Best Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA Podcasts (2024)

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of August 4, 2024 6:03

3h ago6:03

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In this week's 'Five in Five' segment, we cover the eruption of anti-immigrant riots in England, diplomatic tensions in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the swearing-in of Muhammad Yunus as Bangladesh's interim leader, escalating anti-government protests in Kenya, and the cancellation of Taylor Swift's Aus…

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37th & The World: Political Prisoners and How Individuals Can Help (Part 2) 19:27

1d ago19:27

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August 2024 saw one of the most complex prisoner exchanges between the United States, Germany, Russia, and other countries. It also brought the return of several well-known wrongfully imprisoned individuals, including Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alsu Kermasheva, Paul Whelan, and more. The experience of political prisoners, however, often…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of July 29, 2024 6:18

7d ago6:18

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As strikes on Hezbollah and Hamas leaders made headlines this week, Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela with over 70 percent of the vote despite claims of electoral fraud. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the largest prisoner exchange between the West and Russia took place, securing the release of several prominent Russian political prisoners like E…

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37th & The World: Political Prisoners and Advocacy for Their Release (Part 1) 24:02

9d ago24:02

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Democratic erosion is a recent issue on the rise across the globe. As some democracies face increasing authoritarian leaders, authoritarian leaders themselves continue to tighten their grip. In this two-part interview, GJIA discusses political imprisonment, a comment tool of authoritarian leaders, with Katie LaRoque, Deputy Director for Policy and …

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37th & The World: Women, Faith, and Peace Solutions in the Middle East and Eurasia 30:15

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The role of women and religion in helping resolve geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East and Eurasia can be an integral factor. As scholars like Dr. Kadayifci-Orellana have studied, peaceful interpretations of religion can be interpreted into resolution solutions. Women, too, play an important part role in these regions, but often need the help of…

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37th & The World: Inside the Russia-Ukraine War 31:45

2M ago31:45

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In this episode, GJIA sits down with Dr. Lise Howard to delve into the Russia-Ukraine war, which erupted on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war marked a severe escalation of tensions dating back to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and support for eastern Ukrainian separatists. Dr. Howard is a Governme…

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37th & The World: Understanding the crisis in Haiti 39:38

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Since February of this year, a surge in violence has reached "unprecedented levels," leading to rampant food insecurity and numerous displacements. Amidst this unparalleled crisis, families grapple with the challenge of securing even the most basic necessities as desperation worsens. To understand the crisis, GJIA sits down with Johnny Celestin, a …

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week April 22, 2024 5:53

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University protests over the Israel-Palestine conflict continued this week, while Haiti's prime minister's resignation amidst violence sparks a power shift in the country. In East Africa, devastating floods hit several regions, while in Dominica, the government moved to decriminalize same-sex relationships. Lastly, US troop withdrawal from Niger am…

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37th & The World: The 2024 Elections in Bangladesh and Pakistan 31:39

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2024 is the year of elections worldwide. This year, elections are scheduled in seven of the world's ten most populous countries. In South Asia, elections are held in five out of eight countries. The elections in both Bangladesh and Pakistan were marked by controversy. In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister, secured her fourth term in an e…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of April 1, 2024 5:34

4M ago5:34

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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan this week, the US and UK sign a landmark artificial intelligence deal, Israel says a drone attack on a aid worker car was a tragic accident, and Myanmar’s capital was hit by drones sent from the opposition party. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in international affairs, head…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of March 25, 2024 5:49

4M ago5:49

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Thailand's lower-house passes a bill that could legalize same-sex marriage, Turkey's main opposition party has a triumphant win in local elections, and Putin faults Kyiv for the terrorist attack in Moscow last week. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in international affairs, head to gjia.georgetown.edu. Keep up to da…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of March 18, 2024 6:47

5M ago6:47

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ISIS-K claims responsibility for a deadly terrorist attack in Moscow, Kate Middleton announces she is undergoing cancer treatment, the U.S. removes citizens from Haiti in the wake of increased gang violence, and Nigerian children hostages are returned home after a successful military operation. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of March 11, 2024 6:30

