Thousands of delegates gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, last week for the UN Civil Society Conference. The gathering was dedicated to... more

Each year, the United Nations Development Program produces the Human Development Report. This is a compilation of country-level data around... more

This is a special preview of the Inside Geneva podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.   Recently UNWRA, the UN’s... more

El Fasher is the largest city in Sudan's Darfur region. It is also one of the few major cities in... more

H5N1, otherwise known as Avian or Bird Flu, has been around for a long time. Mostly, the virus has been... more

The Parliament of the United Kingdom has passed a controversial new law that would allow the government to deport... more

American aid is on its way to Ukraine. This week, Congress passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that includes... more

Diplomats are gathering in Ottawa this week for the latest round of negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution.... more

On April 1st, Israel launched airstrikes on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, killing seven Iranian officials, including a very... more

On the one year anniversary of the outbreak of civil war, Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world... more

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, better known as UNRWA, was established in 1949 to support Palestinians displaced during... more

On March 31st, Turkey held local elections across 81 provinces. These elections took place less than a year after national... more

The Gaitenistas, otherwise known as the Gulf Clan, are Colombia's largest and richest criminal armed group. They formed nearly 20... more

Xi Jinping has dramatically reshaped China since coming to power in 2012. He is now effectively a leader for life,... more

Podcast guest Rosemary Salomone is the Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St John's University School of Law and author... more

In Mid-March the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would effectively ban Tik Tok in the United... more

The Commission on the Status of Women concludes this week at the United Nations. CSW, as it is known, is... more

The security and humanitarian situation in Haiti has gone from bad to worse over the last several days. The country,... more

Artificial Intelligence is changing warfare. Fully autonomous weapons that can make their own decisions about what to target or whom... more

Western countries have seized hundreds of billions of dollars of Russian assets following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years... more

Stuart Reid is the executive editor of Foreign Affairs and author of the new book "The Lumumba Plot: The Secret... more

Alexander Ward ia national security reporter for POLITICO and author of the book "The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American... more

There is a global development pileup on the horizon. In 2024 and 2025, about a dozen funding pools that support... more

On January 28th, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger jointly announced they were leaving the Economic Community of West African States,... more

Last week, the United States Senate passed a foreign aid bill that included about $60 billion for Ukraine's defense. The... more

Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world, and on February 14th national elections were held including to replace... more

2024 is an important year for African democracy. At least 19 national elections scheduled to take place this year. Not... more

To understand any country's foreign policy you need to understand domestic political dynamics. So what is driving Iranian decision making... more

On January 25th, a milestone was reached in humanity's long fight against Malaria. For the first time ever, a Malaria... more

On January 15, Kim Jong Un formally declared South Korea to be an enemy state. This is significant for the... more

The United Nations is hosting the Summit of the Future in September during the annual opening the UN General Assembly.... more

The UN has not declared a famine in gaza--not yet at least. But the World Food Program has said there... more

Climate change is impacting the migratory patterns of fish around the world. And in some cases, the changing location of... more

On Tuesday January 16th, Iran launched airstrikes in Pakistan targeting a terrorist group it claimed carried out attacks in Iran.... more

Taiwan held elections for President and the Legislature on January 13. These elections were highly anticipated for the fact that... more

Since mid-November, the de-facto authorities in most of Yemen, the Houthis, have launched dozens of attacks on commercial ships in... more

As I'm recording this, Antony Blinken is on a whirlwind trip to at least eight countries in the Middle... more

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign affairs correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and author of the new book... more

As we enter 2024, the conflict in Sudan is shaping up to be one of the worst crises in the... more

Ten years ago the podcast industry was in its infancy... more

A few months ago, I attended one of the more interesting dinners of my life. Partly, it was the conversation:... more

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding national elections on December 20th. The DRC is a massive country, with... more

The international climate change conference, COP28, concluded in Dubai on December 13th, one day later than its scheduled end-date. Negotiators... more

In February 2021, the Myanmar military toppled the civilian government of Burma, lead by Aung San Suu Kyi. Mass... more

This episode of Global Dispatches was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR, a... more

