Podcasts about global issues

 In this episode of Global Issues Explained, we dive into the rise of Southeast Asia as one of the world's most important supply chain hubs. Together with Esteban Suarez, we explore how countries like Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia have transformed into key players in global manufacturing and logistics.From the “China Plus One” strategy to the growing role of geopolitics in trade, we discuss why multinational companies are diversifying production, how ASEAN countries complement each other through specialized industries, and what this shift means for the future of globalization. We also touch on ethical concerns surrounding labor conditions, the impact of de-globalization trends, and what countries like Colombia can learn from Southeast Asia's development model.Join us as we unpack how global supply chains are being reshaped, and why Southeast Asia is at the center of it all.

Join Remy André Hornes as he delivers a powerful speech in Bergen, advocating for a spiritual revival in Norway. Hornes emphasizes the importance of aligning with Christian values, the historical impact of Hans Nilsen Hauge, and the need for Norway to re-examine its stance on global and national issues. The speech addresses current societal challenges, urging Christians to rise, engage in prayer, and confront political leaders to ensure Norway's place in God's future kingdom.

Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world. borgenproject.orgOfficial podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.Learn more at borgenproject.org.

Chris Wright is joined by:Communications Director for Progressive International, former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn, and author of ‘Our Bloc: How We Win' James SchneiderLabour Member of the London Assembly for Merton and Wandsworth since 2016, Leonie CooperHighly acclaimed writer, journalist, and broadcaster Christina Patterson Jean-Monnet Professor of European Integration at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, John O'Brennan    Chris asks the panel whether the current political saga whereby Starmer's leadership is being challenged is a result of external conditions such as a right-wing media, or his own doing. In addition they discuss the lack of a program of wealth distribution, Starmer & Labour's political ‘own goals' since taking office, and the importance of communication. As the conversation develops focus turns to Andy Burnham and the significance of him going for the Labour leadership.Chapters00:00 The Political Landscape in the UK04:54 Challenges of Modern Governance09:27 Inequality and Economic Instability14:20 The Role of Communication in Politics19:07 Labour Party's Positioning and Strategy23:54 Global Issues and Domestic Politics28:16 Future Directions for the Labour Party34:29 Local Initiatives and Regional Politics37:49 The Brexit Dilemma39:59 Emotional Politics and Public Sentiment47:27 Inequality and Political Choices53:29 The Makerfield By-Election: A Crucial Battle01:04:21 Future of Labour Leadership'I Hit The Nail Right On The Head' by Billy Bremner. © Fridens liljor/Micke Finell.Rock around the clock productions AB.www.rockaroundtheclock.co This episode was produced by Sound SapienSoundsapien.com

Join Dr. Chaps on PIJN News as he tackles pressing issues including religious persecution and the contentious separation of church and state. The episode covers a distressing story from Pakistan where a Christian woman faces threats for refusing to convert to Islam, a discussion on the U.S. Government Commission's stance on church-state separation, and declining U.S. support for Israel. Dr. Chaps provides insights and encourages viewers to stand firm in faith while supporting religious freedom globally.

With global security in question, geopolitics intensifying, and democratic values facing increasing threats, the international order has no doubt faced mounting pressure. At the center of these dynamics is the German Marshall Fund (GMF), a nonpartisan organization that for over five decades has worked to strengthen the transatlantic partnership and prepare it for the challenges of the 21st century. At its core, GMF believes that deep cooperation between the U.S. and Europe is key to navigating today's complex political and economic landscape.rnrnDr. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer became President and CEO of GMF in 2024-the first European woman to take over the post. With over twenty years of experience at the intersection of international relations, policy research, and public engagement, she is a leading transatlantic voice on geopolitics, European affairs, U.S.-Europe relations, and corporate diplomacy. Her expertise has shaped how governments, businesses, and international institutions across the Atlantic approach defense, diplomacy, and geoeconomics. Before joining GMF, Dr. de Hoop Scheffer held senior advisory and research positions in the French government, academia, and international organizations.rnrnJoin us at the City Club as we hear from Dr. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer of the German Marshall Fund, and what it will take to strengthen transatlantic security, advance economic and technological competitiveness, and adapt to an ever-shifting global landscape.

Kwanzaa creator Dr. Maulana Karenga joins our classroom to tackle critical issues facing our world today, including the recent events at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the Iran Crisis. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from a leading voice in the community. Before Dr. Karenga takes the mic, we’ll dive deep into the essential topic of men’s mental health with renowned psychologist Dr. Brandon Gamble of the Association of Black Psychologists, and we’ll kick off the session with inspiring words from restaurateur and holistic doctor Dr. Baruch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have held talks in Beijing, discussing preparations for a meeting between the two heads of state later this year.

Christine Darg discusses the increasing challenges faced by Christians amid global pressures. The program decries the decline of prophetic preaching in churches, and extols the importance of defiant faith. Additionally, the episode addresses euthanasia in Belgium and freedom of religious expression in Canada. A call to remain vigilant and prepared for the Lord's return.

Welcome to a bumper special edition of Rotary Unscripted. The podcast opens with Rotary International Director, Harriette Verwey, who represents a Rotary region which includes Great Britain and Ireland. Topics of conversation include the evolving role of Rotary in modern society, the upcoming Action Summit in Rotterdam and of course, polio.From there we had to the Palace of Westminster, for special conversations with Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo and the World Health Organization's Dr Jamal Ahmed. The pair were in attendance at a special End Polio Now event in London during Commonwealth Week.From one capital to another, we travel to Ireland to speak to Garth Arnold, one of the Rotary members behind Dublin's successful bid to host the Rotary International Convention in 2031. We speak to Garth on the significance of the bid and what the convention could mean for Rotary across Ireland and Great Britain.Finally, we chat to David Welch from the Rotary Club of Ilminster about a project supporting the Emergency Volunteer Action Group, which helps communities affected by flooding in Somerset.---You have been listening to 'Unscripted', the official podcast of Rotary in Great Britain & Ireland.Unscripted is hosted by Dave King and Alicia Reade.If you'd like to find out more about Rotary or join us, visit rotarygbi.org/join and read more stories in Rotary Magazine at magazine.rotarygbi.org.You can listen to our archive wherever you found this podcast. Please follow us to get new episodes immediately downloaded to your device.If you've enjoyed this you can leave us a 5* review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts – it helps to spread the word.We'd love you to share this podcast with friends, family and colleagues inside and outside of Rotary.

With politicians' attention very much looking outward amidst talks of a potential escalation in the conflict, or even a fuel crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, Parliament still nonetheless had things to address back home.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jason thinks city councils can walk and chew gum at the same time. But when it feels like important local issues aren't being addressed, then the national/global issues can seem an unnecessary distraction.

In Part 2 of my conversation with Stacy M., we continue pulling back the curtain on Freemasonry and examining the questions most people are told not to ask.If the organization is simply a harmless fraternity, why so much secrecy? Why the elaborate rituals, layered symbolism, and strict oaths? And why have so many influential leaders throughout history been tied to it?In this episode, we dig deeper into the structure of Freemasonry, the meaning behind its rituals and symbols, and the concerns many Christians and researchers have raised about its spiritual and cultural influence. We also discuss why criticism of the organization is often quickly dismissed—and why that reaction alone should make people more curious, not less.This conversation isn't about sensationalism. It's about discernment. When powerful institutions operate largely out of public view yet intersect with leadership, culture, and faith, they deserve thoughtful examination.The goal isn't to tell people what to think, but to encourage them to start asking questions for themselves.--https://www.youversion.com/bible-app

Today on Uncommon Sense, I'm joined by Stacy M. for a conversation that too many people are afraid (or unwilling) to have.We're discussing Freemasonry: what it is, what it claims to be, and the darker, more sinister elements that often get brushed aside or ignored entirely. From secrecy and symbolism to influence and power, we're asking the questions that rarely get real answers.Why has this secret society maintained such a strong presence for so long? Why does it seem to intersect so frequently with positions of power—including within our own government? And most importantly… why aren't more people talking about it?This episode isn't about blind accusations, it's about awareness. If something holds influence, operates behind closed doors, and shapes culture or leadership in any capacity, it deserves scrutiny.It's time to start paying attention and asking better questions.--https://www.youversion.com/bible-app

