Militarism in Africa | Samuel Fury Childs Daly
In the final episode of the season, we sat down with UChicago's Samuel Fury Childs Daily, who studies militarism and military rule in Africa...
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Why are some places affected by violence and disorder while others enjoy peace and stability? From the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts, “Root of Conflict” analyzes violent confl...
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20 of 68 episodesMigration Flows and US Policy Tools | Katie Tobin
In this episode, we speak with Katie Tobin, who worked in the NSC in the Biden Administration and the UNHCR before that on a range of migrat...
Bringing Culture into Development and Security Work in Africa | Chidi Blyden
In this episode, we speak with Chidi Blyden, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs and former Deputy Chief Exec...
Event Recap: Iran and the Logic of Military Intervention: Jake Braun, Paul Poast, and Ryan Kellogg
In this episode, we share a recent panel at the Harris School of Public Policy on the U.S. intervention in Iran with former White house offi...
The New Nuclear Age | Kennette Benedict
In this episode, we speak with Kennette Benedict, a senior advisor to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and lecturer at the Harris Schoo...
Thinking about Foreign Policy and Alliances | Emma Ashford
In this episode, we speak with activist and journalist Emma Ashford from the Stimson Center on international security and US foreign policy....
Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland | Emma DeSouza
In this episode, we speak with activist and journalist Emma DeSouza on peacebuilding in Northern Ireland 28 years after the signing of the G...
Event Recap: What's Next for Venezuela? | Chris Blattman, Ryan Kellogg, and Paul Poast
In this episode, we share a recent panel at the Harris School of Public Policy on the what comes next for Venezuela with University of Chica...
Brief: Protests in Iran | Pegah Banihashemi
In this brief, we speak with Pegah Banihashemi about recent protests in Iran. We discuss how this wave of protests differs from those of pri...
Reporting on Conflict | John Haltiwanger
In this episode, we speak with Foreign Policy staff writer John Haltiwanger about his experiences reporting on conflict and national securit...
The Role of Schools in Diminishing Conflict | Anjali Adukia
In this episode, we speak with Professor Anjali Adukia from the University of Chicago about her research on restorative practices in schools...
Criminal Governance in Brazil | Benjamin Lessing
In this episode, Professor Benjamin Lessing unpacks the dynamics of organized crime and informal governance in Brazil. He discusses how extr...
Congo in Crisis: History, Minerals, and Power | Eduardo Montero
This episode explores the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the lens of historical legacies, regional dynamics, a...
What’s Next for Ukraine? | Roger Myerson
This episode features Professor Roger Myerson, Nobel Laureate (2007) and Professor at the University of Chicago. We discuss the war in Ukrai...
Behavioral Science to Conflict Mitigation | Rebecca Wolfe
This episode features Professor Rebecca J. Wolfe, senior lecturer and Executive Director of International Policy & Development at the Harris...
Paths to Reconciliation | Sergio Jaramillo Caro
This episode explores strategies for finding consensus between the government and rebel insurgencies. We spoke with Sergio Jaramillo Caro, f...
From Vision to Action | John Marks
How can social entrepreneurship help end violent conflict? In this episode, John Marks, founder of “Search for Common Ground”, an internatio...
A Possible Path for Haiti | Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis
Karl Popper once said, “Open societies are their own worst enemies.” In this episode, Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, former prime minister o...
Does Counterterrorism work? | Richard English
Defining successful antiterrorism strategies is challenging. With groundbreaking research in the history of political violence, terrorism, a...
Wealth in People | James Robinson
How can the West learn from Africa? Professor James Robinson, director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Confl...