Best Geneva Graduate Institute Podcasts (2024)

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Love for life in Gaza and COP29’s ethical dilemma in Azerbaijan 41:08

2d ago41:08

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Send us a text On Inside Geneva this week we talk to the people behind a new book about life in Gaza, told through the words of those who live there. “People are actually travelling in the middle of a war, in the middle of Gaza at midnight – the peak of the risk, if you like – to get somewhere where they can get a better internet so they can actual…

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Shaping Africa's Future: Social Justice and Labour Rights with Gilbert F. Houngbo 19:19

7d ago19:19

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Welcome to a special edition of the Geneva Graduate Institute’s In Conversation With podcast series. In this series, we’ll be exploring a range of critical issues shaping Africa’s future, with more episodes to come as we continue to dive into this important topic. This series offers in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities facing th…

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Johanna Lutz on Identity, Partisanship, and the Vulnerabilities of Democracy 44:10

7d ago44:10

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Does it matter to the UN who’s in the White House? 36:49

18d ago36:49

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Send us a text The presidential elections in the United States (US) are just a couple of weeks away. What will they mean for international affairs, for Ukraine, for the Middle East, for humanitarian work, for international law and for the United Nations (UN) in Geneva? “When I was in the US, I definitely saw that there is no interest for anything c…

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Raimund Löw on the Dithering Austrian Democracy 42:25

21d ago42:25

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Special episode: A year of war in the Middle East 30:48

26d ago30:48

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Send us a text It’s been one year since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Twelve months of violent conflict have followed, with tens of thousands dead. We look back at our coverage over the past year. “What we have to deal with is the immense stupidity of the wars that currently are in place. And here we are having to deal with wars of a sor…

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Forty years of the convention against torture: are we honouring it? 29:56

1M ago29:56

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Send us a text For 40 years, there has been an absolute ban on torture. But it still happens… “Horrific things can happen to you. Nobody is there to help you. Nobody is there to document it, etc. And I think sometimes we speak about torture without putting ourselves in the shoes of what this is,” says Gerald Staberock from the World Organisation Ag…

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Israel vs. Hezbollah: The Next Gaza? 22:19

1M ago22:19

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In this episode of What Matters Today, we dive into the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.The Israeli army has intensified strikes on Hezbollah targets, leading to devastating civilian casualties. We explore the complex historical and geopolitical context behind this escalation and ask critical questions: Is Lebanon at ris…

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Julia Ebner on How Extremism Threatens Democracy (Part 2) 34:07

1M ago34:07

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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The State of Global Democracy: Insights with Professor Rajmohan Gandhi 20:07

1M ago20:07

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In this episode of In Conversation With, we are honored to host Professor Gandhi, a distinguished historian and scholar. Join us as we delve into the current state of democracy worldwide, examining whether it is truly in retreat as some argue, or if there are signs of resilience and hope. Professor Gandhi shares his unique perspectives on the rise …

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Can the UN's Summit for the Future tackle today’s toughest challenges? 34:28

2M ago34:28

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Send us a text This month the United Nations (UN) will host the ‘Summit of the Future’ in New York. What's the point of this high-level event? Inside Geneva investigates. “The UN is not an entity that does anything. I mean, we can all blame it, but what is the UN? It’s just the sum of its parts: the governments,” says Christiane Oelrich, journalist…

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Julia Ebner on How Extremism Threatens Democracy (Part 1) 35:37

2M ago35:37

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Special episode: Can the WTO shape a fairer world economy? 35:10

2M ago35:10

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Send us a text The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum is underway in Geneva and its key theme is ‘re-globalisation’. Are we nervous of that word? Inside Geneva sat down with WTO officials to find out what it means. “Trade has been a very powerful force for reducing between-country inequality. Since 1995, for example, since the foundation o…

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Summer profiles: Recognising and supporting survivors of sexual violence 27:27

2M ago27:27

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Send us a text Conflict-related sexual violence has existed for as long as war itself – forever. “It is a weapon of war. I would say it’s a weapon of mass destruction. It is really maximising harm,” says Esther Dingemans, Executive Director of the Global Survivors Fund. In Inside Geneva’s final summer profile, we talk to a woman working to support …

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Summer profiles: Afghan women’s struggle against Taliban oppression 23:58

2M ago23:58

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Send us a text It’s three years since the Taliban took back control in Afghanistan. Inside Geneva talks to an Afghan human rights defender. “I was scared and I could see it coming. Yes, I mean, I think for the women of Afghanistan, we knew that the Taliban taking over would mean a dark future for women,” says Fereshta Abbasi from Human Rights Watch…