On this Tuesday before Christmas of the Black Tech Building Show. I'll be discussing the MN Political issues like: MN Chamber of Commerce Real MN Stats for 2026 and beyond MN Pay Family Leave and the Good and Bad Lastly the latest Tech News and DiscussionRecorded on 12/23/2025

In this deeply personal and insightful episode, host Doug sits down with Dr. Jeremy Goldberg a PhD scientist turned life coach, TEDx speaker, and author. Dr. Goldberg shares the powerful "origin story" of his kindness movement, starting with a simple, brave act for a stranger in an airport that transformed his life and career. The conversation dives into the internal negotiation between "Heart Whispers" (our quiet intuitive nudges) and "Fear Shouts" (the loud, anxious voices that stop us from acting with integrity). Whether you are a man navigating the "before times" and "after times" of fatherhood, or someone looking to reconnect with your authentic self beneath years of social constructs, this episode offers a roadmap for leading a more compassionate, courageous life.   Key Topics Covered:   ·         The Power of Small Acts: How a handwritten card in an airport sparked a global mission to make kindness cool. ·         Intuition vs. Anxiety: Understanding the "Fear Shouts and Heart Whispers" mantra to navigate life's uncertainty. ·         The Human Psyche and Snap Judgments: Why our brains use evolutionary shortcuts to judge strangers in traffic and public spaces. ·         Authenticity and Childhood Constructs: Challenging the "survivor" personalities we built as children to find who we truly are. ·         The Hidden Grief of Parenthood: A raw discussion on the loss of identity and time that comes with becoming a new father. ·         Invisible Benevolent Forces: Exploring the synchronicities and nudges that lead us toward growth and connection.   About Dr. Jeremy Goldberg   Dr. Jeremy Goldberg is a PhD-trained scientist turned life coach, author, and speaker whose mission is to make kindness and compassion a global standard. Known as a "dream doula," he leverages a decade of international research into human behavior to help individuals reclaim their agency and rewrite the personal stories that hold them back. His diverse background—spanning from ordained ministry and SCUBA diving to hosting a top-ranked global podcast and leading 200 km pilgrimages in Spain—informs his unique approach to "conviction excavation" and personal growth.   Through his brand, Long Distance Love Bombs, Jeremy uses creative writing and spoken word poetry as mediums for healing and clarity. He focuses on the idea that beliefs are choices and identities are malleable, providing his clients with the faith and tools needed to stimulate profound life epiphanies. With a book titled It'll Be Okay, And You Will Be Too and a TEDx talk questioning "What if kindness was cool?", he continues to bridge the gap between rigorous scientific understanding and heartfelt, creative expression to make the world better than he found it.   Social links of Dr. Jeremy Goldberg Website – https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com Substack - https://longdistancelovebombs.substack.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DrJeremyGoldberg Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/LongDistanceLoveBombs Book – https://shopcatalog.com/product/itll-be-okay-and-you-will-be-too/ Newsletter – https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs TEDx talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mklMPHGLjo Podcast - https://anchor.fm/longdistancelovebombs   Social links of Doug Beitz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbeitz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougbeitz/ Website: https://buymeacoffee.com/dougbeitz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mQ258nugC3lyw3SpvYuoK?si=7cec409527d34438 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/intuitive-conversations-with-doug/id1593172364 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-beitz-472a4b338/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dougbeitz178  

Financial repression forces banks and citizens to hold government debt on terms the market would never accept. Economists have called it distortionary for fifty years. It never went away.Oleg Itskhoki and Dmitry Mukhin study what happens when a government runs out of options. Their paper traces how Russia deployed financial repression in 2022 to survive the largest sanctions package in postwar history. The ruble was in freefall; banning cash withdrawals and forcing exporters to hand over foreign currency revenues stopped the crisis. The measures worked because Russia kept earning export income, and the sanctions never closed that tap. But with government debt in advanced economies now at historic highs, financial repression is no longer confined to authoritarian regimes under siege. It is a path of least resistance for a government that would rather suppress the symptoms of unsustainable debt than carry out the fiscal reforms needed to fix it.The research behind this episode:Itskhoki, Oleg, and Dmitry Mukhin. 2026. "Sanctions, Capital Outflows, and Financial Repression." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026. "Sanctions, Capital Outflows, and Financial Repression." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsOleg Itskhoki is a professor of economics at Harvard University. His research spanning international macroeconomics, exchange rates, capital flows, and financial frictions has reshaped how economists think about currency crises and the limits of open-economy models. He received the John Bates Clark Medal from the American Economic Association in 2022.Research cited in this episodeThe Washington Consensus was the post-Cold War policy framework, closely associated with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, that advocated free capital markets and discouraged government intervention in exchange rates or cross-border capital flows. Under this framework, financial repression was considered illegitimate; the goal was a more market-oriented, liberal macroeconomic order. As Itskhoki notes, the consensus has frayed considerably since the 2008 financial crisis, and the IMF now endorses certain forms of capital flow management under specific circumstances, though the broader norm against persistent financial repression remains.Financial repression is any government intervention that distorts the private financial decisions of domestic agents. In its traditional form, it meant forcing the banking sector to hold government debt at below-market returns, crowding out private investment and reducing the fiscal cost of high debt levels. The term covers a wide range of tools: restrictions on cash withdrawals, requirements that exporters convert foreign currency revenues to the central bank, interest rate ceilings, and policies designed to prevent citizens from holding savings in foreign currencies. Itskhoki distinguishes between its use in normal times (which he regards as distortionary and unjustified except as a last resort) and its deployment in emergencies such as financial crises, bank runs, or external sanctions, where it may be the only available stabilising instrument.Capital controls are government restrictions on cross-border capital flows. They are related to but distinct from financial repression: capital controls concern what money can cross borders; financial repression concerns what domestic agents can do with money at home. The two are often deployed together under external pressure.Dollarization describes the tendency of households and businesses in economies with weak or unstable currencies to save and transact in foreign currency, typically US dollars, rather than the domestic currency. Governments often use financial repression to discourage dollarization, restricting access to foreign currency holdings domestically. Itskhoki notes this is one of the many forms the policy takes beyond its traditional debt-management role.Russia's use of financial repression after the 2022 sanctions. Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western governments imposed an unprecedented package of financial sanctions, trade restrictions, and asset freezes. The ruble depreciated sharply. Russia's response included a tax on foreign currency purchases, mandatory conversion of exporters' foreign currency revenues to the central bank, and direct restrictions on cash withdrawals from bank accounts. The ruble stabilised and recovered within weeks. Itskhoki argues the measures succeeded in the short term not because financial repression is inherently powerful against sanctions, but because the sanctions failed to close off Russian export income; Russia kept receiving substantial foreign currency from energy sales, reducing the pressure on the tools of repression. The structural gap in the sanctions regime was the failure to curtail Russian export revenues.The "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesListen to our three-part series based on papers presented at the 1st Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues Conference, Paris, December 2025.Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud: what the data from Ukraine's wartime labour market reveal about employment, displacement, and the economic costs of the war. Also in the series: Maurice Obstfeld and Yuriy Gorodnichenko on financial inflows, integration, and the growth prospects of a westward-facing Ukraine. Also in the series: Edward Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko on how to rebuild Ukraine's cities, and why the choice of what to reconstruct matters as much as the scale of investment. 

