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Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.

The Coronavirus Human Rights Crackdown

30 mins; April 05, 2020

How Are Different Countries Handling COVID-19? | A Comparison of Political Systems

32 mins; April 01, 2020

COVID-19 Amplifies Humanitarian Crises | How Will INGOs Respond?

29 mins; March 29, 2020

Massive Swarms of Desert Locusts Are Causing Crisis in East Africa

36 mins; March 25, 2020

Do International Criminal Courts Actually Deter War Crimes? | Interview with Jacqueline McAllister

35 mins; March 22, 2020

The Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Effect on Low Income Countries and Global Development with Amanda Glassman

28 mins; March 18, 2020

How the Coronavirus is Impacting the Inner Workings of the United Nations with Margaret Besheer

24 mins; March 15, 2020

The U.S. and Taliban Sign an Agreement to Withdraw American Troops from Afghanistan

35 mins; March 11, 2020

A Peace Agreement Ends South Sudan's Brutal Civil War. Will it Hold?

41 mins; March 08, 2020

The Coronavirus Poses a Big Threat to Refugees and Displaced People | Dr. Paul B. Spiegel

25 mins; March 01, 2020

How to Build Peace and Fight Terrorism at the Same Time

40 mins; February 26, 2020

The Nuclear Arms Treaty Between Russia and the U.S. "New START" is Expiring

24 mins; February 23, 2020

Maurice Kamto Ran for President of Cameroon. Then He Was Arrested

31 mins; February 19, 2020

Top Hunger Crises to Watch in 2020 According to The World's Food Programme

21 mins; February 16, 2020

The Link Between Healthcare and Peace in Africa | with Dr. Roseanne Njiru

26 mins; February 12, 2020

The Crisis in Yemen is Getting Worse | with Scott Paul

27 mins; February 09, 2020

The Fight Against 'Neglected Tropical Diseases' Gets a Boost

30 mins; February 05, 2020

Why More Aid Workers Are Being Killed in the Line of Duty with Abby Stoddard

30 mins; February 02, 2020

How the World Health Organization is Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak

29 mins; January 28, 2020

Can the Global Fragility Act Help Prevent Conflicts Before They Start?

25 mins; January 26, 2020

Burkina Faso is Experiencing a Surge in Violence

25 mins; January 22, 2020

What Happened With Haiti Earthquake Reconstruction?

24 mins; January 19, 2020

Why The Crisis in Syria is About To Get Worse

30 mins; January 15, 2020

A Looming Crisis With North Korea, Again

31 mins; January 12, 2020

Iran Crisis -- What Comes Next?

27 mins; January 08, 2020

How to Promote Tolerance in Myanmar, a country that recently experienced a genocide

32 mins; January 05, 2020

Why Do We Lie About Foreign Aid?

28 mins; January 01, 2020

Longtime Leader of MSF/Doctors Without Borders Joanne Liu

35 mins; December 29, 2019

How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Saves Lives

28 mins; December 22, 2019

How Narendra Modi's Hardline Hindu Nationalism is Transforming India

29 mins; December 18, 2019

Libya is Poised to Become THE Major International Crisis of 2020

30 mins; December 15, 2019

UN Correspondent Chat: What's Buzzing at United Nations Headquarters

36 mins; December 11, 2019

Why the Protests in Hong Kong Have Taken a New Turn

39 mins; December 08, 2019

Inside Europe's Largest Refugee Camp

34 mins; December 04, 2019

What You Need to Know About Fossil Fuels and the Paris Climate Agreement Goals

27 mins; December 01, 2019

Crisis in Bolivia

32 mins; November 24, 2019

Why The Gambia is Suing Myanmar for Genocide

28 mins; November 13, 2019

Iraq Protests: A Reporter in Baghdad Explains Why Thousands of Iraqis are Protesting the Government

27 mins; November 10, 2019

How Prepared are We for the Next Big Global Epidemic?

29 mins; November 03, 2019

Arab Countries Are Exporting their Fight to Far Away Battlefields

30 mins; October 30, 2019

How The Top LGBTI Rights Watchdog at the United Nations Defends Human Rights Around the World

30 mins; October 27, 2019

Massive Protests and a Major Crisis in Chile

31 mins; October 23, 2019

What the Trouble Between the NBA and China Tells Us About the Future of International Relations

21 mins; October 20, 2019

The "Girl Effect" in International Development

24 mins; October 17, 2019

Why is Russia Suddenly So Interested in the Central African Republic?

