Worlds Apart
Seventy years after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, in many parts of the world, it’s still a declaration rather than a lived reality. And that’s not only because upholding human rights is hard work...
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.
- Rights gone wrong? Peggy Hicks, director at the UN Human Rights OfficeSeventy years after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, in many parts of the world, it’s still a declaration rather than a lived reality. And that’s not only because upholding human rights is hard work...
- Cosmic disturbance? Ft. Cosmic disturbance? Mike Massimino, former astronaut & professor at Columbia
Space exploration, something that humanity now takes for granted, has stumbled into uncertainty this year. With old technologies plagued by glitches and new ones still in development, will we once again find ourselves grounded on planet Earth? To... - Citizens’ IRE? Ruth Coppinger, Irish politician and member of the Irish parliament
As the Western world faces the political reemergence of social conservatives, there is one state that’s been steadily progressing in the opposite direction. Ireland, one of the most traditional nations in Europe, has just lifted its ban on... - Going mental? Andrey Sushentsov, intl. studies director, State Institute of Intl. Relations
Relationship experts always recommend that troubled couples keep talking to one another in a way that's direct enough to expose mutual grievances but also sensitive enough not to make things worse. That seems like valid advice on the eve of the... - Royal treatment? Yury Barmin discusses Khashoggi case, a litmus test for Middle East players
The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul introduced a compelling litmus test into the Middle East policies of several key players, forcing all to take a hard look at both their values and strategic interests. Will the current... - Afghanistan on repeat? Ahmad Wali Massoud, ex-Afghan diplomat & president of the Massoud Foundation
Some 17 years into the war in Afghanistan, the country seems forever stuck in a repetitive cycle of violence, elections, assassinations and reconciliation talks. Can the changing world around Afghanistan finally knock it off the beaten and extremely... - Everybody's friend? Ft. Damdin Tsogtbaatar, Mongolia’s minister of foreign affairs
Situated 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... - Changing optics? Timothy Colton, professor of government and Russian studies at Harvard University
Over the last decade, Russian foreign policy has often been constructed to serve as a funhouse mirror to the United States, but that approach hit the wall when the American political reality became stranger than fiction. As Moscow now yearns for... - Blocks & deadlocks? Ft. Stefano Pilotto, professor at Trieste University
There was never any love lost between the Soviet Union or Russia on one side and NATO on the other, but over the last couple of years, their animosity once again transformed into the main policy determinant for both. Will the bloc mentality ever... - Higher fly, harder fall? Brunello Rosa, founder and CEO at Rosa & Roubini Associates
Americans in general and the Trump administration in particular are never shy of extolling their economic achievements and not without merit - the US economy of late has indeed been looking great. But there's an increasing number of economists who...
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