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Students from across Winnipeg gathered at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to tackle issues like misinformation, division, and global conflict while building stronger, more compassionate communities through dialogue and creativity.Through workshops, art, and discussions on peace and the SDGs, youth emphasized the power of having their voices heard and working together for a more hopeful future.https://u-channel.ca/students-urge-greater-youth-involvement-in-global-issues/

Ukraine has lost close to a quarter of its civilian workforce since the invasion. Three and a half million workers left government-controlled areas: mobilised into the armed forces, displaced inside the country, gone abroad as refugees, or killed. Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud draw on an unprecedented wartime dataset to document how Ukraine's labour market adapted under that pressure. What they find is not what you might expect. Aggregate matching efficiency fell by only about 15%; less than the decline recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis. Firms hired women into roles previously closed to them by law, took on older workers and people with disabilities, and expanded remote work to keep displaced employees and refugees connected to Ukrainian payrolls. The collapse was real, but concentrated: in contested territories near the frontline, employment fell to less than half its pre-war level and vacancy postings dropped to virtually zero. The question the paper poses for reconstruction is how to sustain that resilience, absorb close to a million returning soldiers, and begin to reverse what five years of disrupted schooling has done to a generation.The research behind this episode:Anastasia, Giacomo M., Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud. 2026. "A Wartime Labor Market: The Case of Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026. "What's Next for Ukraine: A Wartime Labour Market." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsGiacomo Anastasia is a PhD student in Economics at Columbia University and Columbia Business School. His research interests include public economics, labour economics, and industrial organisation.Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and one of Europe's leading authorities on labour markets, unemployment insurance, and welfare state reform. He served as President of INPS, Italy's national social security institution, from 2015 to 2019.Oleksandr Zholud is a researcher at the National Bank of Ukraine. He was central to maintaining the economic data systems that continued to function through the war, and which made the empirical work in this paper possible. Research cited in this episodeThe civilian labour force contraction is estimated at roughly twenty to twenty-five per cent of the pre-war workforce in government-controlled areas, equivalent to a loss of around 3.5 million workers. The calculation combines refugees abroad (between six and seven million, of whom approximately seventy per cent are of working age), military mobilisation (at least 800,000 since 2022, up from 250,000 before the war), and combat casualties. The authors note that a shock of this scale has almost no modern precedent; the closest comparisons are Serbia's losses in the First World War and the economic disruption caused by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Work.ua is the largest online job-search platform in Ukraine, covering around 125,000 firms and 4.5 million workers. The paper draws on weekly data from Work.ua on vacancy postings, job-seeker resumes, and offered and expected wages to track labour market dynamics across sectors and regions throughout the war. This platform data continued to be updated through the conflict and provided the primary source for the paper's matching analysis, replacing the State Statistics Service household survey, which suspended publication after the invasion.The InfoSapiens household survey, commissioned by the National Bank of Ukraine since 2021, serves as the wartime replacement for the State Statistics Service quarterly Labour Force Survey. It interviews around 1,000 individuals per quarter on employment, unemployment, and labour force participation, stratified by gender, age, region, and settlement size. Despite its smaller sample, it remains the primary regular survey-based source on Ukraine's labour market since the full-scale invasion.The State Employment Service (SES) firm survey, conducted in January 2025 in cooperation with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, covered 55,000 enterprises employing 4.2 million workers plus 70,000 registered unemployed persons. This cross-sectional survey provided the paper's evidence on how recruitment practices, remote work adoption, and workforce composition changed after the invasion; it is described in the paper as one of the largest wartime enterprise surveys of its kind.Air raid alarm data are used as the paper's proxy for regional exposure to the war. When missiles or drone attacks are detected, sirens activate across affected areas; the authors use the frequency and duration of these alarms to classify Ukrainian regions on a spectrum from low-exposure (western oblasts such as Lviv) to high-exposure (eastern regions such as Kharkiv) to contested (partially or fully occupied territories including parts of Donetsk and Luhansk). This classification is the basis for the paper's finding that war intensity is the primary driver of differences in labour market outcomes across regions.Matching efficiency is a standard labour economics measure of how effectively the market converts a given stock of unemployed workers and open vacancies into new hires. A fall in matching efficiency means that jobs and workers exist but find each other more slowly. The paper estimates that Ukraine's aggregate matching efficiency declined by about fifteen per cent after the invasion; a smaller fall than the more than twenty per cent recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis, though with severe deterioration concentrated in frontline and contested regions, where matching efficiency dropped by close to twenty-five per cent.Remote work as a retention mechanism. A survey of Ukrainian refugees abroad found that roughly forty per cent of those in employment were working for Ukrainian firms remotely. Those maintaining an employment link to a Ukrainian company reported a significantly higher intention to return to Ukraine after the war compared with refugees employed by foreign firms. Anastasia argues this makes remote work not only an economic adaptation but a tool for sustaining the connection between displaced workers and the country they may one day return to rebuild.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the third and final in a series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1, with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld: why $40 billion a year in investment is more achievable than it sounds, why deep debt restructuring is a prerequisite for attracting private capital, and what the Euroclear frozen assets could unlock. Episode 2, with Edward Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko: why the right model for rebuilding Ukraine's cities is postwar Tokyo rather than postwar Berlin or Warsaw, and why directing reconstruction spending towards the most damaged regions would be rebuilding in the wrong direction. Related reading on VoxEUThe labour market in Ukraine: Rebuild better, the companion VoxEU column by Anastasia, Boeri, and Zholud, summarising the paper's findings on matching efficiency, firm adjustment, and the policy priorities for reconstruction. You only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine, Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's companion column to Episode 1, making the case for $40 billion a year in investment and explaining why EU and NATO accession momentum is the key enabling condition.Rebuilding cities in Ukraine, a VoxEU column on the spatial and urban decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war, and why the Tokyo model of decentralised land readjustment is the right precedent.

In this second part of our conversation on hostile acquisitions and digital governance, we shift the focus toward regulatory compliance and its growing impact on multinational enterprises (MNEs). With Juan Camilo Bolívar Sánchez, we examine how evolving regulatory frameworks such as the GDPR in Europe and the CCPA in the United States are reshaping the operational strategies of global technology firms.Drawing from his experience at TikTok in France and Belgium, Bolívar explains the practical challenges of navigating regulatory fragmentation across jurisdictions and the commercial implications of managing data protection, contract negotiations, and compliance risks in different legal environments. We explore how regulatory divergence affects business models, operational costs, and competitive positioning, and what this means for the future of cross-border digital operations.Join us as we analyze how compliance is no longer just a legal requirement, but a strategic dimension of international business in the digital era.

