Podcasts about international dialogue

In der zweiten Folge über Syrien nach dem Sturz des Assad-Regimes spreche ich mit der syrisch-deutschen Politologin Leila Kayyali über die Situation der Frauen im In- und Ausland. Ihre Einbindung in politische Prozesse wird wesentlich sein für die demokratische Entwicklung des Landes, doch derzeit tun sich da noch zahlreiche Hürden auf, die auch mit der schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Lage im Land zusammenhängen. Wir besprechen, warum die Haltung des Westens mit Blick auf Frauenrechte im Mittleren Osten oft scheinheilig ist und welche Rolle syrische Frauen in der Diaspora für den Wiederaufbau des Landes spielen können.Einen weiteren Podcast mit Leila Kayyali vom Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC)  könnt ihr hier hören: https://blickwechsel.podigee.io/35-machtwechsel-in-syrien Fragen, Anregungen, Feedback, und Beschwerden an aufnahmebereit@wu.ac.at X: J_Kohlenberger Instagram: judithkohlenberger„Aufnahmebereit“ entsteht im Rahmen eines Wissenschaftsvermittlungsprojekts an der WU Wien und wird ermöglicht durch die Förderung „Vom Wissen der Vielen“ der MA 7 der Stadt Wien. Danke an die Kooperationspartner*innen von „Die Chefredaktion“ und der Podcastwerkstatt. Sprecher Intro/Outro: Lukas Heck, Cornelius ObonyaTechnik: Jürgen Angel und Roman ReiterProduktion und Postproduktion: Anja Malensek

A mischievous little monster packed in mystery boxes is setting off a global craze from Asia to North America. Labubu, the fluffy, toothy toy from China, is sending fans camping out overnight and driving resale prices sky-high. How did a China-made plush punch through the thick wall of tariffs and land in America's hottest new stores, opening one after another across the country? What's behind the China-made toy's unstoppable rise? Host Tu Yun joins Helen Han, Co-founder and Secretary General of Beijing Club for International Dialogue, Professor Liu Baocheng, the Director of the Center for International Business Ethics at University of International Business and Economics, and Subramania Bhatt, Founder and CEO of China Trading Desk for at the Chat Lounge.

Tessa Szyszkowitz in conversation with Amir TibonDIE TORE VON GAZAAmir Tibon survived October 7th with his wife and two small daughters in the shelter of their home at kibbuz Nahal Oz, very close to the Gazastrip. His book „The Gates of Gaza/ Die Tore von Gaza“ is not only telling the story of that terrible day on the basis of many interviews with survivors. As the Diplomatic Correspondent of the Israeli daily Ha'aretz Tibon is looking also at the bigger picture. He narrates the history of the Kibbuz from its beginnings, but he also sees October 7th as a huge failure by the Israeli government, to keep the Israeli population safe: „If Israelis in the communities near Gaza are not safe, is anyone in Israel ever safe?“, he asked in an interview with the Austrian Weekly Falter. In an editorial in Ha'aretz Tibon assessed at the beginning of 2025, what impact the newly returned US-President Donald Trump could have on the Middle East conflict: „The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was a direct result of 9/11, and Israel's war in Gaza was born out of October 7. However, over time, both wars reached the point of bloody stalemate without a clear political horizon, fought simply for the purpose of fighting and not in service of any declared goals.“ Can Trump end the war in Gaza as he has promised?Amir Tibon will discuss his book and the chances for an end to Israel's wars in conversation with Tessa Syzsykowitz at Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue.   Amir Tibon is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, Israel's paper of record, and the author of The Last Palestinian: the rise and reign of Mahmoud Abbas (co-authored with Grant Rumley), the first-ever biography of the leader of the Palestinian Authority. From 2017–2020, Tibon was based in Washington, DC, as a foreign correspondent for Haaretz, and he also has served as a senior editor for the newspaper's English edition. He, his wife, and their two young daughters are former residents of Kibbutz Nahal Oz but are currently living as internal refugees in northern Israel.Tessa Szyszkowitz is an Austrian journalist and author. A UK correspondent for Austrian and German publications such as Falter or Tagesspiegel, she curates Philoxenia at Kreiskyforum and she is a Distinguished Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute in London.

Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 which has seen a meteoric rise at the box office, hit 10 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion USD) as of Thursday, becoming the first Asian film to break into the top 20 of global box office rankings. What are the key factors behind this remarkable success?Host Ge Anna is joined by Helen Han (Han Hua), Co-founder and secretary general of Beijing Club for International Dialogue; Mao Keji, Fellow at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, and Professor Qu Qiang, Fellow of Belt and Road Research Center at Minzu University of China.

① We are joined by Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow of Taihe Institute, and Han Hua, Secretary General of Beijing Club for International Dialogue, for a closer look at the key messages from Xi Jinping's New Year address.(00:54)② How is ice and snow economy driving winter tourism in China? (25:31)③ Russian gas has stopped flowing to EU states via Ukraine after a five-year deal expired. We explore its strategic and symbolic impact for the whole of Europe. (35:12)④ Cote d'Ivoire has announced that French troops will withdraw from the country, ending a decades-long military presence. What has led to the West African nation's decision? (45:47)

The international climate negotiation process stands at a critical juncture. At the recent COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, nations struggled to find common ground on financial support and carbon market strategies, all while grappling with the persistent influence of fossil fuel industries.  Industrialized countries did pledge $300 billion to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but scientists say the commitment is still far short of the trillion dollars needed to prevent catastrophic environmental impacts.  So, how can global leaders close the financing gap? And what practical approaches can ensure meaningful progress in climate negotiations amid rapidly changing political landscapes? This week host Bill Loveless talks with Elliot Diringer about the COP process and what the outcome of this year's summit means for the global energy transition. Elliot is a global fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA, directing the Center's International Dialogue on Climate and Trade. He served as a senior policy advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and led the establishment of the Energy Transition Accelerator under the Biden administration. Elliot also spent more than 20 years at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, serving as the head of the international program. He has attended 26 Conference of the Parties summits, most recently attending COP29 in Azerbaijan.

A growing number of tourists are flocking to China as the country expands its visa-free policy to cover more countries in Asia and Europe. How is it reshaping the country's global image as a welcoming destination for both business and leisure travelers?Host Ge Anna is joined by Mario Cavolo, Founder and CEO of M Communications Group, and Senior Fellow, Center for China & Globalization; Han Hua, Co-founder and secretary general of Beijing Club for International Dialogue; Robert Wu, CEO of BigOne Lab and Baiguan newsletter.

Suliman Baldo, Annette Weber, Amira Osman, Osama Kheir Mohamed, Irene Horejs SUDAN'S DEVASTING WAR ON PEOPLE – WHAT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE?   Five years ago, a peaceful civil society uprising has managed to oust Sudan´s long term dictator Omar Al Beshir and to install a joint civilian-military government for a 3 years transition to democratic elections 3. However, a military coup in October 2021 put an end to hope for democracy and in April 2022, the two power sharing military forces initiated a cruel war with devastating effects on the country.  At present, as a result of looting, the conscious destruction of the economy and the use of hunger as a weapon of war by both warring parties, 10 million people have been displaced and 25 million face the threat of a man made massive famine and starvation. The war in Sudan has also devastating effects on its already instable neighboring countries on the continent. By its strategic location at the Red Sea it has huge implications for the Arab Peninsula as well as for international trade and migration. Multiple international players have a stake in this crisis, most prominently Saudi Arabia and the UAE as active supporters of belligerents, but Russia, the US, the EU and others have their stakes too. Different mediation efforts by Egypt and other neighboring countries, the African Union, Saudia Arabia and the US had little success so far. Yet, despite the humanitarian catastrophe and international implications of this crisis, there seems to be little attention to it by Western media and decision makers. “The world is failing to live up to its commitments to protect civilians in armed conflict”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned. When states fail to protect its citizens, the international community has a responsibility in doing so. Who are the different conflict parties, what are their interests and who is behind them? Why have the different efforts for mediations failed so far? Why do Western powers not intervene more strongly in this catastrophic conflict in a region which combines so many interests for them? What has become of the strong Sudanese civil society mouvements? What role can they play in the current conflict situation? Within the country and as Sudanese diaspora? How can Sudanese civil society and the diaspora contribute to support humanitarian relieve for the victims of this war? These and other questions will be addressed in this panel discussion, which constitutes the opening event of a 3 days meeting of representatives of the Sudanese diaspora from 9 European countries in Vienna. Suliman Baldo: Executive Director of Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker. Formerly led Sudan Democracy First Group, advised U.N. teams in Darfur, and worked with ICTJ, ICG, and HRW. Holds a PhD in Comparative Literature. Annette Weber: EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa with 25+ years in the region. Former head of Africa/Middle East at SWP, mediated in Sudan and Ethiopia, and taught conflict studies. Holds a PhD in Political Science. Amira Osman: Peace activist focused on gender and diaspora. Co-founder of Sudan's Gender Centre for Research and Training, holds a PhD in Peace Studies, and has published on Sudanese women's roles in peace efforts. Osama Kheir Mohamed: Activist and political science student in Vienna, focused on international politics, African theory, and anti-racism. In cooperation with:VIDC – Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation Mendy for peace culture and diversity management  