Raj Shah served as administrator of USAID during the Obama administration and is now the President of the Rockefeller Foundation,... more

I caught up with Estonia's top military commander General Martin Herem at the Halifax International Security Forum in November. Estonia... more

There is a mounting humanitarian emergency on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Since October, hundreds of thousands of Afghans... more

This episode of Global Dispatches was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR, a... more

I caught up with Congressman Jason Crow at the Halifax International Security Forum, a major global security conference held each... more

This episode was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR, a global research partnership... more

In early November the United States and China held their first talks on nuclear security and arms control since 2019.... more

The much anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive began in earnest in June and certainly made some gains, but nothing approaching expectations. Ukraine's... more

The International Criminal Court is opening an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Palestine following... more

The conflict in Israel and Gaza is escalating, but it has so far not spread in any major way across... more

Today's episode was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR. It is part of... more

An opposition candidate named María Corina Machado overwhelmingly won a primary in October to challenge Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in... more

China’s economy has been exhibiting troubling signs. Property prices are falling, making households less wealthy and curtailing consumer spending. High... more

President Biden wrapped up a brief visit to Israel on Wednesday. The trip was also intended to include a meeting... more

Since the early 2000s, Tobacco use has declined steadily and in some cases very sharply nearly everywhere in the world... more

The crisis in Israel and Gaza--and Southern Lebanon and the West Bank --  is unfolding rapidly. Following the Hamas attacks... more

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings are taking place in Morocco this month, and for the first... more

Diego Garcia is a small Island in the dead center of the Indian Ocean that is part of the Chagos... more

On September 19th, Azerbaijan launched a swift military offensive against ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a long disputed region.  Armenia... more

Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell before Parliament last week when he accused the government of India of assassinating a Canadian... more

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there was a brief moment when it seemed possible that this crisis might... more

Throughout this week there has been a notable lack of female leaders. By my count just seven of the 99... more

Today is Wednesday, September 20th and it was a very busy day at the United Nations. Of all the days... more

Tuesday, September 19th marks the start of the United Nations General Assembly "General Debate." This is the parade of Presidents... more

Monday, September 18 marks the kickoff to what is known around the United Nations as "High Level Week." The main... more

Interpol is the International Criminal Police Organzation. It was established 100 years ago to facilitate the cross border cooperation of... more

PEPFAR is an acronym that stands for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. It is the largest foreign... more

Bill Richardson passed away on September 1st at the age of 75. He was a long serving member... more

On August 20th a former academic, diplomat and now anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arevalo stunned the world with a landslide victory... more

BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It is a significant grouping for the sheer size of... more

Peter Bergen is one of the world's foremost experts on global jihadist movements like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.... more

Pangolins are small mammals with hard scales and vital to biodiversity in forested regions. They are also the most trafficked... more

The number of migrants and refugees who are dying at sea while crossing the mediterranean is at a four year... more

In 2003 a militia drawn from ethnic Arab tribes in Darfur, known as the Janjaweed, partnered with the government... more

For the last eight years a decrepit old oil tanker off the coast of Yemen has been like a... more

Haiti is in the midst of the worst humanitarian and security crisis in years. Gang related violence is surging -... more

On July 26th, the democratically elected president of Niger Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup. This coup seemingly... more

The Wagner group was a key fighting force in Ukraine until its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin,  attempted a mutiny. 20 years before... more

Monica Juma is the National Security Advisor to Kenyan President William Ruto. Kenya is a stable democracy in a tough... more

Oleksandra Matviichuk is a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She is a human rights lawyer who leads the Center for... more

I caught up with legendary international relations scholar Joseph Nye at the The Aspen Security Forum. This conference was a... more

Since the start of the war, Russia has abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. These kidnappings have been well... more

NATO held a Major summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11th and 12th. Top on the agenda, of course, was... more

The international shipping industry is a major greenhouse gas emitter, accounting for about three percent of all greenhouse gas emitted... more

Taiwan will hold presidential elections in January 2024. Needless to say, these elections will have extremely consequential geopolitical implications. The... more