5M ago6:30

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Israeli forces lead a controversial raid on a Gaza hospital, Putin's claims a landslide victory, and a deadly bird flu threatens Antarctica's penguins. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in international affairs, head to gjia.georgetown.edu. Keep up to date with more from the Georgetown Journal of International Affair…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of February 19th, 2024 5:09

5M ago5:09

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Pakistan faces political turmoil as two parties form a coalition government amid inconclusive elections, sparking accusations of "mandate theft." Ukraine alleges war crimes against Russia, the US draws criticism for vetoing a UN ceasefire in Gaza, and tensions rise between Rwanda and Congo over a mineral-rich border. Secretary of State Blinken anno…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of February 12, 2024 5:46

6M ago5:46

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Israel began the next part of its campaign in Gaza, former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Senegal's election in jeopardy, Japan's economy plunges into recession, and Indonesia has elected a new president, a man formerly banned from entering the United States. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in i…

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37th & The World: The ongoing crisis in Myanmar 29:37

6M ago29:37

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Three years after the Tatmadaw military deposed Myanmar's ruling party in a coup d'état, the country still faces an ongoing crisis. In this interview, GJIA sits down with Dr. Htwe Htwe Thein, an associate professor at Curtin University, Australia, specializing in business and economic development in Myanmar. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To r…

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37th & The World: Russian disinformation in the Middle East 19:42

7M ago19:42

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Since October 7, Russia has carefully calibrated its public response to either side of the war. Has Russia’s role in this conflict been influenced by its past trade, military and other involvements with Middle Eastern countries? Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty sits down with GJIA to discuss the role of Russian disinformation in the Mi…

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37th & The World: 5in5 for the week of January 15, 2024 4:55

7M ago4:55

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5in5, the new section of 37th & The World, delves into five key foreign affairs headlines each week in under five minutes. Rising tensions with Al Shabaab in Somalia, US and UK strikes on Houthi rebels and North Korea's president is discussed. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in international affairs, head to gjia.g…

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37th & The World: Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran after October 7 9:42

7M ago9:42

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The Hamas invasion of Israel on 7 October 2023 sent shockwaves throughout the world. Since the invasion, how can Saudi Arabia work with Israel in the region regarding Iran? Will there be a new outcome between the two countries? GJIA sits down with Dr. Daniel Byman to discuss the diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, and the Unite…

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37th & The World: Space commercialization, the internet, and the digital divide 14:19

8M ago14:19

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Exploring space for internet access could transform the lives of half the world. But there's a catch—the benefits might only reach a few, mainly the United States. How can we ensure everyone gets a piece of the space economy? Join us as we discuss the need for global cooperation and the risks of missing out on economic growth with Dr. Eytan Tepper.…

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37th & The World: Using Sport in Diplomacy 21:06

8M ago21:06

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Sports competitions have played out internationally for hundreds of years and undoubtedly received sustained international attention today. But the application of Sports to international diplomacy, "sports diplomacy", is a new concept in international relations. GJIA sits down with Dr Stuart Murray, Associate Professor at Bond University, Australia…

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37th & The World: What happened to America's pandas? 14:29

8M ago14:29

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Earlier this month, thousands of visitors flocked to Washington's National Zoo and watched as the famed three giant pandas left DC on a plane back to Beijing. How has this affected US-China relations, and what does the recent APEC summit mean for future US-China diplomacy? 37th & The World sits down with Dennis Wilder, a former senior American inte…

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37th & The World: Exploring Southern Urbanisms 28:23

1y ago28:23

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In international relations, cities occupy a rich focal point of migration, economic activities, and other distinctive urbanized social formations. The work of Professor AbdouMaliqu Simone asks us to reposition questions of urban studies through the centering of “Southern Urbanisms,” the everyday ways of living for residents who inhabit cities locat…

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37th & The World: Workers' Struggle in China and Beyond 29:37

1+ y ago29:37

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Beginning in November 2022, China faced massive demonstrations contesting its strict zero-COVID policies, which left many citizens constrained within their homes and short of necessary materials. Multiple protests erupted in response to conditions faced by China's workforce, including violent clashes in Zhengzhou against authority figures at the wo…

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37th & The World: Decoding Economic Diplomacy 22:19

