“Weaponized Interdependence” and the Future of International RelationsFor much of the 1990s and 2000s the prevailing theory about globalization was that the ever tightening integration of economies...
In Brazil, Health Systems are Collapsing from COVID and a Major Political Showdown LoomsHealth systems in Brazil are collapsing. Hospitals are running out of beds and oxygen as COVID cases in Brazil soar....
How the United States Can Embrace a Feminist Foreign PolicyFifty days into the Biden-Harris administration, the United States has taken a number of key steps to revive multilateralism as...
Inside the Drive to Create a ‘Global Fund’ for Public Interest JournalismThe business of journalism has suffered mightily in the past several years. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic many independent media...
The Civil War in Ethiopia, Sparked By a Conflict in the Tigray Region, is Getting WorseIn early November a civil war broke out in Ethiopia. The conflict pitted the federal government and its allies against...
After a Coup and Amid Major Protests, Myanmar Slides Deeper into CrisisOn February 1st, the Burmese military mounted a coup, deposing and detaining the civilian leadership of Myanmar. The military, which...
The United Nations Has a New Plan to Measure Nature Like Economic AssetStarting Friday, the UN may begin to measure countries’ economies not just by gross domestic product (GDP), but also by...
An Historic Moment in the Fight Against COVID Shows Why Cold Chains Are Key to Global Health and DevelopmentOn February 24 the very first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX arrived in Ghana. COVAX is the international...
The Conflict in Yemen Takes A Dangerous New TurnThe conflict in Yemen is something that I’ve returned to frequently in this podcast over the years. The very first...