Less developed countries rightly lament the lack of access to funding for sustainable development that donor countries routinely promise, but... more

Amed Khan has been described as a "direct action philanthropist." He goes to the frontlines of humanitarian crises on his... more

Over the decades, Senegal has earned a reputation as a reliably stable democracy in West Africa. But recent events have... more

Back in 2017, the Trump administration announced that the United States would formally leave UNESCO, the UN's education, science and... more

Since fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15th this year, more than million people have been displaced internally and... more

On May 14th, Thailand held general elections. The results were a shock to the Thai political system.   Since a 2014... more

On June 7th, the Professional Golf Association announced a merger with a Saudi backed rival golf league known as LIV... more

In the early hours of Tuesday, June 6th a major Dam on the Dnipro river in Russian occupied Ukraine suffered... more

The second leading cause of death from infectious disease around the world is Tuberculosis, following COVID. 10 million people globally... more

In 1993, governments around the world agreed to a landmark arms control treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention. It prohibits countries... more

On Wednesday May 17th, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso invoked a constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada, or "mutual death." The... more

The study and analysis of Great Power Competition is all the vogue in international relations and foreign policy circles. And... more

The year is 2026, and China has just launched an invasion of Taiwan. What happens next was the subject of... more

Ukraine is widely expected to launch a counter-offensive to reclaim territory captured by Russia. And if Ukraine is successful on... more

This is a a special crossover episode featuring Global Dispatches host Mark Leon Goldberg taking questions from veteran journalist Ray... more

Before COVID more and more children around the world were receiving their routine vaccinations on time and in full. But... more

On May 11th a pandemic-era policy, known as Title 42, will expire. This was a Trump administration policy which used... more

Turkey holds elections on May 14th. For the first time in twenty years, President Erdogan is facing a serious challenge... more

In the ten year history of this podcast, it is rare to have episodes on the same topic in back... more

On March 29th, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. The charges are... more

On Saturday, April 15th fighting broke out in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan. At time of recording, hundreds of people... more

Over ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil... more

About six years ago, I received a request for an interview from an academic in the United Kingdom named Martin... more

At time of recording, there are two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease, one in Tanzania and the other in... more

On November 15, the world population officially surpassed 8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. The milestone was reached... more

My guest today Rory Stewart is an author, former diplomat and politician who served as the United Kingdom's Secretary of... more

We present an episode of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women podcast, which is now in its third season. Each... more

In early January, news emerged that Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly was facilitating peace talks between the government of Cameroon... more

Xi Jinping spent spent three days in Russia in a highly touted visit that included hours of direct talks with... more

It was twenty years ago this month that the George W Bush administration began its ill-fated invasion and occupation of... more

Other than Ukraine itself, no country has been more deeply impacted by Russia's invasion than Moldova. Moldova has absorbed more... more

Rob Bailis is a senior scientist for the Stockholm Environment Institute. He is a leading researcher on the intersection between... more

The annual Commission on the Status of Women CSW is the second largest diplomatic gathering at the United Nations each... more

On March 1st Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria's sharply contested presidential election. In a three way race,... more

Before joining the United States House of Representatives in 2021, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs worked at the United Nations and US... more

On February 23rd, President Biden nominated former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga to serve as the next World Bank president. His... more

To mark the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Global Dispatches has teamed up with the podcast Inside... more

In April 2019, Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a coup after nearly 30 years in power. The coup... more

Humanity is tantalizingly close to killing off the last Guinea Worm. This is a water born parasite that when ingested... more

Nagorno-Karabakh  is an ethnic Armenian enclave within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. In the early 1990s Armenia and Azerbaijan... more

The Dadaab Refugee Complex in Kenya hosts about 310,000 refugees, most of whom are Somalis who have fled conflict and... more

We are in the midst of an escalating cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine. On Thursday, January 26 Israeli... more

My guest Reed Brody is a veteran war crimes prosecutor and author of the new book "To Catch a Dictator:... more

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2022 there have been numerous examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity... more

Peru is in the midst of the worst political violence experienced in the country in decades. Protests began in December... more

On February 25th, Nigeria will hold federal elections. Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa and one of the largest... more