29 mins; October 13, 2019

Turkey Invades Syria as the United States Abandons the Kurds

30 mins; October 09, 2019

The Battle of Mosul Was the Beginning of the End of the Islamic State Caliphate

27 mins; October 04, 2019

Why Human Rights Defender Gulalai Ismail Fled Pakistan

36 mins; October 02, 2019

Kumi Naidoo, Head of Amnesty International

35 mins; September 26, 2019

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg on How 5G Can Drive Sustainable Development

21 mins; September 24, 2019

These Stories Will Drive the Agenda During UN Week

30 mins; September 18, 2019

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

21 mins; September 17, 2019

The UN Climate Action Summit, Explained

17 mins; September 15, 2019

What's Next for the Peace Process in Afghanistan?

21 mins; September 12, 2019

Why Are Journalists Going Missing in Tanzania?

30 mins; September 08, 2019

Japan and South Korea Are Locked in A Bitter Dispute With Global Implications

27 mins; September 04, 2019

Greg Stanton Fights Genocide -- and Genocide Haunts Him

59 mins; September 01, 2019

Jair Bolsonaro and the Destruction of the Amazon

31 mins; August 28, 2019

Research Uncovers a Link Between the Cost of Getting Married and the Outbreak of Conflict

36 mins; August 26, 2019

An Inside Look at Slavery on Fishing Boats in the South China Sea

32 mins; August 21, 2019

How We Can Feed the World Without Destroying the Planet

33 mins; August 19, 2019

The Rohingya of Myanmar Suffered Crimes Against Humanity. Can There Be Justice?

29 mins; August 14, 2019

The Yazidi Genocide, Five Years On

33 mins; August 11, 2019

What Happened to Aung San Suu Kyi?

32 mins; August 07, 2019

Drought in the Horn of Africa is Threatening 15 Million People

31 mins; August 04, 2019

Ethiopia is in the Midst of a Democratic Renewal. Can It Succeed?

36 mins; August 01, 2019

Chennai, India is Facing an Unprecedented Water Shortage

28 mins; July 28, 2019

Trump's Assault on Refugees and Asylum Seekers Enter's a New Phase

30 mins; July 24, 2019

How Kim Jong Un Smuggles His Luxury Cars into North Korea

30 mins; July 21, 2019

A Progress Report on the Sustainable Development Goals

30 mins; July 17, 2019

Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

29 mins; July 14, 2019

Why Turkey's Municipal Elections are of Global Significance

27 mins; July 07, 2019

What Comes Next in the Escalating Crisis With Iran?

28 mins; June 28, 2019

Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher is a Rising GOP Foreign Policy Star

26 mins; June 27, 2019

Better Know Kelly Craft, Trump's Pick for UN Ambassador

29 mins; June 23, 2019

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

25 mins; June 19, 2019

The Hong Kong Protests

24 mins; June 16, 2019

Protests in Sudan Enter a Dangerous New Phase

28 mins; June 12, 2019

The Persecution of Christians in Iraq

32 mins; June 09, 2019

Life Stories, Anecdotes, and Advice from Renowned Foreign Affairs Professionals

8 mins; June 07, 2019

What You Need to Know About Internally Displaced People Around the World

24 mins; June 05, 2019

How A Census Can Drive Sustainable Development in Africa

27 mins; May 31, 2019

UN Correspondent Chat: Sherwin Bryce-Pease, South African Broadcast Corporation

30 mins; May 29, 2019

Journalist Beth Gardiner Traveled the World to Report on Air Pollution

27 mins; May 22, 2019

Can Canada Change How the World Deals With Corrupt Foreign Officials?

23 mins; May 19, 2019

Intensifying Fighting in Syria Suggests a New Phase of the War

21 mins; May 15, 2019

How to Eliminate the Global Problem of Online Child Abuse

26 mins; May 10, 2019

A Crisis in Cameroon is Getting Worse

26 mins; May 08, 2019

Supriya Vani Interviewed Every Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner

28 mins; May 03, 2019

"How to Fix Democracy," with Michael Ignatieff

23 mins; May 01, 2019

How Big Data and Text Messaging Can Prevent Suicide Around the World

22 mins; April 27, 2019

Libya is Lurching Toward a Full Scale Civil War

33 mins; April 24, 2019

Cyclone Idai Devastates Mozambique, One Month On

24 mins; April 19, 2019

A Revolution in Sudan

35 mins; April 17, 2019

How a Social Entrepreneur is Revolutionizing Access to Medicines in Five African Countries

25 mins; April 14, 2019

How to Stop a Demographic "Youth Bulge" From Causing Widespread Unemployment

30 mins; April 09, 2019

How Fear Distorts U.S. Foreign Policy

30 mins; April 07, 2019

How a Social Entrepreneur is Fighting Counterfeit Medicine in the Developing World

29 mins; April 03, 2019

Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is Looking More and More Like a Dictator-For-Life

31 mins; March 29, 2019

New Trends in Global Trade are Changing How Women Work in the Developing World

27 mins; March 27, 2019

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