China's central government has just introduced a slew of new policies to support childbirth. Measures include strengthened maternity leave and subsidies. Local governments are urged to budget for childcare facilities and levy preferential taxes and fees for such facilities. The central government also called for efforts to build a culture which respects childbearing, marriages at the right age, and shared parental responsibility to raise children.What demographic challenges does China face? How effective will the central government's new measures be in terms of addressing these challenges? Host Liu Kun is joined by Han Hua, Co-founder and Secretary General of Beijing Club for International Dialogue; Liu Yunyun, Deputy Executive Editor of the Beijing Review; Dr. Lauren Johnston, Associate Professor at China Studies Center, University of Sydney.

In this episode of "Picking Up Where We Left Off," Michael Carroll, Executive Director of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, dives into the economic diversification efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The GCC, comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, has long been synonymous with vast oil wealth. However, with the global energy landscape shifting, these nations are increasingly focused on reducing their reliance on oil and diversifying their economies. The episode features insights from Camille Lons, Deputy Director at the Paris Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Samer Kherfi, Associate Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. The discussion explores the strategic motivations behind the GCC's diversification plans, the challenges they face, and the sectors targeted for growth, such as innovation, technology, and the knowledge-based economy. Key points include the ongoing competition between GCC states, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as they strive to attract similar economic sectors and investments. Despite significant progress, the episode highlights the long road ahead in achieving these ambitious goals, emphasizing the need for structural changes and cultural shifts within these nations. The episode concludes on a note of cautious optimism, recognizing the substantial changes already underway while acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead.

The Saint Lucian delegation comprised of the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar- George and Senior Budget Analyst Ms. Merelicia Collymore who attended the high-level meeting on “International Dialogue on Sustainable Financing for NCDs and Mental Health” from June20-21st, 2024 in Washington DC, USA. Globally, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent 74% of all deaths and 82% on a local level in Saint Lucia. Mental Health disorders account for one in six years lived with disability globally and we note these conditions continue to increase locally. Additionally, 1 in 7 children suffer from mental health related disorders globally, with at least 1 in 4 children requiring the assistance of caregivers. It is also indeed a sad reality that globally every 11 minutes someone dies as a result of suicide. Non-communicable diseases and mental health has been included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development- with the commitment to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one third through the prevention, treatment and the promotion of mental health and well-being by 2030 (SDG target 3.4.1). Interestingly, only 3 countries are on the path to achieving this milestone. The effective management of NCDs and Mental Health require additional investments in health. Traditionally although public health is not revenue generating, the cost of the lack of investment into the primary/ preventative health system comes at a major cost to countries. It is paramount that the mindset of health as non-producing be shifted and instead be viewed as an agency that produces healthy individuals who can contribute positively to society. The benefits of health investment include healthy a population, increased productively of the working population and major savings in relation to hospital/secondary care. Through the implementation of national systemic strategies to prevent, manage NCDs and integrate mental health conditions as the focus of Primary healthcare and Universal Healthcare (UHC), it is imperative that the responses are positioned in the development of financing plans and resource allocation processes. The objectives of this meeting were to define and start building consensus among a range of stakeholders on actionable strategies and policy recommendations that can enable and enhance the integration of NCDs and mental health responses in national budget systems. This serves to ensure sustainable, adequate, stable and predictable financing to facilitate strategic purchasing and enhance financial protection to allow high quality, equitable NCD and mental health services on island. Dr. Belmar- George, who participated and presented during the conference was elated for the opportunity for dialogue and discussion between Health and Finance professionals at the international level. It provided an avenue for the Finance agencies to better understand the critical issues on the health agenda and the health agencies to familiarize themselves with the processes required to include important health initiatives into the national budget. In Saint Lucia like are countries in the region, governments are managing stagnant and declining budgets, with inflation, debt, with an ageing workforce, and working towards the implementation of UHC. It is necessary to allocate sustainable funding towards more cost-effective interventions to ensure that NCDs and mental health conditions are effectively addressed.

Der Input von Frauen gerade bei Friedensverhandlungen wäre wichtig, meint eine Reihe von engagierten Frauen, wie die "Women in International Dialogue" ++ Die katholische Reformbewegung "Wir sind Kirche international" fordert in einem offenen Brief an Papst Franziskus Gleichberechtigung für Frauen in der katholischen Kirche ++ In Deutschland sind im vergangenen Jahr 400.000 Menschen aus der katholischen Kirche ausgetreten Moderation: Susanne Krischke gesendet in Ö1 am 27.06.2024

In just about every country that has been targeted by a major sanctions program—including Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Venezuela, to name a few—we can observe significant humanitarian consequences. Sanctions contribute to shortages of essential goods, hinder access to healthcare, and exacerbate poverty and social instability. Understanding the humanitarian impact of sanctions is crucial for assessing their true cost and evaluating whether they are truly effective.Erica Moret has conducted extensive research to demonstrate how sanctions can hamper access to basic human needs, like food and medicine. She has also helped foster dialogue and devise solutions to mitigate those humanitarian consequences.Erica is the Policy Director at PoliSync–Centre for International Policy Engagement, and the Coordinator of the Sanctions and Sustainable Peace Hub at the Geneva Graduate Institute.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue.To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Stephen Fallon on how American regulators captured global banks.US authorities have taken advantage of the unique position of the dollar in the global economy to exercise significant control over the global financial system. When the U.S. introduces new financial regulations or sanctions regimes, global banks take notice, and tend to modify their behaviors to conform with American guidance.Stephen Fallon has spent his whole career dealing with the exigencies of US financial regulations. In his view, American regulators are not simply influencing global banks, they have captured them.Stephen has worked in senior compliance roles at the global advisory firm EY and the global bank Credit Suisse. Between 2019 and 2023 he was the Chief Compliance Officer of INSTEX, a unique state-owned company established to try and sustain European trade with Iran following President Trump's unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Most recently, Stephen has completed a master's degree at Cambridge University, drawing on his professional experiences to write a thesis examining how US authorities came to exert extraordinary control over global banks.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Gerard DiPippo on the intensifying economic competition between the United States and China.When the White House recently announced it would increase tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, it used striking language to explain why the measures were necessary. The White House statement claimed that “China's unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation are threatening American businesses and workers” and complained that “China is also flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports.” The statement points to a new dynamic between the United States and China, and the ways in which President's Biden's international economy policy considers economic competition with China through a national security lens.Gerard DiPippo is an expert on the Chinese economy, with unique insights on how Chinese economic policy can undermine American interests. He is the Senior Geo-Economics Analyst for Bloomberg Economics. He was previously a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in the U.S. Intelligence Community at the Central Intelligence Agency and National Intelligence Council.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Henry Smith on how global CEOs are navigating the sanctions landscape. In recent decades, multinational companies have pursued market opportunities around the world, creating complex supply chains and financial structures in the process. But what was once a world of expanding opportunity is increasingly a world of encroaching risks. With sanctions and export controls imposed on a growing list of countries, including major economies like Iran and Russia, multinational companies have had to scale back or even exit markets. Now, CEOs are wondering where sanctions might hit next and how they can shield their businesses from emerging risks.Henry is a partner at Control Risks, where he leads the company's business intelligence and due diligence practice in EMEA. Henry advises global companies on how to adjust acquisition and growth strategies in the face of a changing sanctions landscape.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Delaney Simon on the challenges of peacebuilding in the wake of sanctions.Sanctions are not meant to last forever. When diplomatic negotiations bring a dispute or conflict to an end, it may be time to lift sanctions imposed in response to that conflict. Unfortunately, sanctions can be difficult to lift, and they have lingering effects that can make it harder to build a durable peace after conflict.Delaney's research has focused on the effects of sanctions on peacebuilding. She is a Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group, where she leads the group's research on sanctions. She is the author of a report published last year titled “Sanctions, Peacemaking and Reform: Recommendations for U.S. Policymakers." Before joining Crisis Group, she worked for the United Nations in Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Yemen.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

