Risk Takers and Negotiators
How do we know when it’s time to take a risk and push, or if it’s better to step back and negotiate? In this episode, a co-production with Foreign Pol...
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WorldAffairs is a deep exploration of today's pressing global issues. In the age of the rehearsed soundbite and the talking point, each hour-long episode marries expert analysis with compelling conversation. Our hosts, former Senior National Security Council Director Jane Wales, and renowned journalists Ray Suarez and Markos Kounalakis, take listeners on a journey of what's happening in the world and why it matters to you. We want to hear from you! Please take part in a quick survey to tell us how we can improve our podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PWZ7KMW
Sustainable Development in a Post-Covid World
How are cities from Pittsburgh to Bogotá using sustainable development goals to guide pandemic recovery and increase health and equity? We talk with M...
Canada’s Fight for Truth and Reconciliation
The discovery of mass graves at residential schools for indigenous children in Canada has shed new light on a disturbing chapter in North American his...
Fire and Water: From California to Iran
Wildfires are devastating Northern California, threatening the region’s famous dairy and wine country. More than 7,000 miles away, Iran is grappling w...
How to Channel Eco-Anxiety into Climate Action
It’s not just you. Considering that one in three Americans experienced a natural disaster this summer, it’s no wonder that a majority of us admit to b...
Why A Major Immigration Law Might Be Unconstitutional
Nearly 100 years ago, Congress passed a law making it a felony to reenter the US after being deported. Known as Section 1326, this obscure line of imm...
Making Sense of A Disaster in Haiti
Just weeks after the assassination of Haiti’s president, the island nation was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. More powerful than the deadly 201...
Where Will Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
The US led what the White House called one of the biggest airlifts in history as Afghans fled Taliban rule. That exodus has become part of a longstand...
Why is Mexico Suing US Gun Makers?
The majority of murders in Mexico have one thing in common: the victims were killed with American guns. Now, the government of Andrés Manuel López Obr...
Escape from Kabul
How did Afghanistan fall to the Taliban so fast? Civilians are fleeing, journalists are hiding as the Taliban goes door to door to find them, and wome...