Hostage Diplomacy and Russia’s Arrest of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan GershkovichOn March 29th, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. The charges are...
A Major Crisis is Unfolding in SudanOn Saturday, April 15th fighting broke out in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan. At time of recording, hundreds of people...
A Seismic Geopolitical Shift is Underway in the Middle EastOver ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil...
What is “Humanitarian Journalism?”Several years ago, I received a request for an interview from an academic in the United Kingdom named Martin Scott...
An Outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg Virus Has the Global Health Community on EdgeThere are two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease, one in Tanzania and the other in Equatorial Guinea. Marburg Virus...
These Are the Major Global Demographic Trends as the World Population Hits 8 BillionOn November 15, the world population officially surpassed 8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. The milestone was reached...
Just Giving People Money is Really Effective at Ending Extreme Poverty. So Why Aren’t Big Aid Agencies Embracing Cash Transfers? | Rory StewartMy guest today Rory Stewart is an author, former diplomat and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Secretary of...
Can Canadian Diplomacy Help End Cameroon’s Civil War?In early January, news emerged that Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly was facilitating peace talks between the government of Cameroon...
Why Xi Jinping Went to MoscowXi Jinping spent spent three days in Russia in a highly touted visit that included hours of direct talks with...