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Think Change

ODI Global

ODI Global's podcast that discusses some of the world’s most pressing global issues with a variety of experts and commentators. Find out more at odi.org.

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127 episodes

  1. What can the Think20 bring to the UK's G20 presidency? 36:41
  2. Is Europe preparing for the wrong kind of war? 34:11
  3. How do you tax the super rich? The practical challenges of a wealth tax 30:00
  4. UNGA 81: what would a fairer humanitarian system led by displaced people look like? 38:30
  5. When the state disappears, who governs? 38:15
  6. Learning from liberation – insights for a better humanitarianism? 34:54
  7. AI in a burning world: who pays the climate cost? 33:47
  8. Manchesterism goes global – can Andy Burnham change Britain's place in the world? 42:49
  9. Why isn't evidence enough to win the political argument? 32:11
  10. What happened to truth since episode one? 29:37
  11. Will the first International Peacebuilding Week make a difference? 38:34
  12. What do clients really think about multilateral development banks? 35:19
  13. From donor to partner – what to expect from the Global Partnerships Conference 41:29
  14. The UN's glass ceiling – can a woman finally win the race for Secretary-General? 27:37
  15. Food systems in a fractured world – who sets the rules? 32:08
  16. What’s really “in it” for private investors in emerging markets? 33:50
  17. How do wars end? 43:57
  18. Who’s afraid of gender equality? Inside the latest political battleground 36:56
  19. Can the G20 fix the global investment disconnect? 29:29
  20. Beyond rearmament: what does security mean for Europe now? 28:06
  21. Trump 2.0, one year on – how are big powers and smaller states responding? Inside the Indo-Pacific power shift 32:22
  22. Davos 2026 – Is impact investing living up to its promise? 33:06
  23. What trends will shape 2026? 40:03
  24. How are Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms rewriting the humanitarian playbook? 28:56
  25. Algorithms and online misogyny – how do we fix a system built to harm women? 38:09
  26. From Baku to Belém – what does success at COP30 look like? 32:04
  27. How do we go from recognition to meaningful statehood and justice for Palestine? 37:50
  28. From aid to alliances – how should development cooperation evolve? 36:20
  29. From Suffragettes to Palestine Action – who defines legitimate protest? 33:00
  30. UNGA 80 – what kind of UN does the world need today? 35:47
  31. How can high capital costs in low- and middle-income countries be brought down? 34:14
  32. Can PEPFAR and global health adapt to a changing world? 33:51
  33. Corporate humanitarianism? Gaza, Sudan and beyond 31:29
  34. Are development finance institutions the new market makers? 32:54
  35. Can the debt, nature and climate crises be solved together? Insights from the Expert Review 36:07
  36. How are the aid cuts impacting climate action? 30:34
  37. What's Europe's role in a divided world? 36:25
  38. Syria after Assad – will Syrians lead the transition? 34:32
  39. The critical minerals race – who will benefit? 37:21
  40. How can development financing be reformed? The road to Seville 33:30
  41. Are Southern-led MDBs the future of development finance? 35:44
  42. Can regional alliances save global trade? 34:18
  43. Can multilateralism be saved? 33:59
  44. How is Ukraine redefining global security? 42:25
  45. What are the costs and impacts of shutting down USAID? 36:22
  46. How can we fix a system that fuels rampant inequality? 31:22
  47. Investing in frontier economies – what can public-private collaboration achieve? 33:39
  48. What's fast fashion's impact on local economies? 34:54
  49. What trends will shape 2025? 36:21
  50. Sudan war – what's the untold story? 43:51