Ukraine's cities were failing long before the Russian invasion began. Kyiv and Lviv ranked among the 40 most congested cities in the world, yet neither makes the top 100 by population. Ninety per cent of Ukraine's housing stock was built before 1990. Its urban infrastructure was designed for a Soviet economy and never properly adapted for the one that followed. So when reconstruction begins, the question is not simply how to repair what was there: it is whether repairing what was there is the right goal.Edward Glaeser of Harvard, Martina Kirchberger of Trinity College Dublin, and Andrii Parkhomenko of the University of Southern California argue that the most instructive precedent is not post-USSR Warsaw, or postwar Berlin, it is postwar Tokyo. Firebombed into ruin, Tokyo rebuilt in a way that was strikingly decentralised: master plans quickly abandoned, local communities empowered to combine small lots through land readjustment, and figure it out from the bottom up. Before the war, Ukraine's economic activity was already shifting away from heavy industry and the east, towards services and the west. Reconstruction that concentrates investment where the damage is greatest, rather than where people want to build a new life, would repair the buildings and miss the point.The research behind this episode:Glaeser, Edward L., Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko. 2025. "Rebuilding Ukraine's Cities: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Costs." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?" To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026, "What's Next for Ukraine: Reconstruction." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast). Assign this as extra listening: the citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsEdward Glaeser is Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is one of the world's leading urban economists, with a research agenda spanning cities, housing markets, economic growth, and governance.Martina Kirchberger is a CEPR Research Affiliate and Assistant Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on structural transformation, urban economics, and development in low- and middle-income countries.Andrii Parkhomenko is Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the USC Marshall School of Business and a researcher at the Kyiv School of Economics. His work centers on urban and spatial economics, with a particular focus on housing markets and city growth.Research cited in this episodeUkraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, World Bank Group, European Commission, and UN, 2024. The source of the physical damage figure cited in this episode: approximately $175 billion by the end of 2024, with estimates for end-2025 likely exceeding $200 billion. Some independent projections cited by Glaeser run to $500 billion or above.The concept of investing-in-investing, referenced by Kirchberger, originates in work by Paul Collier on how resource-rich developing countries can scale up capital investment effectively. It refers to the prior investments in institutions, skills, and capacity that must be made before large-scale capital flows can be productively absorbed. The implication for Ukraine: there is work to do now, before reconstruction begins at scale.The Tokyo land readjustment model, which Glaeser cited as the most instructive reconstruction precedent, allowed owners of small fragmented lots to pool their land, redevelop it jointly, and receive a share of the new property in exchange for their stake in the old. It enabled large-scale urban reconstruction without central expropriation, and without waiting for government direction. The mechanism remains in active use in Japanese urban planning.The Solidere reconstruction of central Beirut was raised as a cautionary counterexample: a centralised, top-down rebuild that produced a high-end commercial district with questionable benefit to ordinary Lebanese, and which substantially enriched its private shareholders. The contrast with Tokyo's decentralised model is the episode's sharpest illustration of what reconstruction can and cannot achieve when organised from above.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the second in a three-part series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1: Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld on the investment and financing challenge: $40 billion a year, debt restructuring as a prerequisite for private capital, and why the number is more achievable than it sounds.Episode 3: Demobilisation and the labour market: getting soldiers back into work without breaking the economy that kept the country going. Related reading on VoxEURebuilding cities in Ukraine: A VoxEU column on the urban reconstruction challenge, including the spatial decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war.A blueprint for the reconstruction of Ukraine: A comprehensive VoxEU overview of the reconstruction architecture: what institutions are needed, how international financing can be coordinated, and what the sequencing of investment should look like.Completing Ukraine's reconstruction architecture: On the remaining gaps in the international framework for financing and coordinating Ukraine's rebuild, and what needs to happen before reconstruction can begin at the required scale.Lessons for rebuilding Ukraine from economic recoveries after natural disasters: What the evidence from post-disaster reconstruction in other countries tells us about what works, what fails, and how quickly economies can return to their pre-shock trajectories.

Ukraine will emerge from this war with enormous debt. The conventional wisdom treats that as an obstacle: investors weigh it before committing capital, and the burden slows the recovery before it starts. Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld of UC Berkeley argue the opposite. A thorough restructuring of Ukraine's war debts – including, for sufficiently large obligations, outright forgiveness – is not just politically defensible but economically essential for attracting private investment. The bill for rebuilding and growing Ukraine, Gorodnichenko estimates, is $40 billion a year: $20 billion to replace destroyed capital, $10 billion to stop Ukraine falling behind its Eastern European peers, and $10 billion to start closing the gap. Put that figure next to what Poland absorbed in FDI during its post-communist transition, or the €200 billion of Russian state assets currently immobilised in Euroclear, or the budgetary support Ukraine has been receiving since 2022 – and it looks achievable. The harder challenge, they argue, is not raising $40 billion. It is directing it: towards investment rather than consumption. Ukraine didn't grow in the post-Soviet era at the rate that its neighbours achieved. EU accession momentum and secure borders can be a signal to investors that this time the trajectory will be different.The research behind this episode:Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, and Maurice Obstfeld. 2026. "You Only Live Twice: Financial Inflows and Growth in a Westward-Facing Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2025. "You Only Live Twice: Financial Inflows and Growth in a Westward-Facing Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening — the citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsYuriy Gorodnichenko is a CEPR Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he leads CEPR's Ukraine Initiative. His research spans monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the macroeconomics of growth and business cycles.Maurice Obstfeld is a CEPR Distinguished Fellow and Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2015 to 2018, and as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama from 2014 to 2015. He is also a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Research cited in this episodeThe discussion of debt overhang draws on a body of work from the 1980s developing-country debt crises, notably the insight that for sufficiently indebted countries, debt reduction can increase the expected value of what creditors recover. Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld apply this framework directly to Ukraine's war debts, arguing that deep restructuring – supported by bilateral official creditors, many of whom are European – is a prerequisite for private investment to follow.The €200 billion figure for immobilised Russian central bank assets held at Euroclear is the basis for Obstfeld's proposal of a reparations loan that would give Ukraine immediate access to large-scale resources, with repayment contingent on Russian reparations. This is discussed in more detail in the related reading below.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the first in a three-part series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025. Episodes 2 and 3, on rebuilding and the labour market, are forthcoming.Related reading on VoxEUYou only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine — Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's own VoxEU column summarising the key arguments in this paper: why $40 billion a year is achievable, what the policy levers are, and why the window matters.Euroclear and the geopolitics of immobilised Russian assets — The legal and financial context behind the €200 billion of Russian central bank assets frozen at Euroclear, and what it would take to use them for a reparations loan to Ukraine.Using the returns of frozen Russian assets to finance the victory of Ukraine — A VoxEU proposal for channelling the interest income generated by frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's needs, without requiring the more politically contested step of confiscating the assets themselves.Ukraine's recovery challenge — An earlier VoxEU overview of the reconstruction task: the scale of damage, the role of EU accession, and the two-phase approach to restoring growth.

Today's guest is Tanner Care. Tanner Care is a high-performance specialist, currently serving as the Director of Player Performance for the BC Lions (CFL) and the Director of Athletic Performance for the Vancouver Bandits (CEBL). Since 2023, he has also held the role of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Simon Fraser University, where he oversees the physical development of athletes across 13 collegiate sports. On the surface, strength and conditioning is about increasing an athlete's physical strength and capacities. To dig deeper and help athletes reach their highest potential, an understanding of sprint-specific forces, athlete archetypes, and dosage of inputs is essential. On today's show, Tanner talks about his practical framework for elite athlete development. He shares how he integrates max-speed work into sport-specific drills, such as full-court basketball overthrows, and explains his “layered” coaching model, which progresses from foundational health and general capacity to more specific archetyping. The conversation also dives into the technical side of his toolkit, including the use of run-specific isometrics for sprint transfer, plyometric training, and how he balances force-velocity profiles across different athlete types. Ultimately, Tanner advocates for a “health-first” approach in the pro setting, favoring consistent, high-quality inputs over unnecessarily complex training schemes. Today's episode is brought to you by Hammer Strength and Lila Exogen. Use the code “justfly20” for 20% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to Lilateam.com Use code “justfly10” for 10% off the Vert Trainer View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 0:03 – Introduction to Athlete Classification 2:19 – Innovative Training Drills 6:26 – Understanding Movement Signatures 11:32 – Exploring Strength Qualities 19:53 – Classifying Athlete Strength 32:02 – Benefits of Single Leg Strength 45:17 – Adjusting Training Based on Athlete Type 49:30 – Implementing Quasi-Isometrics 56:25 – The Complexity of Training Modalities 1:04:17 – Foot Positioning and Athletic Outcomes 1:07:47 – Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Tanner Care Quotes On Speed in Practice: "So the problem I was trying to solve was how can we check these speed residual boxes within the constraints of practice." On the Priority of Training: "That's layer one health has to come before performance. So removing any potential inhibition." On Dynamic vs. Passive Screening: "I've seen so many people get on a table, assess passive hip internal rotation and say there's some kind of limitation. But when we see it dynamically at sports speed, it's like, oh, there it is." On General Movement Competency: "I can't tell you the amount of professional guys I have come in that like can't do like rudimentary plyometrics like they can't hop or bound stationary let alone locomotively" On Local vs. Global Issues: "Do we have a Ferrari? Do we have a Honda Civic? Do we have a Ferrari with a flat tire? Like, sometimes we just have to deal with local issues, not necessarily broad systems of improving the overall organism." On the Limits of Strength: "We know that the strongest individuals aren't necessarily the most forceful individuals. At some point, there's a clear cutoff." On Stiffness and Propulsion: "Rate of force development and stiffness isn't always a good thing if they don't have the propulsive qualities necessary to actually displace their hips horizontally" On Force and Sprint Performance“If you're able to generate adequate force at adequate time and attenuate high braking force, that's always going to correlate positively with sprint performance.” On Weight Room Philosophy: "I try to remove skill or as much skill as I can within the context of the weight room." About Tanner Care Tanner Care is a credentialed strength and conditioning professional specializing in elite athlete development across pro and collegiate levels. He currently serves as Director of Performance for the Vancouver Bandits (CEBL) and the BC Lions (CFL), overseeing strength & conditioning, load management, sport science, and performance nutrition to enhance athlete readiness and longevity. Previously, he was Head Coach of Strength & Conditioning at Simon Fraser University (NCAA), leading programs across multiple sports including men's basketball and track & field, where he built evidence-based training systems. Tanner holds RSCC and CSCS certifications (NSCA), is an EXOS Performance Specialist, and earned his Master's (MS(c)) from the University of Florida. His background includes roles like Head S&C Coach for University of Ottawa rugby. He contributes to the field as a SimpliFaster author, podcast guest on performance systems, and CSCA advisory team member. Passionate about sprint training, speed, and mechanics, he's a dedicated husband, family man, and 49ers fan.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by CFR Education.The webinar recording can be accessed here.From viral TikTok trends to debates over tariffs and Taiwan's status, today's students are already shaped by the influence of the People's Republic of China, often without realizing it. Helping them make sense of these everyday experiences opens the door to powerful, real-world learning across social studies, economics, current events, history, and global issues.Join CFR Education, the educational arm of the Council on Foreign Relations, for this edWeb podcast to explore how to bring conversations about U.S.-China relations into your classroom in ways that spark curiosity and critical thinking. Hear from a global expert, an award-winning social studies teacher, and an educational leader as they unpack how China's influence in technology, trade, and geopolitics is shaping your students' world, and how understanding these connections prepares them for the challenges and opportunities of their future.Listeners take away:FREE, ready-to-use, nonpartisan teaching and learning resources from CFR EducationInsight into current U.S.-China dynamics and why they matter for American studentsTips for integrating current events into your curriculum to engage students in meaningful conversationClassroom-tested examples of how global topics, such as U.S.-China relations, can enhance civic and critical thinking skillsJoin this edWeb podcast to learn how to help your students connect what they see online to the world around them and bring global affairs to life in your classroom.This edWeb podcast is of interest to middle and high school teachers, librarians, school leaders, and district leaders.CFR EducationIntroducing students to the fundamentals of foreign policy and international relationsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.

