Worlds Apart
There are so many dimensions to the war in Syria that it may be worthwhile to see it as not just one but many conflicts in tandem. It not only has reignited the dynamics of the original Cold War, pitting Russia against the United States, but has...Feb 21, 2019 06:29- 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.
- Wars within war? Ft. Randa Slim, Director at the Middle East InstituteThere are so many dimensions to the war in Syria that it may be worthwhile to see it as not just one but many conflicts in tandem. It not only has reignited the dynamics of the original Cold War, pitting Russia against the United States, but has...Feb 21, 2019 06:29
- "Out" law? Ft. Alan Dershowitz, emeritus professor at Harvard Law SchoolFor my friends everything, for my enemies the law. This phrase has long become a byword for selective justice in authoritarian regimes, but it actually belongs to a man who deposed an elected president before taking his place. That happened in Peru...Feb 17, 2019 08:37
- Revenge of history? Sergey Karaganov of the Higher School of Economics in MoscowHistory, if we are to believe Mark Twain, doesn’t repeat itself – it rhymes. Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet system and the global changes it ushered in, it’s hard not to see the transformations in the Western world...Feb 14, 2019 06:27
- Hasta la (Cha)vista? Ft Rafael Ramirez, ex-permanent representative of Venezuela to the UNIt’s been two decades since Hugo Chavez won his first election, and his Bolivarian revolution is screeching to a dizzying halt. With runaway inflation and unemployment higher than ever, millions are believed to have left Venezuela. And while...Feb 10, 2019 06:48
- Collective insecurity? Hassan Nafaa, professor of political science at Cairo UniversityWhile President Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria got all the headlines, the simultaneous American push for a NATO-like Arab military alliance went largely unnoticed. Can the idea of collective security work in such a...Feb 7, 2019 06:40
- Runs in the blood? Ft. human rights activist Reem El DebriEight years after the lynching of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, his family remains in the crosshairs of regional grievances. While his second eldest son, Saif al-Islam, has been freed and is now considering a presidential bid, his youngest son,...Feb 3, 2019 06:36
- Clean break? Yury Ganus, director general of the Russian Anti-Doping AgencyThe Russians have to clean up their act – that's been the refrain from international sporting officials ever since a doping scandal hit the country's Olympic and Paralympic sports. Three years on, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency has regained...Jan 31, 2019 06:57
- Warping by wrapping? Leonardo Trasande, environmental pediatrics director at NYU School of MedicineMost of us have heard about the plastic pollution of the oceans, but something similar is happening to our bodies as well. Chemicals found in plastic bottles, metal cans, cosmetics, detergents, etc. flood our blood streams and may cause long-term...Jan 27, 2019 06:53
- Captive of hope? Mohamed Soltan, participant of the January 25 revolution & human rights advocateEight years since the 2011 uprising in Egypt, and the country’s standing is still in the eye of the beholder. To some outside the country, it’s a hardline dictatorship with thousands of political prisoners. To those inside, it’s a...Jan 24, 2019 06:52
- Everybody's friend? Ft. Damdin Tsogtbaatar, Mongolia’s minister of foreign affairsSituated between Russia and China, Mongolia is the world’s most landlocked country. Yet, according to my guest today, this isn’t a strategic weakness, but rather a competitive advantage. How has Mongolia overcome its geographical...Jan 20, 2019 06:40
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