ARI RATH PRIZE FOR CRITICAL JOURNALISM 2024 EXILE – FLIGHT – EXPULSION Prize winner: Maria Sterkl, journalist, correspondent of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard in Israel and OPT Laudator: Tessa Szyszkowitz, FALTER columnist and author Prize winner: Palestine-Israel Journal, Hillel Schenker and Ziad Abu Zayyad, co-editors Laudator: Gertraud Auer Borea d'Olmo, Bruno Kreisky Forum The „Ari Rath Prize for Critical Journalism“ was established on the basis of a private initiative. In the spirit of the renowned former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, who passed away in January 2017, it honors journalists who have made outstanding contributions to critical reporting on flight, displacement and asylum that is committed to upholding human rights. A jury of experts under the chairmanship of Gertraud Auer Borea d'Olmo, the Secretary General of the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue and close confidant of Ari Rath, unanimously nominated Maria Sterkl and the Palestine-Israel Journal for the „Ari Rath Prize for Critical Journalism“ 2023. Maria Sterkl, geboren nahe Krems / Donau, studierte Handelswissenschaft in Wien, Parma und Sønderborg. Ab 2002 journalistische Tätigkeit, zuerst bei den Niederösterreichischen Nachrichten NÖN, dann Salzburger Nachrichten, schließlich bei Der Standard in Wien, zuerst für Wirtschaft, dann Kultur, Chronik und lange Zeit im Politikjournalismus. Seit 2020 Korrespondentin in Jerusalem, auch für die Frankfurter Rundschau, die Funke Mediengruppe und den STANDARD. Freie Autorin, unter anderem bei der Zeit. Themenschwerpunkte: Israel und Palästina, Zustand der Demokratie und der Menschenrechte, Wirtschaft und Soziales, Kultur und gutes, einfaches Essen. Das Palestine-Israel Journal wird von Middle East Publications herausgegeben, einer gemeinnützigen Organisation, die 1994 von zwei prominenten palästinensischen und israelischen Journalisten, Ziad AbuZayyad und Victor Cygielman (1926-2007), gegründet wurde. Sie wurde zeitgleich mit den ersten Phasen des Osloer Friedensprozesses ins Leben gerufen, um den Dialog zwischen den Zivilgesellschaften auf beiden Seiten zu fördern und die Basis für die Unterstützung des Friedensprozesses zu verbreitern. Es war von Anfang an klar, dass neben den institutionellen Bemühungen von Palästinensern und Israelis auch Kommunikationskanäle für Akademiker und andere Intellektuelle, Meinungsbildner und politische Entscheidungsträger, Basisorganisationen und Aktivisten geöffnet werden müssen, damit sie ihre Ansichten äußern und sich an der öffentlichen Debatte für eine demokratische und gerechte Lösung des Konflikts beteiligen können.   Mitglieder der Jury: Gertraud Borea d'Olmo, Bruno Kreisky Forum, Legatarin von Ari RathAlexandra Föderl-Schmid, stv. Chefredakteurin Süddeutsche ZeitungFritz Hausjell, Institut für Publizistik und KommunikationswissenschaftenOliver Rathkolb, Institut für Zeitgeschichte

Maximilian Hess and Nicholas Mulder have spent a lot of time thinking about economic weapons and economic war, especially in the context of Ukraine.Their writings have graced the pages of the New York Times, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. If there are trenches in economic wars, then Max and Nick two of the best correspondents writing with their boots in the metaphorical mud.Maximilian is the founder of the London-based political risk firm Enmetena Advisory. He is also the author of Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict between Russia and the West.Nicholas is Assistant Professor of History at Cornell University. He is the author of The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War, which was published in 2022.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Javad Shamsi on how firms adapt to sanctions.The U.S. sanctions on Iran target sectors across the country's economy, including the energy, manufacturing, and banking sectors. In addition, hundreds of Iranian companies have been designated, meaning they have been singled out with targeted sanctions. Despite this expansive sanctions regime, very few large enterprises in Iran have gone out of business, suggesting that managers at most companies found ways to adapt to sanctions pressure.Javad Shamsi is one of the first researchers to try and understand these adaptations. Last year, he published a working paper examining how publicly listed companies in Iran responded to sanctions. The paper, titled “Understanding Multi-Layered Sanctions: A Firm-Level Analysis,” uses a unique dataset composed of “transcripts and reports from board meetings of publicly traded Iranian firms.” Javad analyzed the content of these reports and made some surprising findings.Javad is pursuing his PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He did his masters in economics at Iran's famed Sharif University of Technology, often called “Iran's MIT.”The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Daniel McDowell and Maria Shagina on how states evade and undermine sanctions.The stakes around sanctions circumvention have never been higher. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made sanctions evasion a matter of life or death. Russia continues to use export revenues to fund its war economy, and, despite trade restrictions, Russian factories continue to churn out weapons using imported parts and machinery. Meanwhile, growing antagonism between China and the United States has spurred Chinese officials to worry about their vulnerability to US financial sanctions and therefore question the dollar's dominant role in the global economy. China has begun developing an alternative financial infrastructure, which could one day undermine the dollar's unique role in international trade.With the stakes higher than ever before, sanctions circumvention is garnering greater attention from policymakers, researchers, and journalists. But a handful of experts have studied these issues for over a decade. They have unique insights to share.Daniel McDowell is an associate professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is also the author of Bucking the Buck: U.S. Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar, which was published last year.Maria Shagina is the Diamond-Brown Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman on weaponizing Interdependence in a globalized world. In 2019, Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman published a paper titled “Weaponized Interdependence,” which quickly became one of the most widely cited papers about economic coercion. The paper spurred scholars and policymakers to recognise how the networks that underpin the globalised economy can be exploited by powerful states to compel policy change or deter unwanted actions.Henry Farrell is a professor at John Hopkins University's School of Advance and International Studies, where he is the Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs. Abraham Newman is a professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he is the Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies. Together, Henry and Abe are the authors of two recent books: Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Fight over Freedom and Security, which was published in 2019 and Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, which was published last year.The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Saleha Mohsin on how the strong dollar became the weaponized dollar.Over the last few decades, the Department of Treasury has transformed from an institution that managed the dollar, government budgets, and issued bonds into an institution playing a critical role in US national security. At the heart of this transformation was cast of characters—legislators and bureaucrats—who realised the immense power that the U.S. government could wield through the use of sanctions, including the power to wage economic war. Saleha Mohsin has covered the Treasury Department for Bloomberg since 2016. Her new book, tilted, Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order, was published last week and draws on interviews with more 100 current and former officials and diplomats.  The Sanctions Age is hosted by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. The show is produced by Spiritland Productions and is supported by a grant from the Hollings Center for International Dialogue. To receive an email when new episodes are released, access episode transcripts, and read Esfandyar's notes on each episode, sign-up for the The Sanctions Age newsletter on Substack: https://www.thesanctionsage.com/