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Special episode: World Humanitarian Day stories from crisis zones 28:37

2M ago28:37

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Send us a text Join us for a special extra edition of Inside Geneva to mark World Humanitarian Day, with testimonies from aid workers who have given their all – and who have often lost a great deal. “So I had taken him to the airport together with our child, and, yes, it took me in fact many years to be able to use the same elevator in the airport …

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Summer profiles: using sport to unite refugees and host communities 22:01

3M ago22:01

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Send us a text In the fourth episode of our summer profile series on Inside Geneva, we talk to a Geneva career woman and a Geneva asylum-seeker about a project to unite communities through sport. Surely the world’s humanitarian capital is good at welcoming refugees and immigrants? “We have all these international organisations working on various gl…

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Yogendra Yadav on Democracy in India 55:10

3M ago55:10

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreBy Graduate Institute, Geneva

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Summer profiles: unlocking treatment for neglected diseases 28:28

3M ago28:28

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Send us a text On Inside Geneva, we bring you part three of our summer profile series. This week we talk to a doctor looking for treatments for some of the world’s most neglected diseases. “Neglect means that there are diseases that affect an important proportion of humanity but for which no new drugs have been developed because there is no money i…

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Mark Leonard on the U.K. Elections 39:45

4M ago39:45

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Summer profiles: challenges in humanitarian aid with MSF’s Secretary General 24:34

4M ago24:34

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Send us a text Here’s episode two of our summer profiles series on the Inside Geneva podcast. We talk to the head of one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies. We start with his first assignment in Darfur, in western Sudan. “As I was one day building the shelter I realised for the first time in many years I hadn't thought of what’s next? I w…

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Adam Habib on South Africa's Elections 50:04

4M ago50:04

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Summer profiles: women defending other women around the world 20:05

4M ago20:05

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Send us a text On Inside Geneva, we’re bringing you a series of summer profiles, from doctors in war zones to researchers into the diseases that affect the world’s poorest. Today, we talk to international human rights lawyer Antonia Mulvey, who devotes herself to defending women. “With many of those that we work with, who have been subjected to sex…

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Ivan Krastev on the European Elections 47:47

4M ago47:47

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Is international law dead? 49:36

5M ago49:36

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Send us a text Geneva is the home of international law, the rules that are supposed to stop the worst violations in war. But does anyone respect it anymore? Please watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, says: “It’s quite blatant that when we like what the …

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Catherine Fieschi on the Rise of Populism 48:52

5M ago48:52

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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The ICC and Netanyahu: Legalities and Implications 17:23

5M ago17:23

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Imagine a world leader facing the possibility of arrest for war crimes. Today, that scenario is not fiction but reality. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. These charges, linked to the Gaza conflict, have sent shockwaves through internati…

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India: Insights from the World's Largest Election 29:09

5M ago29:09

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Welcome to this joint Who is voting in 2024 and What Matters Today podcast episode. A quick word about both of these series. Who is voting in 2024 is a series produced by the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Albert Hirschman Centre On Democracy focusing on the multiple elections taking place in 2024. What Matters Today, which is produced by the Institut…

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Laws that changed our world and the people who fought for them 28:47

5M ago28:47

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Send us a text In this week’s episode of our Inside Geneva podcast, we revisit our coverage of laws that changed the world. Save the Date for a live recording We’d like to invite you to a live recording session of our Inside Geneva podcast about the role of the Geneva Conventions and international law. Mark your calendars - June 5, 2024, from 12:30…

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Seema Syeda Addresses Islamophobia Across Europe 45:39

5M ago45:39

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Global Governance in a Context of Democratic Backsliding 34:43

6M ago34:43

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2024 is a decisive year for democracies around the world, as at least 40% of the world's population will head to the polls in over 50 countries. However, while elections take place, democracy cannot be taken for granted. The Democracy Report 2024, recently launched by Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) and covering 202 countries from 1789 to 2003, high…

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Is the world brave enough to agree on a pandemic treaty? 33:59

6M ago33:59

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Send us a text Four years ago, our lives were upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. Countries locked down, millions became ill, millions died. And when the vaccine finally arrived, it was not fairly distributed. Rich countries bought too many, poor countries waited, with nothing. “What we saw during the Covid-19 pandemic was collapse. Basically, a comp…

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Zsolt Enyedi on the Crises of Liberalism 50:31

6M ago50:31

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**** Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you l…

