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Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

by Global Dispatches

The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs.
Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.

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1
Is Cuba Next?
26:37 Mar 23, 2026
2
The Iran War Ignites a Global Humanitarian Emergency
29:28 Mar 16, 2026
3
How to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change | Global Catastrophic Risks
30:18 Mar 12, 2026
4
The War in Iran Comes to the UN | To Save Us From Hell
24:14 Mar 9, 2026
5
How Does The Iran War End?
31:43 Mar 4, 2026
6
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: The High-Stakes Fight Over Military AI—and Autonomous Weapons
24:27 Mar 2, 2026
7
Ethiopia Is Sliding Fast Toward Major War
30:04 Feb 25, 2026
8
Board of Peace v United Nations | US To Attack Iran? - To Save Us From Hell
20:27 Feb 23, 2026
9
Why Has the United States Deployed Gunboats to Haiti?
34:02 Feb 19, 2026
10
The Last Nuclear Arms Control Agreement Between the US and Russia Just Expired. What's Next?
27:28 Feb 16, 2026
11
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Is Rewriting the Political Playbook
26:52 Feb 12, 2026
12
The Secretary General Race Heats Up — And the Epstein Files Hit the UN | To Save Us From Hell
18:16 Feb 9, 2026
13
What Americans Really Think About Foreign Policy
24:02 Feb 5, 2026
14
Civil War Has Returned to South Sudan
29:31 Feb 2, 2026
15
One Year On: What Have Trump's HIV/AIDS Cuts Cost The World?
28:17 Jan 28, 2026
16
The Stories that Will Drive the UN Agenda in 2026 | To Save Us From Hell
21:49 Jan 26, 2026
17
Why a U.S. Strike Against Iran May Backfire
29:01 Jan 19, 2026
18
The Curious Case of America's Christmas Day Missile Strikes in Nigeria
27:19 Jan 15, 2026
19
The View from Denmark as Trump Threatens Greenland | Søren Lippert
27:13 Jan 14, 2026
20
How China is Responding to the "Donroe Doctrine"
24:38 Jan 12, 2026
21
Is This an Existential Moment for the United Nations? | To Save Us From Hell
23:05 Jan 8, 2026
22
Maduro Ousted and Trump Says the US Will Run Venezuela | Expert Analysis from Elizabeth Dickinson of the International Crisis Group
27:59 Jan 3, 2026
23
How to Revive a Global Plastics Pollution Treaty | When Treaties Work
28:20 Dec 29, 2025
24
How to Prevent Ecological Collapse | Global Catastrophic Risks
27:23 Dec 22, 2025
25
To Save Us From Hell | Anjali Addresses the Security Council! Plus: Rafael Grossi Gets "The New Yorker" Profile Treatment
23:17 Dec 18, 2025
26
When Treaties Work | The Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court
39:33 Dec 15, 2025
27
2025 Was a Year of Global Protests
22:34 Dec 11, 2025
28
Inside the Search for Syria's Missing Persons
18:58 Dec 8, 2025
29
The Security Council Goes To Syria | To Save Us From Hell
29:29 Dec 4, 2025
30
What Happens When America Withdraws? | Live From The Halifax International Security Forum With Justin Ling
40:06 Dec 1, 2025
31
The Last of Syria's Political Prisoners are Still Languishing in Lebanese Jails
19:23 Nov 25, 2025
32
Live From Kabul — The World's First Capital Facing Total Water Collapse
24:07 Nov 20, 2025
33
A Brilliant New Biography Tells the Story of the Cold War Era UN Secretary General U-Thant
34:36 Nov 17, 2025
34
How the UN General Assembly Can Get Its Peace and Security Groove Back
25:48 Nov 13, 2025
35
How Tanzania's Fraudulent Elections Sparked an Unusual Protest Movement
35:37 Nov 10, 2025
36
When Treaties Work: The Biological Weapons Convention
29:09 Nov 6, 2025
37
A Genocidal Massacre is Underway in Sudan
24:47 Nov 2, 2025
38
Live From Cameroon: What's Driving The Political Unrest
25:49 Oct 30, 2025
39
North Korea is Getting Even More Repressive
26:06 Oct 27, 2025
40
Can the UN Charter Be Reformed? | To Save Us From Hell
22:31 Oct 23, 2025
41
Is the US About to Attempt Regime Change in Venezuela? The View From Caracas
27:30 Oct 20, 2025
42
What Comes Next For Israel and Gaza | With Matt Duss
27:56 Oct 16, 2025
43
Did The Gaza Ceasefire Emanate From UNGA? Plus: A New "Gang Suppression Force" for Haiti and our Nobel Predictions | To Save Us From Hell
19:18 Oct 13, 2025
44
When Treaties Work: The High Seas Treaty
30:09 Oct 9, 2025
45
Sudan's Civil War Takes an Even Deadlier Turn
25:01 Oct 6, 2025
46
"Women’s Rights Are Human Rights" — 30 Years On
29:41 Oct 3, 2025
47
Is America Suddenly at War With Venezuela?
22:06 Sep 29, 2025
48
“Your countries are going to hell” -- Trump Unleashes at the UN
44:32 Sep 24, 2025
49
Immunizations Are One of Africa's Greatest Public Health Success Stories | Future of Africa, Episode 7
1:03:51 Sep 19, 2025
50
Women and Girls Will Write the Future of Africa | Future of Africa, Episode 6
59:34 Sep 17, 2025
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