We’d guess there are few more qualified to talk about American power and the problem with peace than former Ambassador Frederick Barton. He has conflict management experience in over 40 crisis zones — Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria, Turkey and more. Name a hotspot and he’s been there. Rick Barton served as first Assistant Secretary of State […]
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Ep. 85 The Last Ambassador to Venezuela
Venezuela is in the midst of a catastrophic economic crisis. According to Forbes, Venezuela’s yearly annual inflation reached 80,000% in 2018, up from 2,400% the year before. The hyperinflation was so intense that officials revalued the currency at a rate of 100,000 to 1 – and even after that, the exchange rate with the US […]
Ep. 72 A Visit to Yemen
Yemen is in the midst of civil war, a brutal conflict that has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis according to the United Nations. By some estimates, 75 percent of the people there are in need of humanitarian assistance. Millions have been forced to flee, millions are at risk of starvation, and there is a […]
Ep. 49 Leadership
Does history make statesmen or do statesmen make history? A conversation with Bruce Jentleson about his forthcoming book The Peacemakers: Lessons Learned from 20th Century Statesmanship. [Music: Blue Dot Sessions] Sanford School @ Duke · Leadership With Bruce Jentleson Conversation highlights: Why did you choose certain leaders to feature in the book? I look at […]
Ep. 41 What WikiLeaks Reveals About Human Trafficking
Across the globe more than 20 million people are victimized by human trafficking, the modern form of slavery. Judith Kelley has been digging in to the WikiLeaks documents to see whether ranking countries on how well they are tackling human trafficking issues is having an impact on their efforts. Kelley is the Kevin D. Gorter […]