Representatives from the Global Environmental Facility -GEF- presented their plans for the implementation of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) established at COP15 last year. During the International Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples on the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in Geneva, they revealed that there is no new mechanism to directly fund Indigenous-led or Indigenous-governed funds. Many Indigenous leaders have shared about the inefficiencies of the GEF system when it comes to access to funds for Indigenous Peoples. We asked Jennifer if she was concerned that this was more of the same, and if she thought Indigenous Peoples continue facing barriers when accessing funds, now from the GBFF. Produced by Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil) Edited by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: What's new at FAR AI, published by AdamGleave on December 4, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. Summary We are FAR AI: an AI safety research incubator and accelerator. Since our inception in July 2022, FAR has grown to a team of 12 full-time staff, produced 13 academic papers, opened the coworking space FAR Labs with 40 active members, and organized field-building events for more than 160 ML researchers. Our organization consists of three main pillars: Research. We rapidly explore a range of potential research directions in AI safety, scaling up those that show the greatest promise. Unlike other AI safety labs that take a bet on a single research direction, FAR pursues a diverse portfolio of projects. Our current focus areas are building a science of robustness (e.g. finding vulnerabilities in superhuman Go AIs), finding more effective approaches to value alignment (e.g. training from language feedback), and model evaluation (e.g. inverse scaling and codebook features). Coworking Space. We run FAR Labs, an AI safety coworking space in Berkeley. The space currently hosts FAR, AI Impacts, SERI MATS, and several independent researchers. We are building a collaborative community space that fosters great work through excellent office space, a warm and intellectually generative culture, and tailored programs and training for members. Applications are open to new users of the space (individuals and organizations). Field Building. We run workshops, primarily targeted at ML researchers, to help build the field of AI safety research and governance. We co-organized the International Dialogue for AI Safety bringing together prominent scientists from around the globe, culminating in a public statement calling for global action on AI safety research and governance. We will soon be hosting the New Orleans Alignment Workshop in December for over 140 researchers to learn about AI safety and find collaborators. We want to expand, so if you're excited by the work we do, consider donating or working for us! We're hiring research engineers, research scientists and communications specialists. Incubating & Accelerating AI Safety Research Our main goal is to explore new AI safety research directions, scaling up those that show the greatest promise. We select agendas that are too large to be pursued by individual academic or independent researchers but are not aligned with the interests of for-profit organizations. Our structure allows us to both (1) explore a portfolio of agendas and (2) execute them at scale. Although we conduct the majority of our work in-house, we frequently pursue collaborations with researchers at other organizations with overlapping research interests. Our current research falls into three main categories: Science of Robustness. How does robustness vary with model size? Will superhuman systems be vulnerable to adversarial examples or "jailbreaks" similar to those seen today? And, if so, how can we achieve safety-critical guarantees? Relevant work: Vulnerabilities in superhuman Go AIs, AI Safety in a World of Vulnerable Machine Learning Systems. Value Alignment. How can we learn reliable reward functions from human data? Our research focuses on enabling higher bandwidth, more sample-efficient methods for users to communicate preferences for AI systems; and improved methods to enable training with human feedback. Relevant work: VLM-RM: Specifying Rewards with Natural Language, Training Language Models with Language Feedback. Model Evaluation: How can we evaluate and test the safety-relevant properties of state-of-the-art models? Evaluation can be split into black-box approaches that focus only on externally visible behavior ("model testing"), and white-box approaches that seek to interpret the inner workings ("interpretability"). These approaches are complementary, with ...

Die Menschen auf dem zweitgrößten Erdteil gehören am wenigsten zu den Verursachern der Klimakatastrophe. Sie werden pauschal „Klimaverlierer“ genannt. Am afrikanischen Kontinent leben knapp 1,4 Milliarden und sie treffen die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels besonders stark, noch mehr jene, die bereits in Armut leben. „Gewinner/Innen“ der Klimakatastrophe gibt es nicht, denn Extremwetter und ihre Folgen machen nicht vor Landesgrenzen halt. Die Erderhitzung und die damit einhergehenden ökologischen, wirtschaftlichen, politischen und sozialen Umwälzungen treffen langfristig alle. Der Energiesektor ist beispielsweise einer der großen Verursacher von Treibhausgas-Emissionen, wie die Industrie oder die Landwirtschaft. Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel bleiben laut Weltklimarat weiterhin zu langsam und zu wenig ambitioniert. Gleichzeitig findet weltweit ein starker Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien statt und in dieser Live-Sendung im Rahmen der langjährigen Kooperation mit dem Filmfestival der Menschenrechte this human world sprechen die Gäste über das Filmfestival und insbesondere über den Filmabend am 5. Dezember im Top Kino, an dem die DokFilme Terra Mater - Motherland und A Letter from Yene in einer weiteren Kooperation mit dem Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation VIDC gezeitg werden. Im Anschluss daran findet eine Podiumsdiskussion statt. Am Podium und im Interview wird unter anderem das APPEAR Projekt SEA4cities - Sustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Cities - eine Hochschulkooperation zwischen Österreich und Senegal, gefördert aus Mitteln der OEZA und im OeAD implementiert, anhand eines nachhaltigen Stadtprojektes in Diamniadio in Dakar vorgestellt.Gestaltung Maiada Hadaia (Verantwortlich für den Sendungsinhalt) Gastmoderation: Momo Kunishio, Radio Campus Uni Wien Im Interview Dr.in Aminata Fall, TU Wien Gäste im Studio Mag.a Faai-Irène Estelle Hochauer-Kpoda, VIDC

Trusting local actors and solutions in conflict affected countriesOur guest: Habib Ur Rehman Mayar,In this episode, Carmel, Chris and Jeremy discuss the politics of aid in fragile states with Habib Ur Rehman Mayar, Deputy General Secretary of the g7+ Secretariat and Executive Director of g7+ Foundation. The g7+ is an intergovernmental organisation made up of conflict-affected countries, providing a platform to collectively voice the need for national dialogue and reconciliation; advocate for effective development cooperation founded on the principles of country ownership, transparency and mutual accountability; and facilitate sharing of first-hand experience and good development practices.In this conversation, Habib advocates for reforms to the international aid system to support country led, sustainable development and solutions to conflict. For background information on issues discussed, please see the episode notes below. Please visit the Podcast page on the N4D website and share your comments, ideas and experiences.Please join the debate! Reading list: Read about the G7+ hereLearn about the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States and the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS): https://www.pbsbdialogue.org/en/ Find out more about N4D´s work in YemenCredits:Recorded edited and published by: N4D & Nutriat.coTheme tune: Saraweto, used with kind permission of Just East of Jazz© N4D Group 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year ago, AU and EU held their sixth summit, in Brussels. Whereas the sentiments afterwards were optimistic on the EU-side – mainly because it had rolled out their Global Gateway initiative to be financed with 150 billion €, Africans were disappointed: Europe had made promises, as always, but discussions were still not on an equal level, issues like migration, Covid 19, and even security had been put aside. The summit results were immediately overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, whose spill over effects continue to affect EU-Africa relations. The war has devastating effects on food and fuel security across Africa, deepening existing food crisis, driving millions more into poverty, triggering protests and political instability across the continent and increasing the risk of long-lasting armed conflicts, in the Sahel. Africans view EU sanctions on Russia as exacerbating Africa´s food security and economic problems. EU funding for Ukraine fuel concerns that financial promises made to African countries may no longer hold. Georg Lennkh will discuss with Philomena Apiko and Franz Schmidjell about the economic, social and political impact of the war in Ukraine on African countries, on EU- Africa relations and about what this means for Europe. Philomena Apiko, Head of the EU – AU Department at the Centre for Africa – Europe relations. She specialises in AU-EU relations, AU reforms, trade and regional integration, gender, governance, democracy and human rights, and international law and justice. Franz Schmidjell, Deputy Director of Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation VIDC Moderation: Georg Lennkh, Ambassador ret., former Special Representative for Africa of the Austrian Government, Member of the Board of Bruno Kreisky Forum

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the director general of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, Wojciech Soczewica, about how to visit - both in person and online - this unique monument to evil. A graduate of the Institute of International Relations at the University of Warsaw and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then in the Office of the Prime Minister's Plenipotentiary for International Dialogue. In 2013-2015, Director of the International Cooperation Team in the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights. Since November 2015, Deputy Director for International Cooperation at the Warsaw City Hall. Since January 2019, Director General of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sixth episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11' episode explores how authoritarian governments have taken advantage of the war on terror for their own benefits. Our hosts, Larry Attree and Delina Goxho, ask three experts what effects this has had on peace and democracy, especially in the Philippines, Syria and Egypt. Marc Batac works for Initiatives for International Dialogue in Manila and is co-author of our report on counter-terrorism ‘An explosive cocktail – Counter-terrorism, militarisation and authoritarianism in the Philippines'. Sharif Mohy El Deen is an expert on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa region. Dr Rim Turkmani is a research fellow working on conflict issues at the London School of Economics, and Director of the Syria Conflict Research Programme. This special Warpod series ‘Reckoning with 9/11' is created by Saferworld with support from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, and produced by the Podcast Company. Please note the views and opinions expressed during the podcast are those of the contributors featured. They are not necessarily the views or opinions of Saferworld.

