Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters Podcast
1) A Simmering Conflict in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Region is Suddenly Getting Worse
Cabo Delgado is Mozambique’s northernmost province, bordering Tanzania. Since 2017, it has been gripped by a violent insurgency, when Islamist militants began attacking villages, towns, and government...Show More
2) How to Solve the "Trust Deficit" in Africa | Future of Africa, Episode 4
When people don’t trust their institutions, the social fabric of a society is weakened. But that “trust deficit” can — and must — be closed. In this episode of our Future of Africa series, we explore ...Show More
3) A Major Study Finds Giving Pregnant Women Massively Improves Children's Health
A new study out of Kenya shows that one of the most impactful ways to reduce infant and child mortality is to provide cash—no strings attached—to pregnant women. A randomized controlled trial by econo...Show More
4) How Global Development Finance Deals Can Actually Drive Local Impact | Future of Africa Episode 3
Making promises on financing for development is the easy part. Following through on them is hard. Ambassador Chola Milambo speaks frankly about turning global financing commitments into tangible benef...Show More
5) Can a Series of Global AI Summits Actually Shape the Rules that will Govern the World’s most Powerful Technology?
In 2023, the United Kingdom hosted the world’s first major international summit on the risks of advanced artificial intelligence. That Bletchley Park gathering kicked off a series of high-profile summ...Show More
6) The Climate, Peace & Security Nexus | Future of Africa Episode 2
What does it mean to make peace with nature — and why could that be the key to lasting peace between people? Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos shares the extraordinary indigenous mandate t...Show More
7) What We Can Expect from the Putin-Trump Alaska Summit
The past week has seen a frenzy of diplomatic activity on Ukraine, culminating in Donald Trump’s extraordinary announcement that he will host Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on the war. Setting asi...Show More
8) Africa's Role on the Global Stage | Introducing: The "Future of Africa" Podcast Series
Africa is the world’s youngest continent — and its future is everyone’s future. By 2030, 70% of sub-Saharan Africa’s population will be under the age of 30. By century’s end, one in three people on th...Show More
9) Famine in Gaza — A Political and Humanitarian Tipping Point?
“The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.” That was the conclusion of a July 29 report by the leading global authority on food security, the Integrated Food Securi...Show More
10) The Stark Demise of the Era of NGOs
In 1997, Jessica Matthews' landmark Foreign Affairs essay “Power Shift” captured the growing influence of NGOs and other non-state actors in shaping global affairs. But nearly three decades later, tha...Show More