1+ y ago22:19

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International economic institutions such as the International Monetery Fund and the World Bank are fraught with controversy in large part due to interventionalist policies that less wealthy states claim undermine their sovereignty. Jamie Martin, Assistant Professor at Harvard University, intervenes with a unique historical perspective into this deb…

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Understanding the Kafala Migrant Labor System with ILO Senior Migration Specialist Ryszard Cholewinski 59:35

1+ y ago59:35

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As the eyes of the globe shifted towards Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, media reports focused on the working conditions and deaths of migrant workers building Qatar’s infrastructure and in the Middle East at large. Indeed, throughout Jordan, Lebanon, and all the Gulf Arab states, a system for migrant labor called kafala has been in place for deca…

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Former Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker on Decoding The US Response to Iran’s Protests Amid An Unsettled Middle East 26:28

1+ y ago26:28

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Iran has captured the international spotlight in recent weeks, as Iranian citizens are undertaking mass demonstrations following the detainment and killing of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini by Iran’s “morality police” for wearing an inappropriate head covering. As the Iranian people’s popular unrest mounts, so too does the regime’s repression – with Irani…

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Dr. Kelly McFarland on Confronting Global Food Insecurity 24:42

1+ y ago24:42

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Food insecurity is one of the most daunting global issues: approximately 1 billion people are risk of malnourishment across the world. In 2021, the New Global Commons Working Group at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) put together Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus, a report that synthesizes ana…

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Haris Durrani on Muslimness, Orientalism, and Imperialism in "Dune" 32:48

1+ y ago32:48

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Art never exists within a vacuum: it is always embedded within a broader historical context and political interpretations. Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction epic Dune, currently in the midst of a two-part film adaption, exemplifies this dynamic. Dune narrates the story of a humanity dispersed across the stars 20,000 years into the future. It foc…

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Dr. Adom Getachew on Anticolonial Worldmaking of the Past and Present 22:38

1+ y ago22:38

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The decolonization that spanned across the 20th century dramatically reshaped our world, but what often escapes common knowledge about this period is that anticolonial intellectuals and statesmen did not only envision decolonization as a campaign for national sovereignty but as an effort to fundamentally counter global hierarchies of material wealt…

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Dr. Alexander Barder on Global Racial Hierarchization and International Relations 46:15

1+ y ago46:15

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Only within recent years has race become a common analytical framework within mainstream international relations (IR) theory. Alexander Barder argues in his book Global Race War that the dominant paradigms of international relations are rooted in historical racial hierarchies and power relations. GJIA discusses the implications of this theory for n…

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UN Special Rapporteur Fabian Salvioli on UN Redress for Kenyan Land Dispossession Under British Colonization 15:51

1+ y ago15:51

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Since 2019, Kenyans from the Kipsigis and Talai people have sought reparative compensation for their evictions enforced by the British military in favor of white settler-owned tea plantations across decades of colonial rule. In 2021, Fabian Salvioli, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-re…

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Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on The Constructive View of Reparations and Global Justice 15:16

1+ y ago15:16

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Reparations for large-scale atrocities such as slavery and colonialism have increasingly developed as a political demand for populations descended from historically harmed groups. The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Olufemi Taiwo, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, to discuss his novel approach to …

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Southern Poverty Law Center Executive Director Margaret Huang on Confronting the History of Anti-Asian Hate and White Supremacy in the United States and Abroad 20:51

2y ago20:51

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The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sits down with Margaret Huang, the Executive Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, to discuss the recent rising proliferation of white nationalist extremism. Read an edited transcription of the interview here. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends in international af…

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GJIA X YJIA Panel: "Contemporary Threats to the Global Supply Chain" 59:17

2+ y ago59:17

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In this special episode of "37th and the World," GJIA hosted a panel on April 6th with the Yale Journal of International Affairs (YJIA) titled "Contemporary Threats to the Global Supply Chain." We were joined by three guests: Sarah Morgan (Senior Government Relations Officer at the International Labor Organization), Levent Altinoglu (Senior Economi…

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Michael Kugelman on Pakistan’s Foreign Policy 29:23

2+ y ago29:23

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Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sits down with Mr. Michael Kugelman, the Deputy Director of the South Asia Program at the Wilson Center, to discuss Pakistan’s foreign policy as a rising power in the South Asian region. Read an edited transcription of the interview here. Contact Us! Support the Show. . . . To read more about key trends i…

