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Big World

School of International Service, AU

Big World shines a spotlight on complex ideas and issues that matter. Each episode features an expert from the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC, breaking down a big, important topic into small bite sizes.

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Episodios

96 episodios

  1. When Foreign Aid Fuels Repression: Migration, Borders, and Autocrats 34:20
  2. 25 Years After 9/11: How the War on Terror Reshaped Foreign Policy 28:05
  3. How to Build a Career in Conflict Resolution: A Peace Practitioner's Journey 33:52
  4. America at 250: How U.S. Foreign Policy has Changed Since 1776 24:54
  5. Gen Z vs. Big Tech 31:58
  6. Venezuelan Oil and a Crisis in Cuba 22:56
  7. Workers’ Rights in the Global Supply Chain 29:33
  8. The Intellectuals Behind the MAGA New Right 33:15
  9. So, You Want to Be a Diplomat? 28:35
  10. Why the Kurds Still Don't Have a Country 27:29
  11. How Are Governments Using AI? 23:28
  12. The Economics of Hunger 28:45
  13. US Immigration Realities and Futures 37:49
  14. Tariffs and Trade Wars 32:37
  15. A Development Dilemma in Haiti 25:53
  16. The Power of the Dining Table 30:58
  17. Lessons in Climate Resilience 19:38
  18. What's Ahead for Mexico's Democracy? 22:23
  19. How to Get a Job in International Affairs 24:38
  20. Sports Diplomacy and the Olympic Games 34:06
  21. Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World 25:28
  22. Intercultural Communication in the Global Workforce 17:17
  23. Star Wars, Imperialism, and Post-Conflict Societies 37:42
  24. Thirty Years after the Rwandan Genocide 37:51
  25. Did the Woman, Life, Freedom Protests Change Iran? 38:48
  26. Labor Strikes Back 37:26
  27. How Do We End "Lies about Black People"? 30:34
  28. Will Climate Shock Cause Climate Change Action? 32:40
  29. Why are Rohingya and Ukrainian Refugees Treated Differently? 35:09
  30. Netanyahu and Democracy in Israel 34:36
  31. Disinformation, Part 2: the US 32:25
  32. Disinformation Part 1: India 25:11
  33. Disability Rights are Human Rights 35:26
  34. Politics, Religion, and Diplomacy in Pakistan and India 35:56
  35. Classified Documents 101 25:19
  36. Why We Talk About Corruption 31:16
  37. NATO Expansion Past, Present, and Future 32:17
  38. Who Really Controls the Military? 33:20
  39. Europe Veers Toward Nationalism 34:55
  40. Can the US Win the Technology War? 31:12
  41. AIDS, COVID, and the Politics of Public Health 36:05
  42. Border Battles in Eurasia 31:04
  43. How are Political Prisoner Swaps Negotiated? 30:27
  44. Life After Roe 30:10
  45. How America’s Militias Threaten Democracy 31:46
  46. Erdogan's Hold on Turkey 30:57
  47. Can We End World Hunger? 25:01
  48. How Do Rebel Groups Govern? 24:15
  49. Dirty Money 23:57
  50. How Does Humanitarian Relief Fall Short? 29:35