SOLIDARITY IN CRISIS – PERSPECTIVES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST A Discussion Jointly Organized by Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue & The Striking from the Margins Project at Central European University The end of the Cold War ushered in a period in which social, political and national solidarities everywhere were subjected to severe stresses arising from the consequences of neo-liberal transformations. These stresses are associated with the recession of Keynesian and allied regimes of solidarity and social protection, and the rising salience, often to a position of centrality, of the politics and mobilisation of identity and its associated ideologies of the authentic and the foreign. These stresses were felt keenly in the central parts of the Arab World to an aggravated extent due to institutional fragility and precarious economic and social arrangements. This saw political and social regimes of solidarity succumb largely to the strains that arose globally after the Cold war. The present condition of the Arab world east of the Mediterranean, and in Libya as well, is one of political and social fragmentation with lingering conditions of post-conflict instability. Hitherto marginal religious, tribal, sectarian and other forms of solidarity have been striking at the centre and reconstituting national consensus along lines of patrimonialist fragmentation. Newer solidarities are being generated by regimes of military control, the distribution of benefits and spoils, and appeal to ancestral rights and wrongs. The challenge of political reconstitution of state and society makes novel demands on social political and national solidarity under new and, to many, unfamiliar post-war conditions. This discussion will bring together Middle East experts who offer insights into the connected political processes and the demands for political and social solidarity arising from the specific circumstances of Arab states and societies in crisis. Initial comments on Solidarity in Crisis Aziz Alazmeh, University Professor at CEU, Vienna and Co-Director Striking from the Margins, CEU Vienna Interventions by Fellows of Striking from the Margins project: Strangers, diasporas and transregional connections Valentina Zagaria, Post-doctoral research Fellow Striking from the Margins, CEU Vienna and Visiting Fellow IRMC, Tunis Sectarian and anti-sectarian solidarities in the Arab Mashriq: A decade in review Harout Akdedian, Senior post-Doctoral research Fellow Striking from the Margins, CEU and Visiting Scholar Portland State University, Middle East Studies Centre National fragmentation and tribal solidarity: Lessons from Syria and Iraq Haian Dukhan: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Striking from the Margins, CEU and Fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies at the University of St Andrews Recorded at Bruno Kreisky Forum on September 16, 2021

„Blickwechsel“, ist der Podcast des VIDC für einen anderen, einen neuen Blick auf die Welt. Wir wollen mit diesem Podcast jene Stimmen in den Blick rücken, die wir in Österreich nur selten hören: Aktivist*innen, Journalist*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem Globalen Süden; Menschen, die direkt betroffen sind, mit denen wir bei Veranstaltungen oder Studien zusammenarbeiten. Deren Einblicke uns neue Einsichten eröffnen. Sybille Straubinger, Direktorin des Vienna Institute for International Dialogue an Cooperation, führt durch diesen Podcast Das VIDC ist ein Think Tank, der 1962 vom späteren BK Bruno Kreisky gemeinsam mit prominenten Politikern des s.g. Globalen Südens gegründet wurde. Im Dialog sein, immer auf der Basis von Gleichberechtigung und Respekt und den Stimmen aus dem Süden in Österreich Gehör verschaffen, statt über sie zu reden, das ist die Grundprämisse unserer Arbeit - und dieses Podcasts.

Listen in to Mr Eden Liew on his response to Foreign Talents, and PMET retrenchments in Singapore; Bible Verse from Kevin Padillo and International Dialogue on Humanity project review wirh Miguel Flores.

In Afghanistan könnten die Taliban bald wieder die Macht übernehmen. Das Land ist auch so ein gefährlicher Ort, und ganz sicher für Menschen, die dorthin abgeschoben werden. Stigmatisiert durch die Flucht, verachtet und ausgegrenzt, ohne Arbeit und Hoffnung. Einblicke gibt die erste österreichische Studie zur Lage der Abgeschobenen. Und die Erzählung eines Betroffenen in Kabul.Diese Episode entstand in Kooperation mit dem Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation in Wien (VIDC). Hier die Studie.Ali Tahimi - Geschichte eines RückkehrersDie Episoden mit Michael Fanizadeh vom VIDC:Episode 12Episode 57Die Episoden mit unserem Teammitglied Zahra Hashimi:Episode 4Episode 78TitelmusikRain, Rain, Go Away by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

In this episode, Dr. Joanna Moody, Research Program Manager at MIT Energy Initiative's Mobility Systems Center, discusses her research on the people's mobility behavior in the US and the MENA regions and how different they are and her research survey on the so-called "Car Pride" across the US and the MENA countries and how this is constructed. This episode's partner is MIT Mobility Initiative and generously sponsored by The Hollings Center for International Dialogue.

In this episode of the CEBC MENA Podcast, our guest speakers discuss the recent technological developments in new energy vehicles in the USA and the MENA regions, the impact of these technological advancements on the adoption rate of these new energy vehicles, the life cycle emissions from those different new energy vehicles in both regions and which technology is predicted to be more mainstream in each region. Guest speakers are: - Randell Field, Executive Director at Mobility Systems Center - MIT Energy Initiative. - Dr. Rubal Dua, Research Fellow at Kind Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) This episode's partner is MIT Mobility Initiative and generously sponsored by The Hollings Center for International Dialogue.

7 decades of civil war and military oppression have swept Myanmar. Suppression of the Rohingya, a stateless ethnic minority, has been so severe, they are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite calls for a nationwide ceasefire, clashes between the military and the Rohingya have continued. On the 10th of May, the government set their own ceasefire, but what did this entail? Increased vulnerabilities have further exacerbated conditions for previously displaced refugees. 15,000 Rohingya face quarantine in already crowded camps. With the suppression of human rights activists and the media, how can these issues be heard and, most importantly, resolved? Giving a voice to those who are silenced and suppressed, we are joined by peace activists Khin Ohmar, Chair of the Board of Progressive Voice Myanmar, and Marc Batac from Initiatives for International Dialogue for a new episode of the Peace Corner podcast. Music credit: 'Coffee Shopping' by Bruno Freitas, licensed under hooksounds.com.