Agathe Demarais was a treasury official in the French government working in Moscow and Beirut when she saw, first hand,... more

According to the International Monetary Fund, 22 countries in Africa are either in debt distress or at high risk of... more

In December protests erupted in cities across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka. The proximate cause was skyrocketing inflation triggered in... more

In this episode, we are joined by Chris Miller, author of the new book "Chip Wars: The Fight for the... more

As 2023 begins the world is beset by crises driven by conflict, climate change and the nexus of the two.... more

The border region of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is home to violent extremist groups eager to recruit young men... more

The United States has several hundred military bases scattered across the world. But how do citizens within countries hosting US... more

Negotiations for a new Global Treaty on Plastics formally kicked off in early December. Delegates from around 160 countries met... more

Delegates from nearly every country in the world are meeting in Montreal for the UN Biodiversity Conference known as COP15.... more

On December 8, the World Health Organization released its latest annual report on the global fight against Malaria. The World... more

This episode of Global Dispatches is a bit different than usual. Rather than the host, Mark Leon Goldberg interviewing someone,... more

Rare protests broke out across several cities in China in recent weeks. Demonstrators took to the streets to protest the... more

On November 13, six people were killed in a bombing in Istanbul, which the government of Turkey blamed on a... more

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat from New Hampshire, lead a large bi-partisan Congressional delegation to the Halifax International Security Forum in... more

In this episode, we speak with Jamila Afghani, the 2022 Laureate of the Aurora Prize For Awaking Humanity, which is... more

As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, the plight of the migrant workers who built the facilities enjoyed by... more

Over the last several weeks, North Korea has launched an unprecedented number of missile tests. In one week alone in... more

During the time of this recording, Wednesday, November 9th, the final results of the US mid term elections are uncertain,... more

Delegates from around the world are en route to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties... more

There are a record number of cholera outbreaks around the world today.   Consider this data point. In 2022 alone,... more

On October 18th, the White House released an expansive new strategy on Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving... more

On October 21st, the United Nations Security Council imposed individual sanctions on Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer turned gang... more

At time of recording an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda has sickened 64 people. 24 people have died. The outbreak... more

The Chinese Communist Party Congress is always a key moment on the Chinese political calendar. Every five years, party delegates... more

Iran is in the midst of the most significant protest movement in years -- and it is being lead by... more

Last March, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope that the brutal civil war between the Ethiopian federal government... more

These are perilous moments in the conflict in Ukraine. In response to the Ukrainian military's stunning gains in recent weeks,... more

On October 2nd, Brazilians headed to the polls for the first round of national elections. At the top of the... more

Before Russia invaded Ukraine the United States and its European allies signaled strongly that they would impose crushing sanctions if... more

There are over 100 health emergencies in Africa each year -- including outbreaks of infectious and deadly diseases like Yellow... more

China first tested a nuclear weapon in 1964. And since then, Chinese authorites have been content with a relatively small... more

One of the key events during UN High Level Week in the New York is a major fundraiser for the... more

Today's episode was recorded on Wednesday, September 21 and under normal circumstances the President of the United States, as host... more

A key focus of events at the United Nations and around New York this week is on food security and... more

The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is always a key moment on the diplomatic calendar. Hundreds of... more

Energy prices are soaring in Europe, driven largely by the uncertainty surrounding Russian gas exports. Making matters worse was an... more

United Nations officials issued fresh warnings that parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine. Half the country is... more

In lay July, the military Junta in Myanmar carried out its first executions in decades. Four activists were killed, including... more

On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation is a $750 billion dollar health,... more

In this episode, we are joined by Zuhra Bahman, the Afghanistan country director for the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common... more

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is Europe's largest. In March, Russian forces captured the plant and a crew... more

In this episode, we are joined by Ali Wyne, senior analyst with Eurasia Group's Global Macro-Geopolitics practice, focusing on US-China... more

When national security professionals discuss "missile defense" they are are typically referring to technologies that can intercept an in-coming nuclear... more

Why have some countries experience durable economic progress while other countries remain left behind? This basic question has vexed development... more