About the Lecture: This lecture will discuss the dangers that advanced AI would pose to the United States, the world, and humanity if developed and deployed without proper safeguards. These dangers would include its impact on our economy, geopolitical relations, and our national security. About the Speaker: Brendan Steinhauser is a Partner with Steinhauser Strategies, a public affairs firm based in Austin, Texas. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas in 2004 and earned his M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from The Institute of World Politics in 2013. Brendan served as an adjunct professor of Political Science and Global Studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, where he taught courses on Global Issues and State & Local Government. He has been published in the peer-reviewed academic journal, The Journal of South Texas. ‍Brendan has led campaigns for candidates and causes in more than 40 states, including for Senator John Cornyn, Congressman Michael McCaul, and Congressman Dan Crenshaw. TIME magazine named Brendan as one of "40 Under 40" rising stars in American politics. Campaigns & Elections magazine awarded him a "Rising Star" award in 2012. Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey called working with Brendan one of the highlights of his career. Over the years, Brendan has worked as a Director of Federal and State Campaigns, Communications Director, and Chief Strategy Officer of various nonprofit organizations. He is a frequent media commentator and has appeared on Fox News, Comedy Central, MSNBC, CNN, the BBC, NewsNation, and Newsmax. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and many more newspapers, magazines, books, and journals. Some of his clients have included the Republican Party of Texas, Texas Right to Life, State Senator Angela Paxton, and the War Veterans Fund. Brendan serves as a First Lieutenant and Company Commander in the Texas State Guard, the premier state defense and emergency response force in the U.S. He graduated from Officer Candidate School and received his commission in 2021, at the age of 39. He earned a certificate in Counterintelligence Awareness from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. Mark Beall is a leading expert at the intersection of AI policy and national security. After serving as the inaugural Pentagon AI Policy Director at the Department of Defense's Joint AI Center, he became the Senior Advisor at the AI Policy Network, an organization that builds bipartisan support for legislation that will help the United States prepare for the future capabilities of AI systems. Beall also co-founded Gladstone AI, an entity that advocates for the responsible development of AI and guardrails to protect the country against national security threats from AI. He has publicly spoken on these issues numerous times through speeches, interviews, and more, and is a voice critical in the mission to prioritize security in the development of AI. Beall holds a BA in Physics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an MA in Statecraft and National Security from the Institute of World Politics. **Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/ ***Make a gift to IWP: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=3

What topics have to be considered while discussing AI? This week, Technology Now is returning to Davos, Switzerland, dive deeper into the topics surrounding the AI revolution. We ask how sovereignty in AI is linked to trust and explore how sustainability both impacts, and is impacted by sovereignty within the industry. Kirk Bresniker, chief architect of HPE Labs, tells us more.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.About Kirk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbresniker/

Today, The News Cycle focuses on high school youth and global involvement. First, listen to Harlow Hamilton's opinion piece about teenagers' involvement in global issues. Then, Leela Davis covers clubs that support student involvement. Finally, Carmella Forcella finds out how students can get more involved in the world today. Hosted and produced by Harlow Hamilton. Package by Leela Davis and Carmella Forcella. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jimenez.

Morgan State University Professor Dr. Ray Winbush returns to our classroom. Dr. Winbush will critically examine Donald Trump’s controversial claim that “civil rights caused White people to be badly treated,” while also breaking down major global and domestic issues, including Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, Nigeria, and the ongoing ICE protests. Writer Simeon Booker Muhammad will also deliver a compelling update on UFOs. Edwin Avent of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys will kick off the session.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation is a milestone coming to you in two parts. We're 300+1! And my guest is a return voice with serious currency in the public service media and reparatory justice movements. Born in Sierra Leone, Makmid Kamara is a human rights leader, reparatory justice advocate, and development communications practitioner, with almost 20 years' experience working with national and international development, human rights, and grantmaking organisations in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), where he is leading the organization's grantmaking efforts to support independent media. He is also the Founder of Reform Initiatives (LBG), an organization working with policymakers, political leaders and affected communities to advance the cause of reparatory justice for historical crimes against Africans and people of African descent. When he last joined us, he was the founding Director of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), based in Accra, Ghana. Prior to ATJLF, Makmid worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London as (Ag.) Deputy Director of Global Issues and Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Team; he served as interim Country Director for Amnesty International Nigeria and as a West Africa Researcher. As a Rotarian, a Global Atlantic Fellow and an Obama Foundation Leader - Africa, Makmid seamlessly connects his service mindset with a level of technical expertise and professionalism that inspires and is consistently moving the dial on #PanAfricanProgress. Where to find Makmid? On Glocal Citizens On LinkedIn What's Makmid watching? Manchester United Other topics of interest: Freetown, Sierra Leone and Reparatory Justice East Legon, Accra About James Deane, co-founder IFPM About Khadija Patel Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate About the Nama People and The Landless Peoples Movement in Namibia The [Wakati Weti Festival](link https://www.wakatiwetufestival.org/WWF2025#/aboutwakatiwetu?lang=en) African Futures Lab Deep South Solidarity Fund Baraza Media LabSpecial Guest: Makmid Kamara.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation is a milestone coming to you in two parts. Were 300+1! And my guest is a return voice with serious currency in the public service media and reparatory justice movements. Born in Sierra Leone, Makmid Kamara is a human rights leader, reparatory justice advocate, and development communications practitioner, with almost 20 years' experience working with national and international development, human rights, and grantmaking organisations in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) (https://ifpim.org/#3), where he is leading the organization's grantmaking efforts to support independent media. He is also the Founder of Reform Initiatives (LBG) (https://reforminitiatives.org), an organization working with policymakers, political leaders and affected communities to advance the cause of reparatory justice for historical crimes against Africans and people of African descent. When he last joined us, he was the founding Director of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), based in Accra, Ghana. Prior to ATJLF, Makmid worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London as (Ag.) Deputy Director of Global Issues and Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Team; he served as interim Country Director for Amnesty International Nigeria and as a West Africa Researcher. As a Rotarian, a Global Atlantic Fellow and an Obama Foundation Leader - Africa, Makmid seamlessliy connects his service mindset with a level of technical expertise and professionalism that inspires and is consistently moving the dial on #PanAfricanProgress. Where to find Makmid? On Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/makmid-kamara) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/makmid-kamara-80091915/) What's Makmid watching? Manchester United (https://www.manutd.com) Other topics of interest: Freetown, Sierra Leone and Reparatory Justice (https://www.ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-DDR-Sierra-Leone-CaseStudy-2009-English.pdf) East Legon, Accra (https://appliedforeignaffairs.uni-ak.ac.at/lab-projects/east-legon-past-forwards/work) About James Deane, co-founder IFPM (https://ifpim.org/people/james-deane) About Khadija Patel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_Patel) Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ressa) About the Nama People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nama_people) and The Landless Peoples Movement in Namibia (https://www.lpmparty.org/) African Futures Lab (https://www.afalab.org) Deep South Solidarity Fund (https://www.deepsouthsolidarityfund.org) Baraza Media Lab (https://barazalab.com) Special Guest: Makmid Kamara.

