Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
03/09/2022
How Putin Saved NATO: Adm. James Stavridis on Ukraine’s Effect on the West
"This conflict is going to give Putin everything he doesn’t want."
02/25/2022
In Uganda, a new approach to ending sexual and gender based violence: training men
Women continue to experience various forms of violence across Uganda, can training men help to shatter cultural perceptions of gender and correspondingly work to prevent abuse?
03/10/2022
Find More Ways to Be an Outsider
Doing so may feel painful, but it’s one of the best investments you will ever make.
03/05/2022
It’s all about Ukraine
How have events in Eastern Europe been seen and understood in South-East Asia and what a does growing China - Russia axis means for the world and the region.
03/10/2022
What the war in Ukraine means for the world order
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created previously unthinkable changes in geopolitics, seemingly overnight.
03/09/2022
‘It’s astonishing’: endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
Hill’s horseshoe bat, which conservationists feared was extinct, discovered clinging to life in Nyungwe rainforest.
03/10/2022
Opinion: Putin’s invasion of Ukraine marks the beginning of a post-American era
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a seismic event, perhaps the most significant one in international life since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
03/10/2022
Why a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Be—Literally—the Worst Idea Ever
The author and foreign policy critic Robert Wright joins the podcast to debate the pros and cons of a no-fly zone.
03/10/2022
Music as resistance: Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
The war with Russia broke up the orchestra. More than half of its musicians fled the capital. And with that, the music died.
03/10/2022
Chile’s first gay couple weds as same-sex marriage law takes effect
"Now our children have the same rights (as other families) and they will be able to have, we hope, a better future," one of the grooms said.
03/10/2022
Boycotting Russian Culture Doesn’t Help Ukraine
Cutting ties with artists and writers risks compounding the dehumanization it means to protest.
03/10/2022