The New Ebola Vaccine Has Profound Global ImplicationsThere is a new ebola vaccine. And it works spectacularly well. A recent paper in the Lancet demonstrated of the 7,600...
Episode 76: Liz SlyJournalist Liz Sly is the Beirut bureau chief for the Washington Post. She is one of my favorite and go-to-reporters...
A Peace Deal with Colombia’s FARC Insurgency is Tantalizingly CloseThe FARC insurgency in Colombia has been raging for fifty years. And now, after a long peace process, it may...
Episode 75: James FearonJames Fearon is on every international relations syllabus. He is a professor at Stanford and widely known for his research...
South Sudan is in a FreefallSouth Sudan is in a tailspin. On July 9, the country commemorated its 4th anniversary of independence but it was...
Episode 74: Jessica JackleyJessica Jackley co-founded Kiva and revolutionized micro-lending. Her new memoir Clay, Water, Brick tells the story of the founding of...
Kenyans are Elated to Welcome President Obama. But There’s Some Big Disappointment, TooPresident Obama is visiting Kenya this week. This is his first trip to his father’s country of birth since becoming...
Episode 73: Moises NaimMoises Naim is an all around big thinker, author, commentator, longtime editor of Foreign Policy magazine, former World Bank Executive and...
The IAEA and Iran: How Inspections WorkThe nuclear deal with Iran is essentially grand bargain: Iran agreed to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for a...