Afghanistan ist ein gequältes Land: die Taliban, wirtschaftliche Not, mehr als die Hälfte der Menschen ist bitterarm. Und jetzt: Corona. Das Virus trifft auf einen Staat der seine Bewohner kaum schützt. Die Aktivistinnen Shahlla Matin und Diana Raofi über Gesundheits-Krise und Frauenrechte, den Terror und die Hoffnung auf Frieden. Mehr unter: www.journeystories.fmDiana Rafi - „Voice of Women“Shahlla Matin - „The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)“#voicesfrom: Diese Episode entstand in Kooperation mit dem „Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation“.Kooperationspartner: vidc.orgMusikrechteDm128-TigaSwingGroove by Javolenus (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Javolenus/38215 Ft: tigabeatzBreath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/58520 Ft: Panu, Kara Square

1,4 Millionen afghanische Flüchtlinge leben in Pakistan. Zumeist dort geboren und unter 30. In Sicherheit sind sie – wie andere benachteiligte Gruppen auch – keinesfalls. Sie bleiben Menschen ohne Schutz und ohne Rechte. Was jetzt, in Corona-Zeiten, zur Frage von Leben und Tod werden kann. FACES Pakistan setzt sich für sie ein: „empowerment for the underprivileged“. #voicesfrom: Diese Episode entstand in Kooperation mit dem „Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation“. Gesprächspartner von FACES Pakistan sind Javaid William und Elaine Alam.Mehr unter: www.journeystories.fmMehr zu FACES Pakistan.Kooperationspartner: Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and CooperationMusikrechteDm128-TigaSwingGroove by Javolenus (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Javolenus/38215 Ft: tigabeatzBreath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/58520 Ft: Panu, Kara Square

This Podcast features Tetet Nera-Lauron, a noted climate justice activist, who is part of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung | Center for International Dialogue and Cooperation Advisor for United Nations program | International Politics Unit | Twitter @tetetlauron.Be welcome to listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, aCast, Podtail, BluBrry, and other podcast streaming platforms. She was a speaker for the Sustainable Development e-Talks (#SDGtalks) - a special series, co-hosted by CNS and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore from World Health Day (7 April 2020) to World Environment Day (5 June 2020). For more information, be welcome to visit www.bit.ly/sdgtalks ThanksCNS team

Die Türkei öffnet Millionen Flüchtlingen die Tür. Wirklich? Steht eine neue Krise unmittelbar bevor? Wieviele Menschen fliehen weltweit vor Krieg und Klimawandel? Und wohin? Und welche (unglückliche) Rolle spielt die EU? Drängende Fragen. Zwei Experten des „Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation“ geben profunde Antworten.Mehr unter: www.thejourneystories.comDas VIDC: http://www.vidc.orgMusikrechteDm128-TigaSwingGroove by Javolenus (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Javolenus/38215 Ft: tigabeatzBreath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/58520 Ft: Panu, Kara Square

Donata Garrasi has worked on conflict dynamics for twenty-five years, in a career spanning operational, policy and consulting roles. She presently works as Director of Political Affairs for the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes. In one sense this might sound like a straightforward story. But walking through the steps, it really wasn’t. It was a series of self-starting, purposeful and often risky moves to find ways to make a contribution. What drives and sustains that kind of motivation? What happens when it’s frustrated by events on the ground that you can’t control? How does it balance with other aspirations in life? As always, all views are personal and don't reflect anyone's official position. --- Show notes: [00:00] Describing peace and conflict work to the general public. Unexpected sticking points. [05:10] Growing up in Italy with an interest in politics. First steps abroad, from an internship in New York to refugee response in the remotest part of Guinea-Conakry. [12:00] Key learning from early experiences around Liberia, Sierra Leone and Western Sahara. Looking behind humanitarian crises to the political decisions that create them. [17:35] Strong early role models that understood the why & the how of influencing key decisions. Learning about conflict dynamics at the end of the ‘90s in West Africa. [22:35] The rationale for moving between different countries. What it means to be a specialist in unpacking and addressing conflict dynamics. [27:25] A stint in the policy world with the OECD, at the juncture of aid and politics. Trying to help the sector as a whole learn some much-needed lessons. [36:05] The International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. Motivation and meaning when working on complex and highly political inter-governmental processes. [40:30] The opportunities and limitations of consulting work. Freedom versus the frustrations of being peripheral to decision-making. [44:40] Fitting all the pieces together. Playing big when it comes to highly political jobs, and the highly contentious politics of peace & security. [51:40] Sustaining motivation when things just aren’t going the right way. When it’s more ethical to move onwards than to stay in place and keep trying. [59:45] Reflections on a long (and still-evolving) career. Experiences as a woman in the sector.

„Stoppt europäische Waffentransporte in den Libanon!“ – Mit diesem Statement appellierte Lara Bitar, Gründerin von The Public Source, einer unabhängigen investigativen Medienplattform mit Sitz in Beirut, letzten Montag in der Hauptbibliothek am Gürtel an ein Wiener Publikum. Unter dem Titel „Alle heisst alle!“ diskutierten drei feministische Aktivist_innen auf Einladung des Vienna Institute's for International Dialogue and Cooperation über die Formierung und Herausforderungen neuer Protestbewegungen im Irak und dem Libanon. Dieser Mitschnitt erscheint in der Reihe „Globale Revolte“ auf Mosaik Blog und unserm Podcast. Im Libanon sind die politischen Machtverhältnisse in einem seit mehr als 30 Jahren währenden konfessionellen System verankert. Im Irak wurde das gegenwärtige politische System erst nach der US-geführten Invasion von 2003 etabliert. Beiden gemeinsam ist eine neoliberale Wirtschaftspolitik, die grassierende Korruption und klientelistische politische Strukturen begünstigt. Diese hat zur Verarmung breiter Bevölkerungsschichten geführt. Beide Länder liegen in einem geopolitischen Spannungsfeld, innerhalb dessen die brutalen Kriege in Syrien und dem Jemen zu einer vermeintlichen Normalität geworden sind. Lara Bitar diskutierte mit Janan Aljabiri, der irakischen Feministin und Vorsitzenden der Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organization in Großbritannien und der irakisch kurdischen Schriftstellerin und Doktorandin Schluwa Sama. Sie sprachen über die Zukunft lokaler Protestbewegungen und setzten diese in historische und politische Beziehung. Die Veranstaltung wurde von Magda Seewald (Wiener Institut für Internationalen Dialog) und Helmut Krieger (Institut für Internationale Entwicklung) konzipiert und moderiert. Im Mittelpunkt standen die Fragen: Was sind die Ziele dieser neuen Protestbewegungen? Aus welchen Teilen der jeweiligen Gesellschaften setzen sie sich zusammen? Wie sehr strahlen sie auf den gesamten arabischen Raum aus? Wie wurden die Erfahrungen der Revolten von 2011 verarbeitet? Wie reagieren die jeweiligen politischen Eliten aber auch eine so genannte westliche Staatengemeinschaft auf die Proteste? Was kann Solidarität mit den Protesten von Europa aus bedeuten?

Wir müssen raus aus der Migrationsfalle, sagt Michael Fanizadeh. Der rechten Erzählung von „Überflutung“ und „Bevölkerungsaustausch“ setzt der Experte des Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation eine realistische Darstellung globaler Migration entgegen. In den vergangenen Episoden haben wir das Scheitern der Europäischen Asylpolitik anhand der humanitären Krise auf Samos analysiert. Das Replay des Interviews mit Fanizadeh vom Mai 2019 ist die ideale Ergänzung dazu. Genauso wie seine Empfehlung an die neue - wahrscheinlich - türkis-grüne Regierung: eine völlig neue Migrations-Politik.Mehr unter: www.thejourneystories.comDas Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation: www.vidc.orgMusikrechteDm128-TigaSwingGroove by Javolenus (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Javolenus/38215 Ft: tigabeatzBreath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/58520 Ft: Panu, Kara Squareup by Vidian (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/57890 Ft: Apoxode

Expressing international solidarity is easy. But taking steps to build transformative change on a European and international level is much harder. At the World Transformed Festival, Another Europe's Zoe Williams hosted a discussion bringing together perspectives from two countries with quite different experiences of the EU: Portugal has been on the frontline of austerity and successfully stood up to a neoliberal Europe with its leftist government now riding high in the polls; Germany has been one of the most powerful and conservative of Europe's states. What can we learn from these experiences? With Kevin Kühnert of the German SPD, Ana Gomes from the Portuguese Socialists, Katja Kipping of Die Linke and the Labour Party MP Clive Lewis. Produced in collaboration with Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Brussels Office. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Wir müssen raus aus der Migrationsfalle, sagt Michael Fanizadeh. Der rechten Erzählung von „Überflutung“ und „Bevölkerungsaustausch“ setzt der Experte des Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation eine realistische Darstellung globaler Migration entgegen. Und was das mit der aktuellen Regierung unter Kanzler Kurz zu tun hat: eine völlig neue Migrations-Politik. Mehr unter: www.thejourneystories.com Das Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation: www.vidc.org Musikrechte: Dm128-TigaSwingGroove by Javolenus (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Javolenus/38215 Ft: tigabeatz Breath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/58520 Ft: Panu, Kara Square up by Vidian (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/57890 Ft: Apoxode