Segment 1 — China Orders Removal of Gay Dating Apps Dr. Chaps reports on the Chinese government directing Apple to remove two gay dating apps from the App Store. We cover why Beijing issued the order, how it fits into China's broader internet controls, and the international reaction to increasing censorship. Segment 2 — Interview with Josh Reynolds: A Strategy for Life Author Josh Reynolds joins us to discuss his new book on building a successful, biblical strategy for your life. He shares practical principles, spiritual foundations, and how intentional planning can shape purpose, discipline, and long-term success. Segment 3 — Dan Janzen: Missionary to Farmers We speak with missionary Dan Janzen, who brings the gospel directly to farming communities. He explains how he ministers in rural regions, supports agricultural families, and shares Christ in places where traditional church outreach often doesn't reach. Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org © 2025, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

On October 30, US President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea. It was their first face-to-face meeting in 6 years. There was a lot at stake in this meeting for the US and China, as well as for the rest of the world. In my view, the outcome is best described as a fragile truce. The path forward for US-China relations remains uncertain – greater stability and predictability is possible, but not assured. Intense competition across several domains, especially technology, is likely.Today's episode focuses on the Trump-Xi summit and the future of US-China relations, featuring Mr. Dennis Wilder. Dennis is a senior fellow for the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University, where he previously served as the managing director, and assistant professor of the practice in Asian studies in the School of Foreign Service. He served on President George W. Bush's NSC first as director for China and then as senior director for Asian Affairs. He also had a distinguished career in the CIA, where he held many positions, the last of which was senior editor of the Presidential Daily Brief.  Timestamps:[00:00] Introduction[1:57] Trump-Xi Summit: A Win for China? [09:03] Fact Sheet Discrepancies [14:37] Trump Administration's China Strategy[16:47] Achieving Chinese Exceptionalism[19:20] China's Confidence and Potential Instability[21:26] Why No Taiwan Mention? [24:48] An Inflection Point for Greater Stability? [27:50] Indo-Pacific View of the US-China Relationship

An explosive conversation packed with truth bombs, deep insights, and revelations that lift the veil on the world's most hidden agendas. Michael Jaco and world-renowned investigator Ole Dammegard come together for a high-impact discussion exposing the dark machinery behind global deception — from orchestrated false flag operations to the manipulation of public perception through fear and propaganda. Ole shares shocking evidence from decades of research into government cover-ups, media corruption, and the recycled tactics used by intelligence agencies to maintain control. Together, he and Michael connect the dots between political assassinations, staged terror events, and the rise of psychological warfare being waged on the masses. The conversation expands to current geopolitical tensions, mass migration strategies, and the spiritual war underlying humanity's struggle for truth and freedom. They also discuss how awareness, intuition, and divine courage can help dismantle these dark systems and usher in a new age of collective awakening. This episode is not for the faint of heart — it's for the truth-seekers, the awakened, and the warriors of light ready to face the reality of what's unfolding on our planet.

Summary In this conversation, Clayton Cuteri and Brandon Conceicao discuss the formation of the American Congress Party, emphasizing the need for a new political voice that truly represents the interests of the American people. They explore themes of consciousness, awakening to truth, generational perspectives on politics, and the importance of accountability in governance. The discussion highlights the unique approach of the American Congress Party in addressing the root causes of societal issues and the innovative solutions it proposes for political transparency. In this conversation, Clayton Cuteri discusses various themes surrounding accountability, awakening to truth, and the importance of individual research. He emphasizes the need for people to take responsibility for their own understanding of political narratives and the significance of inner power. The discussion also addresses the role of religion in politics, the evaluation of new leadership, and the economic impact of boycotting. Additionally, the conversation explores energy solutions, particularly the dangers of nuclear energy, and concludes with insights into political aspirations and the complexities of lobbying.Clayton's Social Media LinkTree | TikTok | Instagram | Twitter (X) | YouTube | RumbleTimecodes 00:00 - Intro01:03 - Introduction to the American Congress Party Podcast11:05 - The American Congress Party's Unique Approach20:55 - Innovative Solutions for Political Transparency30:56 - The Red Pill of 9/11 and Truth Seeking36:51 - The Role of Religion in Politics38:47 - Evaluating New Leadership: The Case of New York40:42 - Global Issues and Local Solutions45:03 - Exploring Energy Solutions: Nuclear vs. Natural49:22 - Political Aspirations and Future PlansIntro/Outro Music Producer: Don Kin IG: https://www.instagram.com/donkinmusic/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/44QKqKsd81oJEBKffwdFfPSuper grateful for this guy ^NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP HEREBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/traveling-to-consciousness-with-clayton-cuteri--6765271/support.

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this 'hands-on' experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 14 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. Anna DiPasquale begins the podcast this week with her interview of Colleen Piechota, the Director of Human Resources at VEA Newport Beach, a stunning Marriott International resort and spa located right on the coast. Colleen shares her remarkable journey into the hospitality industry, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how she worked her way up to a leadership role in HR. Together, they discuss what a day in the life of an HR Director looks like—from shaping workplace culture and overseeing employee relations to handling training, hiring, and compliance in an ever-evolving industry. Colleen reflects on the skills and mindset needed to build strong, supportive teams and shares thoughtful insights on how the role of HR continues to evolve in today's business landscape. They conclude the episode with Colleen's take on the most underrated skills in HR and what truly defines great leadership. In the second segment Lily Bradbury sits down with John Bradbury, Managing Director of Global Issues and Crisis Management at Ketchum Inc. in New York City, a PR & Marketing Communications Consulting firm. Together, they dive into John's extensive experience in strategic communications and public relations, exploring how he helps corporate clients protect and enhance their reputations in high-pressure situations. John discusses the analytical and creative sides of crisis management, emphasizing how tailored communication strategies can engage diverse audiences while maintaining trust and transparency. John also reflects on his academic journey, beginning with his political science background, which gave him a strong foundation in stakeholder engagement and professional dialogue. He explains the differences between working with corporations versus individuals, highlighting his preference for the objectivity and collaboration found in corporate partnerships. Throughout the conversation, John offers valuable advice for students interested in communications and PR—stressing the importance of networking, internships, and the human connections that lie at the heart of the industry.

Guest speaker: Dr. Thomas H. Treutler – CEO of AmazeVoice and researcher in artificial intelligence and business innovationIn this episode of Global Issues Explained, we explore how autonomous AI agents are reshaping the future of business, work, and decision-making. Our guest, Dr. Thomas H. Treutler, CEO of AmazeVoice, shares his insights on the growing integration of artificial intelligence into management and operations, leading to what some call the “autonomous business revolution.” We discuss how AI agents are transforming organizational structures, redefining productivity, and challenging traditional human roles in the workplace. From ethical implications to economic disruptions, this episode provides a forward-looking perspective on how societies and businesses must adapt to coexist with intelligent, self-operating systems.

