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NATO and the “Age of Disasters”: The Future of Crisis Management
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray sits down with Ivo Daalder, President of the Chicago Institute on Global Affairs and former US Ambassador to NATO, to discuss the alliance’s ev...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Necessary Truth
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Credit: University of Michigan
While everyone wants to move on from COVID-19, but professor of epidemiology at Michigan University Bhramar Mukherjee says that the future depends ...

  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
White Supremacist Terrorism: From Christchurch to Buffalo
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez invites Daniel Byman, author of Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism, to discuss the roots of the global white...

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  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Biden’s Ukraine Strategy, At Home and Abroad
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, Ray Suarez discusses President Biden’s Ukraine strategy with US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet. Then, KPBS’s Gust...

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  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
WorldCanvass: Corruption, Populism, and the Future of Democracy (part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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What is the link between corruption, anti-corruption campaigns, and the rise of populism? What conditions create an opening for autocratic-leaning,...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:06
War Crimes: From Belgrade to Kyiv
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode we tackle these questions with a war-crimes prosecutor, a former student organizer who played a critical role in the downfal...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Mystery of Putin’s Wealth
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we try to follow the money trail to better understand the connection between Putin’s power, his oligarchs, and whether econ...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Refugee Stories from Kyiv to Tripoli
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we hear stories from people seeking refuge, and how war and immigration policy impact people on the ground.

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Lt. Col. Alex Vindman and the New Cold War with Russia
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an interview with Ray Suarez, retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman speaks about his time in the Trump White House, the consequences of the politicizati...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Putin Back Together the Russian Empire
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at three pieces of the puzzle– Belarus, Georgia, and Armenia–and how each post-communist republic’s struggle to define its...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Freeing Americans Held Hostage
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Jason Rezaian, the former Washington Post Tehran bureau chief and press freedom advocate, returns for a special live episode of WorldAffairs, and a...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
21st Century Alliances
From: Mateo Schimpf
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California Congressman Ami Bera joined Ray Suarez to talk about countering aggression from Russia and China, why immigration is such an important p...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
How to Stop a Civil War (Before It Starts)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez interviews acclaimed author Barbara Walter about the risk factors than can contribute to the outbreak of violence and civil war.

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Nothing About Ukraine Without Ukrainians
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We’re joined by Iryna Tsilyk, documentary filmmaker from Kyiv, and historians Katherine Younger and Emily Channell-Justice, to hear the story of mo...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
An American Hostage Story
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear Jason Rezaian's story of being held hostage in Iran, and why he thinks it’s essential that the US government and me...

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Where in the World Are All the Vaccines?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, talks with Ray Suarez about overcoming the challenges of vaccine distr...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
How the Far Right is Changing World Politics
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, Ray Suarez talks with two domestic intelligence agents, one in Germany and the other in the United States. What have they learned ...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Return of the Strongmen
From: Mateo Schimpf
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One year after supporters of former President Donald Trump violently stormed the Capitol, how do we make sense of the January 6 insurrection?

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
War and Peace
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an episode originally aired in April, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing… and don’t listen to the people you are ...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
From Moscow to Monte Carlo
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we explore the layers of Russian state corruption revealed through the Pandora Papers and the work of Alexei Navalny.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Where Will Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear from Nazanin Ash and Kelsey P. Norman about the evolving situation for Afghan refugees. Then, journalist Hana Baba ...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Why is Mexico Suing US Gun Makers?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Journalist Ioan Grillo, and author of Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, helps us analyze Mexico’s unprecedented lawsuit against ...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
WorldCanvass: Coronavirus: Perceptions and Precautions
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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On this WorldCanvass, concerns about the present and future danger of the 2019 novel coronavirus are addressed by an expert panel.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2020
  • Length: 32:19
Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save 10th Anniversary
From: Claudia Cragg
Caption: Peter Singer 'The Life You Can Save'
Millions of people across the world still live in abject poverty, and there is so much work yet to be done.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 24:30
WorldCanvass: Why School? Education and Social Transformation (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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“Why School? International Perspectives on Education and Social Transformation” examines education in a global context, both as a reflection of soc...

  • Added: May 06, 2019
  • Length: 25:17