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Jill Dougherty on The Implications of Russia’s Policies with Eastern Europe, China, and Afghanistan 37:06

2+ y ago37:06

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In the wake of tensions in Ukraine, the migrant crisis in Belarus, and potential sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the world is speculating how Russia’s regional policies will impact the United States’ security and diplomacy. Professor Jill Dougherty, former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief and current CNN Foreign Affairs Correspondent, joins GJIA to discuss the …

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Nick Lokker on "Toward a Geostrategic Europe?" at the Transatlantic Policy Symposium 22:21

2+ y ago22:21

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The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine is the most recent event out of a series of crises that have challenged European foreign affairs and geopolitical cohesion. This issue is at the core of the theme of the Transatlantic Policy Symposium (TAPS), “Toward a Geostrategic Europe?” In anticipation of TAPS, a graduate student-run conference at Georget…

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Dr. Alicia Garcia-Herrero on How China is Combating Economic Deceleration Through Development 23:46

2+ y ago23:46

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Relations between China and western nations have been strained for centuries, and both sides have sought out various models of economic interdependence. As China reaches a new, challenging stage in its economic development, Dr. Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia-Pacific at the French investment bank Natixis, discusses the motives behin…

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Dr. Lawrence Gostin on the US Role in Global Vaccine Distribution 16:42

2+ y ago16:42

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In light of the alarming surge of Covid-19 infections in India, pressure has mounted on developed nations to improve equity in global vaccine distribution. Professor Lawrence Gostin, Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, joins GJIA to discuss how the United States can improve global vaccine d…

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Alice Hill: Resilience Is Key to Resist Climate Change 21:25

3+ y ago21:25

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As the conversation around climate change progresses, climate resilience has slowly gained attention as a necessary component to mitigating climate change’s worst effects. GJIA sat down with Alice Hill, former special assistant to President Barack Obama and current senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss climate resilience and…

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Dr. Daniel Byman on Addressing White Supremacy 14:44

3+ y ago14:44

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As the United States grapples with the aftermath of the Capitol riots, Dr. Daniel Byman, Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, joined GJIA on February 22nd, 2021 to break down the drivers of the growing white supremacy movement, its increasingly globalized nature, and how the United States and its allies should respond. …

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Dr. Charles Schmitz on the Yemeni Civil War’s Past, Present, and Future 38:49

3+ y ago38:49

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While the Yemeni Civil War war has continued since 2015, the Yemeni people have suffered, creating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis; thousands of civilians have died as a result of the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrike and preventable causes like malnutrition, disease, and poor health. Professor Charles Schmitz joins GJIA to uncover what actio…

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Ambassador Frank Lavin on Trade with China Under the Biden Administration 28:03

3+ y ago28:03

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On November 23, 2020, Ambassador Frank Lavin sat down with GJIA to discuss prospects under a new presidency for ending the three-year old trade war. The conversation lays out obstacles to a “reset” faced by a president with clearer pro-trade leanings, including Beijing’s entrenched belief in the inevitability of its superior long-term economic traj…

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Dr. Jeni Klugman on COVID-19’s Toll on Women and the State of Gender Equality 20:10

3+ y ago20:10

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In 1995, tens of thousands of activists gathered in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women to develop a framework to advance gender equality. In light of the conference’s 25th anniversary, The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) published Beijing+25: Accelerating Progress for Women and Girls to reflect and provide a…

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Dr. Hal Singer on How to Best Regulate Big Tech 25:17

3+ y ago25:17

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As American and European governments propose new rules to regulate the growing monopoly power of technology giants, Dr. Hal Singer, Managing Director of Econ One, joins GJIA to discuss the future of Big Tech. In this interview, he discusses the effects of monopolization in the digital space and how the government should go about regulating technolo…

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Dr. Ervand Abrahamian on How the US Pushed Iran to the Right 28:56

3+ y ago28:56

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GJIA sat down with Dr. Ervand Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, on October 25, 2020, to discuss the current direction of Iranian politics and the effects of four years of increased confrontation with Washington. Read an edited transcription of the interview h…

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