Guest speaker: Juan Camilo Bolívar Sánchez – International legal counsel and professor of International Trade Law at Universidad EAFIT. Former Contract Manager at TikTok in France and Belgium.In this episode of Global Issues Explained, we dive into the complex world of hostile acquisitions in the digital economy, focusing on one of today's most pressing global business controversies: the U.S. government's demand for control over TikTok's U.S. operations. With our guest, Juan Camilo Bolívar Sánchez, we explore the legal, political, and business dimensions of this case, unpacking how international trade law, digital governance, and national security concerns collide in an era where data is power. Drawing on his professional experience at TikTok and his academic expertise, Bolívar offers a unique perspective on what this case reveals about global corporate governance, the risks for multinational tech firms, and the broader implications for the future of cross-border digital business.

What can you do? Get prepared financially by subscribing to https://crisisinvesting.com and with skill development from our new book, The Preparation: https://a.co/d/f8XtkcZ In this episode, Doug and his co-host discuss the recent government shutdown and its implications, with particular focus on how it may benefit President Trump by allowing him to make changes without congressional approval. They express concerns about Trump's increasing authoritarian tendencies and potential impacts on US democracy. The conversation then shifts to the erosion of Western civilization, chaotic immigration policies, and the rise of data centers and technology's role in tracking and controlling people. They also explore the possibility of future geopolitical conflicts, particularly in Europe and the Middle East, and the role of technological advancements like robotics and AI. Additionally, Doug shares his insights on living in Costa Rica and transporting pets during international travel. 00:00 Introduction and Government Shutdown Discussion 00:47 Trump's Power and Government Changes 02:31 Trump's Unpredictable Actions and Future Speculations 05:55 Questions from Members: Immigration and National Identity 07:26 Western Civilization and Political Chaos 15:31 Data Centers and Technological Bubbles 27:10 Robotics and Cloud Processing 28:37 The Rise of Robots and AI 31:39 Global Military Tensions 33:37 Digital IDs and Government Control 35:24 Political Violence and Social Unrest 44:32 Costa Rica as a Safe Haven 47:39 Transporting Pets Internationally 49:26 Concluding Thoughts on Global Issues

Get ready for an enlightening experience as University of Houston Professor Gerald Horne returns to our classroom this Thursday morning! Dr. Horne will tackle pressing topics that matter to us all, including the significance of Texas gerrymandering, the latest developments in Gaza and Ukraine, the presence of troops on our city streets, BRICS, and the anticipated Trump-Putin meeting happening in Alaska this Friday. But that’s not all! Before Dr. Horne takes the stage, acclaimed writer Simeon Booker Muhammad will shed light on the intriguing UFO phenomenon. Additionally, Haitian activist Dr. Jude Azard will share crucial updates on the evolving situation in Haiti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Nomadic Diaries, where we delve deep into the journey and insights of global explorers. This episode, hosted by Doreen Cumberford, shines a spotlight on Melissa Hahn, an intercultural specialist and author of the book *Forging Bonds in the Global Workforce*.Here are a few shownotes:Forging Global Bonds: Melissa Hahn's Insights on Thriving Across CulturesThrough thought-provoking discussions and personal anecdotes, Melissa offers invaluable wisdom for navigating the complexities of cross-cultural living and forging meaningful connections worldwide.A Gradual Path to Integration (6:14) Melissa emphasizes the importance of patience when integrating into new cultures, reminding us that understanding and adaptation is a gradual process. Discover practical tips for embracing this journey with an open mind and heart.Cultural Perspectives on Global Issues (14:28) How do our cultural lenses shape our attitudes toward critical global issues like climate change? Melissa delves into this thought-provoking topic, offering insights that challenge us to expand our worldviews.Balancing Authenticity and Effectiveness (31:09) Melissa addresses the delicate balance between maintaining one's authenticity and being effective in cross-cultural relationships. Learn strategies for finding where you truly want to belong while fostering authentic connections.Breaking Barriers, One Step at a Time (39:42) From using immediate environments to initiate connections to leveraging personal interests like photography, Melissa shares sage advice on breaking down cultural barriers by starting small and fostering open communication.The Kaleidoscope of Cultural Identity (47:21) In a thought-provoking segment, Melissa and Doreen explore the concept of complex, multi-faceted cultural identities that extend beyond just national cultures. Gain a deeper understanding of the intricate tapestry that shapes our individual identities.Crossing cultures isn't a matter of being perfect or pretending to be someone you aren't. It is a matter of finding meaning in the new location and integrating that into your own story. Building relationships is one of the most satisfying ways to do this!Whether you're an expat, a global nomad, or simply seeking to broaden your cultural horizons, this episode offers a treasure trove of wisdom and practical strategies for thriving across cultures and forging lasting bonds in our increasingly interconnected world.Connect with Melissa Hahn:@HanculturalLinkedin Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahahn/Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1265212333Support the showHome is Where Your Story Crosses Borders!We aim to inspire expat solutions, by helping you navigate global living with Confidence.Support the showHome is Where Your Story Crosses Borders!We aim to inspire expat solutions, by helping you navigate global living with Confidence.

This episode starts with a raw and necessary conversation between Felicia and Rachel about the current state of the world, from Gaza to media complicity to the breakdown of trust in institutions. Then we shift to our guest, the remarkable Gisselle Pardo, a licensed clinical social worker, public health professional, educator, and advocate.We dig into what it really means to be a social worker right now. We consider what it means to hold space for grief, trauma, and hope in communities facing systemic harm, including the terrifying resurgence of ICE raids in NYC. Gisselle speaks candidly about the devaluation of care work, the cost of choosing this profession, and what it means to show up anyway. We explore institutional betrayal, collective burnout, and why small acts of resistance and humanity still matter.It's not all doom and gloom! We also explore reasonable hope, talk about dancing, being in community, and finding joy.Chapters(0:00:00) - Felicia and Rachel's Intro(0:23:18) - Interview begins with Gisselle(0:30:48) - Reimagining the Social Work Narrative(0:37:12) - Role of Social Work in Communities(0:40:33) - Impact of ICE Raids on Communities(0:52:27) - Challenges in Social Work Advocacy(0:58:52) - Navigating Crisis and Sustainable Hope(1:06:20) - Cultivating Reasonable Hope in Social Work Visit us at InclusionGeeks.com to stay up to date on all the ways you can make the workplace work for everyone! Check out Inclusion Geeks Academy and InclusionGeeks.com/podcast for the code to get a free mini course.