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The Power of Advocacy: Swiss Women's Case for Climate Justice in European Courts 22:19

6M ago22:19

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In this episode, we explore a groundbreaking legal case in Switzerland where the European Court of Human Rights addressed the intersection of climate change and human rights violations. We analyze the arguments presented in the case and the court's evaluation of their claims, highlighting the significance of establishing governmental accountability…

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New wars, new weapons and the Geneva Conventions 24:46

6M ago24:46

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Send us a text In the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, new, autonomous weapons are being used. Our Inside Geneva podcast asks whether we’re losing the race to control them – and the artificial intelligence systems that run them. “Autonomous weapons systems raise significant moral, ethical, and legal problems challenging human control over th…

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Michael Woldemariam on Challenges Facing African Democracy (Part 2) 34:09

6M ago34:09

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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The Rwandan genocide 30 years on: witnessing atrocities - and trying to stop them 37:10

7M ago37:10

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Send us a text The world is marking 30 years since the Rwandan genocide. Inside Geneva talks to those who witnessed it. “We came to one village where there were a few survivors and a man came to me with a list and said ‘look, the names have been crossed out one by one, entire families, they were killing everybody from those families,’” says Christo…

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Michael Woldemariam on Challenges Facing African Democracy (Part 1) 40:08

7M ago40:08

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Understanding the Recent Russian Election and its Impact 24:52

7M ago24:52

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From the bustling streets of Moscow to the corridors of power in the Kremlin, Russia stands at a critical crossroads. Recent events have cast a shadow over the nation, leaving citizens and observers alike questioning the future of democracy and governance. As part of our ongoing election series, in this episode of What Matters Today we delve deep i…

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Eyewitness in a Gaza hospital and defending human rights defenders 31:59

7M ago31:59

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Send us a text In Inside Geneva this week we get an eyewitness account of a mission to supply Gaza’s hospitals. Chris Black, World Health Organisation: ‘People have told me oh you must be very brave for going to Gaza. I don’t think so, I think what’s brave is the people who have been doing this work since early October, and who go back every day, t…

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Is AI a risk to democracy? 38:43

8M ago38:43

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Send us a text In 2024, four billion of us can vote in elections. Can democracy survive artificial intelligence (AI)? Can the UN, or national governments, ensure the votes are fair? “Propaganda has always been there since the Romans. Manipulation has always been there, or plain lies by not very ethical politicians have always been there. The proble…

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Vivek Maru on Legal Empowerment for Communities 47:56

8M ago47:56

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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What’s the future of UNRWA? The Struggle for Balance in Gaza's Aid Operations 35:27

8M ago35:27

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Send us a text The UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is the focus of major scrutiny after Israel claimed some UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7th attacks, and thousands more were members of Hamas, or supportive of it. Now one of two UN investigations has concluded that UNRWA does need to improve its measures to uphold the humani…

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Oleksandra Matviichuk on Human Rights and Ukraine 47:01

8M ago47:01

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Exploring the ICJ Ruling on Israel 24:53

8M ago24:53

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On 29 December, following the conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa appealed to the International Court of Justice under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Last month, the International Court of Justice ordered a series of provisional measures against Israel. In this episode, we delve into the r…

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Reflecting on Ukraine's Struggle and Perseverance Two Years into the Russian Invasion 39:26

9M ago39:26

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Send us a text The war in Ukraine is two years old. Inside Geneva discusses the latest military developments in Ukraine, the chances of peace and where the war will go from here. “Isn’t there a limit when there are so many civilian deaths so you as a state have a responsibility to stop?” asks journalist Gunilla van Hall. How will this war end? Ukra…

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UNRWA Funding Suspension 21:54

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The main United Nations agency responsible for aid to Palestinians, also known as UNRWA, is in the eye of the storm, as an unprecedented humanitarian disaster unfolds in the Gaza Strip. Some employees of UNRWA are accused by Israel of having been involved in the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023. Since these allegations were made public by the agenc…

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Dilip Gaonkar on the "Degenerations of Democracy" 47:16

9M ago47:16

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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Humanitarian and business alliances: Reflecting on Earthquake Rescue Efforts in Turkey and Syria 36:21

9M ago36:21

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Send us a text It’s one year since devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. Inside Geneva talks to search and rescue teams who were there: Filip Kirazov, from Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters (SARAID) says: “Every member of SARAID is a volunteer. So no one gets paid for any of the work we do. Our sole aim is to minimize human sufferin…

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Yanis Varoufakis on "Technofeudalism" 42:06

9M ago42:06

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Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listen…

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