Andy and Dave take a look at the reintroduction of the “AI in Government Act,” a bill that intents to get more AI technical experts into the US Government. San Francisco bans facial recognition software (but leaves the door open in the future), while Moscow announces plans to weave AI facial recognition into its urban surveillance net. Facebook opens up its data to academic researchers for analysis. DARPA announces the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program, to automate air-to-air combat; DARPA also announces Teaching AI to Leverage Overlooked Residuals (TAILOR), to make soldiers fitter, happier, and more productive. And IARPA announces Trojans in AI (TrojAI), an effort to inspect AI for malicious code. In research, Andy and Dave discuss research from Frankle at MIT that proposes a “Lottery Ticket” hypothesis, which suggests only certain “winning combinations” are necessary for training a neural networks, and that researchers have been training neural networks that are much larger than they need to be to increase the chances of includes one of these winning combinations. Leon Bottou at Facebook AI proposes a method for using AI to identify causal relationships in data (and which goes against common modern practice of combining data sets into one giant dataset). And research from Cambridge, George IT, and the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates that Magic: the Gathering is officially the world’s most complicated game (and is Turing complete). In reports of the week, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute releases the Impact of AI on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk. IKV and Pax Christi release The State of AI. Analytics Vedhya has compiled a list of 25 open datasets for deep learning. Benedek Rozemberczki has curated a list of decision tree research papers. The IEEE Spectrum releases a report on Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Technology. The May 2019 issue of The Scientist contains 15 articles on how Biology is tackling AI. David Kriesel provides A Brief Introduction to Neural Networks. COL Jasper Jeffers wins the 2019 Sci-Fi Writing Contest with AN41. The ICLR 2019 provides video on four talks, including Frankle’s Lottery Ticket hypothesis, and Bottou’s Casual Invariance. Melanie Mitchell gives a Ted Talk on the Collapse of AI and the possibility of an AI winter. And the National Academies-Royal Society Public Symposium will be meeting in DC on 24 May for an International Dialogue on AI.

The struggle for identity and self-determination fuel conflict in many regions of the world. In Southeast Asia particularly these struggles have become crises in Mindanao and Myanmar. Against this backdrop, there are those that struggle tirelessly for a change. Makers and builders of peace who believe that solidarity between peoples is the way to advocate for peace. To understand how this solidarity grows and has the power to break the status quo, we sat down with Filipino peace guru Gus Miclat, co-founder of Initiatives for International Dialogue (or IID), to ask: How can solidarity be a tool for peace in Southeast Asia? Music credit: 'Coffee Shopping' by Bruno Freitas, licensed under hooksounds.com.

Entwicklungsforschung befasst sich disziplin- sowie grenzübergreifend mit Lösungen für globale Ungleichheitsverhältnisse. Im Rahmen von APPEAR, dem Hochschulkooperationsprogramm der Österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, suchen Wissenschaftler/innen und NGOs im Projekt „Rooting Development in the Palestinian Context“ (ROOTDEVPAL) mittels partizipativer Forschung nach Lösungen für die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen in den besetzten Gebieten und in der palästinensischen Diaspora im Libanon und in Jordanien. Studieren und Forschen ist freilich in der „kleinen Kolonie Israels“ – wie einige zynisch sagen – sowie in den Flüchtlingslagern außerhalb ein Ausnahmezustand.Umso beachtlicher ist es, dass in Wien die Summerschool mit dem Titel „Critical Perspectives and Engaged Research in the Palestinian Context“ im Rahmen des Projekts abgehalten wurde und sich Forscher/innen aus vier Ländern trafen, um die große Frage zu diskutieren, welches und wessen Wissen neue Alternativen für ein menschenwürdiges Zusammenleben in Palästina „gebären“ kann. Welt im Ohr war vor Ort und zusätzlich zu den Interviews der Teilnehmenden steht uns der Koordinator des Projekts Helmut Krieger Rede und Antwort auf Fragen wie: Hat Wissensproduktion einen Einfluss auf Friedensprozesse?Gestaltung und Moderation: Maiada Hadaia (Verantwortlich für den Sendungsinhalt)Am Podium und in Interviews: Ass. Prof.in Dr.in Lena Meari, Direktorin des Instituts für Women Studies, Birzeit UniversitätKassem Sabah, MA, Direktor Mousawat, Libanon Manal E’mar, Koordinatorin Women's Program, Community Development Center, JordanienAyman Abdul Majeed, MA, Projektkoordinator ROOTDEVPAL, Center for Development Studies, Birzeit Universität Hada el-Aryan, MBA, APPEAR Stipendiatin ROOTDEVPAL, Birzeit Universität Weitere Teilnehmende an der SummerschoolGast: Dr. Helmut Krieger, Projektkoordinator ROOTDEVPAL, Sozialwissenschafter, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Internationale Entwicklung, Universität Wien, und Konsulent beim Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC)Musik: Mario - Orient Experiment, Sonic Ahmed - mashkenka, Snowflake _ ccMixter - Peace Around the World _ditto ditto feat. Freedom People, CHRISS ONAC - Belle Vision. Nachzuhören auf Jamendo, eine Community für freie, legale und unlimitierte Musik, die unter Creative Commons Lizenzen veröffentlicht wurde.

„Krise, Revolte und Krieg in der arabischen Welt“ titelt ein neues Buch als Ergebnis langjähriger Auseinandersetzung mit der Region und den Ereignissen, welche bereits im Kolonialismus tief verwurzelt sind, aber ihren Ausgang im anhaltenden Israel-Palästina Konflikt haben. Es finden sich Beiträge von Wissenschaftler/innen und Aktivist/innen, die sich gemeinsam der Herausforderung stellen, sowohl eine differenzierte Analyse des sogenannten arabischen Frühlings und seiner politischen und gesellschaftlichen Folgen zu geben, als auch überregionale ökonomische und soziale Verflechtungen aufzuzeigen. Die Kritik an „westlichen Narrativen“ darf ebenso nicht fehlen.In dieser Radiosendung sprechen die irakische Schriftstellerin und Aktivistin Haifa Zangana über den Kampf der Frauen gegen Ungerechtigkeit und die Politologin Rabab El-Mahdi erklärt warum die ägyptische Revolution Teil einer globalen Transformation ist. Der Sozialwissenschaftler Helmut Krieger, Mitherausgeber des oben genannten Buches und Koordinator eines Projektes von APPEAR - dem Hochschulkooperationsprogramm der österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit - mit dem Titel „Rooting Development in the Palestinian Context – ROOTDEVPAL“, analysiert eurozentrische, aber auch alternative Konzepte von Entwicklung in der Region.Gestaltung: Maiada Hadaia (für den Sendungsinhalt verantwortlich)Gäste:Dr.in Rabab El-Mahdi, Politologin, Associate Prof. American University CairoHaifa Zangana, Schriftstellerin und Aktivistin Dr. Helmut Krieger, Sozialwissenschaftler, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Internationale Entwicklung, Universität Wien und Konsulent bei VIDC (Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation)Musik: Mandala Meditation-Mandala Orient; San_jyla-fraternite; Ben OThman-Yamma Feat. Ashraf; Sonic Ahmed-Gosch; Dahab-I Remember When. Nachzuhören auf Jamendo, einer Community für freie, legale und unlimitierte Musik, die unter Creative Commons Lizenzen veröffentlicht wurde.

Large-scale drought in southern Africa. Floods in North Korea and Haiti. Rumblings of water-related conflicts in Pakistan and India. In Circle of Blue’s latest HotSpots H2O podcast, Dr. David Grey, a visiting professor of Water Policy from Oxford University, argues that water security is closely linked to migration, climate change risk, and economic development. In an interview with J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue’s director, Dr. Grey also offers solutions to alleviating the world’s water-related risks. Dr. Grey also is a former member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security. J. Carl Ganter reports from Washington D.C. at the International Dialogue on the Global Commons. Produced and edited by Cody Pope. This is HotSpots Podcast Episode 02.