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Join us for an incredible opportunity to engage with Dr. Maulana Karenga, the visionary creator of Kwanzaa. He will delve into critical topics that affect our community, including the ongoing immigration raids, the recent White House conference with five African heads of state, and the implications of Elon Musk's new political party. Before Dr. Karenga takes the mic, we’re excited to welcome Sinclair Skinner, a dedicated activist and humanitarian based in Washington, D.C. Sinclair will enlighten us with updates on his inspiring "I Love Black People" campaign, his upcoming Blockchain Technology conference, and insights from his recent travels across several African nations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With global trade being the focus of this month's G7 summit, can Canada reach an agreement with the U.S. to resolve their trade dispute? For more about the policy implications of the G7, Paul Samson, president of CIGI, the Centre for International Governance Innovation joins Steve Paikin to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us this Thursday morning as the esteemed Africana History professor from the University of Houston, Gerald Horne, takes the helm of our classroom. Dr. Horne will delve into pressing topics that impact our world, including the recent Trump-Ramaphosa meeting at the White House, the implications of a significant US-UAE deal for Africa, the ongoing situation in the Sahel, Trump's critiques of universities, and insights from his latest book. Before Dr. Horne captivates us with his expertise, writer Simeon Booker Muhammad will update us on the intriguing developments in UFO phenomena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a powerful episode, @intheMatrixxx and @shadygrooove celebrate Trump's National Day of Prayer executive order, a bold stand for America's spiritual renewal against globalist secularism. They dive into Stephen Miller's fiery White House press conference, where he touts Trump's 100-day triumphs—140+ executive orders, record deportations, and crushing ActBlue's fraud schemes—proving America-First is unstoppable. This episode unveils the deep state's panic as faith and patriotism surge. With the constitution as your weapon, join the fight to reclaim America's soul. The truth is learned, never told—tune in to the MG Show at mg.show to ignite the revolution! Tune in weekdays at 12pm ET / 9am PST, hosted by @InTheMatrixxx and @Shadygrooove. Catch up on-demand on https://rumble.com/mgshow or via your favorite podcast platform.  Where to Watch & Listen Live on https://rumble.com/mgshow https://mgshow.link/redstate X: https://x.com/inthematrixxx Backup: https://kick.com/mgshow PODCASTS: Available on PodBean, Apple, Pandora, and Amazon Music. Search for "MG Show" to listen. Engage with Us Join the conversation on https://t.me/mgshowchannel and participate in live voice chats at https://t.me/MGShow. Social & Support Follow us on X: @intheMatrixxx and @ShadyGrooove Join our listener group on X: https://mgshow.link/xgroup Support the show: Fundraiser: https://givesendgo.com/helpmgshow Donate: https://mg.show/support Merch: https://merch.mg.show MyPillow Special: Use code MGSHOW at https://mypillow.com/mgshow for savings! Crypto donations: Bitcoin: bc1qtl2mftxzv8cxnzenmpav6t72a95yudtkq9dsuf Ethereum: 0xA11f0d2A68193cC57FAF9787F6Db1d3c98cf0b4D ADA: addr1q9z3urhje7jp2g85m3d4avfegrxapdhp726qpcf7czekeuayrlwx4lrzcfxzvupnlqqjjfl0rw08z0fmgzdk7z4zzgnqujqzsf XLM: GAWJ55N3QFYPFA2IC6HBEQ3OTGJGDG6OMY6RHP4ZIDFJLQPEUS5RAMO7 LTC: ltc1qapwe55ljayyav8hgg2f9dx2y0dxy73u0tya0pu All Links Find everything on https://linktr.ee/mgshow Keywords National Day of Prayer, Stephen Miller, Trump, executive order, America First, border security, deportations, ActBlue fraud, deep state, spiritual renewal, globalism, truth, constitution, @intheMatrixxx, @shadygrooove, MG Show Filename mgshow-s7e082-national_day_of_prayer_press_conference_with_stephen_miller May 01 2025 TODAY'S HEADLINES IN THE NEWS: US ECONOMY POWERS THROUGH: Trump's tax cuts fuel small business boom, counter tariff concerns (CBS). | CORPORATE TAX CUTS PUSHED: Trump's bill offers 100% expensing, 15% rate for manufacturers (CNN). | VA PROGRAM SAVES VETERANS' HOMES: 20,000 avoid foreclosure, strengthening military families (NPR). | VETERANS RECEIVE VA UPGRADES: Trump's healthcare reforms honor sacrifice, expand access (NPR). | ICE ARRESTS HIT 7-YEAR HIGH: Trump's immigration policies drive record detentions (The Guardian). | DEPORTATIONS FACE LEGAL CHALLENGE: Venezuelans in El Salvador prison demand hearings (Reuters). | TRUMP ADVANCES UKRAINE PEACE DEAL: Ceasefire talks with Russia, Zelenskiy bolster U.S. leadership (AP). | UKRAINE-U.S. MINERALS DEAL SIGNED: U.S. gains resource access, Kyiv eyes peace (AP). | ELON MUSK CLEARS $2B HURDLE: Senate dismisses claims, DOGE boosts economic optimism (CNN). | ELON MUSK CUTS $160B FROM BUDGET: Falls short of $2T, plans Tesla return (CNN). | FARMERS SECURE $15B RELIEF: Trump's aid ensures rural economy, food independence (AP). | US JOB GROWTH HITS RECORD: Trump's policies add 80,000 manufacturing jobs, revive heartland (Reuters). | NEURALINK BREAKTHROUGH STUNS: Maine patient's mobility restored, U.S. tech leads (X trends). | EPA REFORMS BOOST INDUSTRY: Zeldin's deregulation saves billions, creates jobs (Reuters). | ACTBLUE FRAUD EO MOVES FORWARD: Trump's order stops donation scams, wins voters (X trends). | SPACE FORCE DEPLOYS NEW SATELLITE: Advanced tech enhances U.S. global security (AP). | COAL MINERS SEE JOB SURGE: Trump's coal revival adds 5,000 jobs, sparks debate (AP). | BLACK VOTERS GAIN IN ALABAMA: Redistricting boosts representation in Congress (NPR). | TENNESSEE CHALLENGES EDUCATION RULING: Legislature targets 1982 Supreme Court decision (NPR). | NORTH KOREA TESTS MISSILES: Kim Jong Un boosts navy's nuclear capabilities (ABC News). | VENEZUELA FACES OIL BLOCKADE: Trump's measures restrict exports, assert U.S. influence (Global Issues). | RUSSIA OPENS DOMINICAN EMBASSY: Lavrov calls Caribbean nation a “promising partner” (ABC News). | INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS EASE: Rubio's diplomacy defuses Kashmir crisis (AP). | AI SHAPES SHOPPING FUTURE: Visa predicts consumer habits shift with AI integration (ABC News). | CANCER RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS SHINE: AACR 2025 highlights AI, new therapies (NPR).

Send us a text Welcome back to the Self-Reflection Podcast, where we explore the depths of human experience with honesty and heart. I'm Lira Ndifon, and today we're joined by the incredibly talented Tantum Ra, a Congolese artist from the Bay Area. Tantum brings his unique Afro-fusion sound and a powerful perspective on music, culture, and the urgent crisis in Congo.In this episode, Tantum shares his journey as an artist balancing a nine-to-five with his musical dreams. We delve into the complexities of the music industry, discussing the recognition of African artists on a global scale and the importance of African artists supporting their own. We explore the deep roots of Afrobeats and the need to acknowledge its diverse origins.Tantum's music, a blend of Afro-fusion, Kupedekale, and Latin influences, carries a spiritual depth that resonates with listeners. We discuss the power of music as both a creative and spiritual force, and its impact on our souls. We also address the responsibility of artists to their communities and the younger generation, emphasizing the importance of positive narratives and cultural connection.We then turn to the urgent issue of the ongoing crisis in Congo. Tantum shares his personal connection to the conflict and expresses his frustration with the lack of mainstream media coverage. He highlights the challenges of accessing information and the need for global awareness. We also discuss the impact of the crisis on the mental health and daily lives of the Congolese people, especially the youth.Finally, we explore the symbolism of Tantum's artist name, the "African Elephant," representing gentleness, wisdom, and cultural connection. We discuss his role in connecting artists in the Bay Area and his desire to create music that brings people together. We also touch on the importance of creating art as a form of expression and a way to share experiences with the world.Support the showCall to Action: Engage with the Self-Reflection Podcast community! Like, follow, and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube (Self-Reflection Podcast by Lyra Ndifon), and all major podcast platforms. Share your insights and feedback—we value your contributions! Suggest topics you'd like us to explore. Your support amplifies our reach, sharing these vital messages of self-love and empowerment. Until our next conversation, prioritize self-care and embrace your journey. Grab your copy of "Awaken Your True Self" on Amazon. Until next time, be kind to yourself and keep reflecting.

Join us for an insightful session featuring Dr. Gerald Horne, the esteemed Africana Professor from the University of Houston. Dr. Horne will boldly articulate his beliefs about the current counter-revolutionary moment unfolding in the United States, a discussion that is not to be missed. He will delve into critical topics surrounding the AU-CARICOM summit and explore pressing issues in the Eastern Congo, South Africa, and Sudan. Before Dr. Horne’s engaging presentation, we’ll have Dr. Chike Akua, who will unveil his innovative online program designed to elevate students’ reading skills and enhance their cultural awareness. Additionally, Baltimore-based author David Miller will connect with us for an update on his latest book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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