Worlds Apart
The Trump administration’s promise to cut back on UN funding has jolted the organization like nothing before. After years of talking about reforming itself, the UN implemented emergency cost-cutting coupled with more diversified fundraising....
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.
- Can't be un-done? Ft. Atul Khare, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for field supportThe Trump administration’s promise to cut back on UN funding has jolted the organization like nothing before. After years of talking about reforming itself, the UN implemented emergency cost-cutting coupled with more diversified fundraising....
- Complex of superiority? Ft. Matthew Kroenig, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council
The Russians have long taken the Americans more seriously than the Americans took them – that is, until the RussiaGate scandal. The American obsession with the alleged election hacking and the ensuing policy paralysis have dismayed many in... - Extraction & inaction? Ft. Dutch-American sociologist Saskia Sassen
Just a few years ago, the long-running dispute between globalists and nationalists seemed exhausted, and the world was fast becoming a global village or, rather, a constellation of global cities. Then the UK voted for Brexit and the US opted for... - Let die? Ft. George Khoury, country director for the OCHA in Yemen
Most conflicts inflict similar kinds of hardship and despair on their victims, but even among this chronic suffering, the war in Yemen has its own distinct face. It is the face of a child emaciated by hunger. Does this child or the thousands of... - Isolation vs. conciliation? Ft. Harold James, professor of history and international affairs
The G20 summit in Hamburg made history for a number of reasons. There were stunning battles on the streets and painstaking diplomatic choreography – smiles, toasts, and handshakes amid the world order falling apart. Putting aside the media... - Handshake on the Elbe? Ft. Yana Toom, Estonian MEP
For all the talk about Russian meddling in European politics, it's long been the United States that has chaperoned the decision-making on the continent – that is, until Donald Trump moved into the White House. Is Europe ready to take its fate... - Lost in La-la land? Ft. Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
The Russians and Americans are strikingly similar in describing what’s wrong with one another. Both ascribe the policy of chaos and destruction to their nemesis, with one difference – while Washington sees Moscow as an intentional... - Art of no deal? Ft. Gilead Sher, Israeli peace negotiator
For much of the Syrian war, the anti-Iranian Arab consensus has played handsomely into Israel's hands - that is until the Friends of Syria group imploded from within. With Turkey and Qatar now being more open in their defiance of the Saudis and the... - Arrogance of ignorance? Ft. Richard Dawkins, Evolutionary biologist
Despite the unprecedented pace of scientific breakthroughs, humanity still seems to be as far away from the age of reason as ever. With religious extremism and political infantilism spreading across the globe, often aiding one another, has... - Engulfed in division? Ft. Abdullah Gul, Former President of Turkey
The Middle East was never short on crises, but the recent spat between the Gulf States has turned into yet another frontline in the regional battle for dominance. With Turkey openly siding with Qatar against Saudi Arabia, the long-running tensions...
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