GENERATION GLOBAL IS BACK WITH STUDENTS THIS TIME FROM JORDAN AND SINGAPORE. THEIR THOUGHTS AND ALSO WHY YOU SHOULD GET YOUR SCHOOL INVOLVED  AT GENERATION.GLOBALhttp://GENERATION.GLOBAL

Die führende Dachorganisation im Bereich der Entwicklungsforschung und der diesbezüglichen Ausbildung auf europäischer Ebene ist EADI. Die „European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes“, also die europäische Organisation für Entwicklungsforschungs- und -ausbildungsinstitutionen stellt ein europaweites Netzwerk von Institutionen, Forscher/innen und Studierenden dar.Gemeinsam ist ihnen der Fokus auf Entwicklungsforschung, wobei es keine disziplinären Einschränkungen gibt. EADI hat rund 150 Mitgliedsorganisationen in 26 Ländern. Gegründet wurde die Organisation 1975. Österreichische Mitglieder sind das Institut für Internationale Entwicklung an der Universität Wien, die Österreichische Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (ÖFSE), das Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), das Österreichische Institut für internationale Politik (OIIP) und die Kommission für Entwicklungsforschung (KEF) bei der OeAD-GmbH, die derzeit alle Mitglieder im EADI-Executive Committee vertritt.EADI bietet den Mitgliedern umfangreiche Möglichkeiten und Leistungen. Darunter ein wissenschaftliches Journal, Publikationen, Seminare, Summer Schools und institutionsübergreifende Working Groups. Zudem bietet EADI, gemeinsam mit dem International Accreditation Council, die Möglichkeit der Akkreditierung von Hochschullehrgängen im Bereich der Development Studies. Die größte Aktivität stellt die Organisation einer Generalkonferenz, alle 3 Jahre, dar. Die nächste wird zwischen 21. und 23. August 2017 in Bergen/Norwegen stattfinden.Gast bei Maiada Hadaia ist Mag. Martina Neuwirth, entwicklungspolitische Expertin am Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), die selbst in der EADI aktiv war und ist. Ein von EADI-Executive Committee-Mitglied Doris Bauer (KEF) gestalteter Beitrag, in dem insbesondere EADI-Präsidentin Prof. Dr. Isa Baud (Universität Amsterdam) zu Wort kommt, komplettiert das Studiogespräch.Moderation: Maiada HadaiaGestaltung und Sendungsverantwortung: Doris Bauer, Maiada HadaiaGast: Mag. Martina Neuwirth - Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC)Musik: Jibs - Intro; Sonic Ahmed - Gosch. Im Beitrag: The Mind Orchestra - Moonlight; Dee Yan-Key - Chaleur Estivale; Dom the bear - so british. Nachzuhören auf Jamendo, einer Community für freie, legale und unlimitierte Musik, die unter Creative Commons Lizenzen veröffentlicht wurde.

Heidi Basch-Harod is the Executive Director of Women's Voices Now, which promotes the free expression of women's struggles for civil, economic, political and gender rights worldwide. WVN accomplishes this by providing free online platforms for film, art, writing, and social-media activism. Watch the short movies for free on the website at WomensVoicesNow.org. Heidi knew she wanted to be an activist ever since she was 10 years old and heard her grandfather's stories and advice after having survived the holocaust. Heidi has gathered women's stories and experiences from all over the world, and is devoting her work to giving these women a platform and a voice.

Froswa' Booker-Drew has an extensive background in nonprofit management, partnership development, training and education. She is currently National Community Engagement Director for World Vision, serving as a catalyst, partnership broker, and builder of the capacity of local partners, facilitating the emergence and strengthening of community-led initiatives to improve and sustain the well-being of children and their families. She supervises staff in several locations around the US. Froswa' is a part of the AWOW International Girls Leadership Initiative offering consulting, curriculum and program development providing instruction to girls in the US and in Ghana. She was a part of the documentary, Friendly Captivity, a film that follows a cast of 7 women from Dallas to India. She was a semi-finalist for the SMU TED Talks in 2012, received the Girlfriends Rock Award, 2012 Outstanding African American Alumni Award from the University of Texas at Arlington, 2009 Woman of the Year Award by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and was awarded Diversity Ambassador for the American Red Cross. Froswa’ graduated with a PhD from Antioch University in Leadership and Change with a focus on social capital and relational leadership in August 2014. She attended the Jean Baker Miller Institute at Wellesley in June 2013 for training in relational cultural theory and has completed facilitator training on Immunity to Change based on the work of Kegan and Lahey of Harvard. She has also completed training through UNICEF on Equity Based Evaluations and is a member of the American Evaluation Association. She is the author of the book, Rules of Engagement: Making Connections Last. The workbook helps women build identity and psychological capital that can result in stronger social capital. Froswa’ was a workshop presenter at the United Nations in June 2013 on the Access to Power and participated in the International Dialogue on Relational Learning and Leadership Conference in October 2013. Tune in to listen to Frowsa Booker Drew and Janét talk love and family tonight on WMRN.

Diese fanden von 5. bis 8. Mai in der Wiener Urania statt und wurden in Kooperation mit der Caritas Austria, der Austrian Development Agency, der Kommission für Entwicklungsforschung und dem Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation organisiert. AGRINATURA ist ein Zusammenschluss von 31 europäischen Universitäten und Forschungseinrichtungen, welche in den Bereichen landwirtschaftliche Forschung, Bildung, Ausbildung und Fortbildung und Aufbau von Kapazitäten für Entwicklung tätig sind.2050 werden zehn Milliarden Menschen die Erde bevölkern. Welternährungssysteme die die globale Ernährungssicherheit gewährleisten werden unentbehrlich. Doch derzeit durchlaufen diese ökologische, ökonomische, soziale und strukturelle Veränderungen. Auch wenn Kleinbäuerinnen und Kleinbauern zunehmend mehr Lebensmittel für Verbraucher/innen und Märkte produzieren, leiden Menschen Hunger und sind prekären Lebensbedingungen ausgesetzt.Bei den AGRINATURA Science Days wurden Fragen diskutiert, ob und wie Allianzen zwischen kleinen Familienbetrieben und Wissenschafter/innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen lokale und globale Nahrungsmittelsysteme nachhaltig verbessern können und auf welche Weise die Lebensmittel-und Ernährungssicherheit für die Versorgung der Weltbevölkerung transformiert werden kann.Welt im Ohr war vor Ort und bringt spannende Eindrücke von der Konferenz und ein Interview mit Florence Kyazze, einer Lehrenden an der Makerere Universität in Kampala, Uganda, und Partnerin im appear-Projekt WATERCAP in Kooperation mit der Universität für Bodenkutlur in Wien. Im Studio diskutieren Michael Hauser, Leiter des „Centre for Development Research“ an der BOKU und Organisator der Konferenz und Monika Thuswald von ÖBV Via Campesina über das Thema Welternährung.Gestaltung: Maiada Hadaia (für den Sendungsinhalt verantwortlich)Gäste:Michael Hauser (Centre for Development Research/ BOKU und AGRINATURA)Monika Thuswald (ÖBV Via Campesina)Sendetermine: Freitag, 09.05.2014, 20:00-21.00 Uhr auf Ö1 Campusradio & Montag, 12.05.2014, 11:00-12:00 Uhr auf Radio Orange 94.0Das Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development (appear), ist ein Hochschulkooperationsprogramm finanziert durch die Österreichische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.Musik: Orchestranik-Samawara Nachzuhören auf Jamendo - eine Community für freie, legale und unlimitierte Musik, die unter Creative Commons Lizenzen veröffentlicht wurde.

Father Frizzell interviews Msgr. John A. Radano, Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology in the Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University, regarding his book Celebrating a Century of Ecumenism: Exploring the Achievements of International Dialogue.