraordinary announcement. Saudi Arabia and Iran …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Reflections on the Guillotine
Pierre Lellouche is deeply worried about what he sees as Macron’s strategic and political mistakes and the consequences for his country.
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has had a complicated few w…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Slouching Towards Texas (If Not Bethlehem)
Anthropologist Amelia Frank-Vitale discusses what it takes to walk from Honduras to Texas, and the tragedies along the way.
Human history is a long and continuing story of migration. People have alwa…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Is This Any Way to Run a War?
Anna Wieslander has had the temerity to point out that the West has no strategy to end the Ukraine war.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has settled into a grueling, vicious war of attrition with no end …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Needed: New Thinking about Africa’s Debt Burden
Bright Simons advocates for a new approach, arguing against debt cancellation as the solution for Africa's current financial challenges.
Africa might finally be on the verge of realizing its enormous…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Is Israel Heading Over a Cliff?
Journalist Neri Zilber talks about a situation that seems destined to go from bad to worse.
Israel seems to be on the verge of exploding. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pursuit of radical judicial reform…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Worth Repeating: Can a Broken Democracy Fix Itself?
Isabel Aninat is fundamentally optimistic that Chilean democracy is headed in a good direction. What do you think?
After the tragedy of the Pinochet years, Chile had evolved into one of the most succ…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Everything Old Is New Again: Building the University of the Future on an Ancient Foundation
Francesco Svelto, Rector of University of Pavia, shares his vision for Pavia and, more broadly, education at a time of transformation
At times of rapid societal change, like those we are now living t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Mongolia: Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Dr. Undraa Agvaanluvsan recently explained her country’s challenges in coping with a changing global order.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed how global politics works. Instead of peace, prosperit…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Ask ChatGPT: How worried should we be?
Our guests help us understand not only what's technically called generative AI, but to think on how we live or could live in the not so distant future
It’s still early in 2023, but we already know th…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago