Worlds Apart

Conflict for capital? William Robinson, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
From Epic to Epochal — the Trump administration may be tantalized by its outsized impact on everything but my guest today argues that many of its expansionist initiatives are undergirded by a deep, epochal crisis in global capitalism. What...
Mar 15, 2026 06:33
Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.

Conflict for capital? William Robinson, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
From Epic to Epochal — the Trump administration may be tantalized by its outsized impact on everything but my guest today argues that many of its expansionist initiatives are undergirded by a deep, epochal crisis in global capitalism. What...
Mar 15, 2026 06:33
Engulfed by fury? Pietro Shakarian, historian & lecturer at the American University of Armenia
A week into operation Epic Fury, it does seem to be living up to its title, although, perhaps, not in the way intended. The expanding geography of the strikes and skyrocketing energy prices have seen the fortunes of many American allies go from bad...
Mar 8, 2026 06:35
Tarrific injustice? Zichen Wang, Deputy Secretary-General at the Center for China and Globalization
The US’ behavior vis-à-vis other nations was never particularly subtle, reciprocal, or elegant but, given the country’s preoccupation with domestic politics, many Americans could afford to ignore it. That is, until the arrival of...
Mar 1, 2026 10:31
Nuclear implosion? David Swanson, Executive Director at World Beyond War
“The nuclear option” used to denote an extreme measure of the last resort but not to European leaders anymore. Germany, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and even Sweden have all had their leaders muse openly about acquiring nuclear weapons as a...
Feb 22, 2026 07:51
Resist to exist? Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative
Hopes, disappointments, violence, and farce – the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come through so many shades of forced futility that it’s hard to imagine any dignified resolution. Is there any room left for it to get worse before it...
Feb 15, 2026 08:32
Big mouth trap? Bernhard Hommel, professor of psychology, Shandong
For decades now, Western politics has been built around the mantra that perception is reality, that mining emotional wedge issues increases the chances of electoral victory, and that this is indeed the democratic process and the way to make the...
Feb 8, 2026 08:16
All fouled up? Jose Zorilla, Spanish diplomat and author
For the last couple of years, peace in Europe has seemed all but a lost cause, with all the links connecting Russia with the other continental nations being methodically severed over the conflict in Ukraine. But as the American appetite suddenly...
Feb 1, 2026 06:22
Reconsidering evil? Tuomas Malinen, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Helsinki
Over the last couple of weeks, the idea of engaging Russia on matters of common security has once again resurfaced in Europe, after being treated as an act of geopolitical blasphemy, if not treason, for several years. Is it yet another ploy to...
Jan 25, 2026 06:46
Lost without a cause? Philip Hammond, Emeritus Professor of Media & Communications, London South Bank University
Just a year ago, pronouncements about Western unity, solidified by shared liberal values on the inside and aggressive barbarism on the outside, seemed ubiquitous and straightforward, but it’s hard to look at them with a straight face anymore....
Jan 18, 2026 06:24