Latest Worldaffairs Podcast Episodes
Bruce Hoffman on Terrorism
World Affairs Council of Charleston - April 06, 2024 18:06 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the world's leading experts on terrorism and insurgency provides an insightful update on this global threat.
Global Population: Myths & Misconceptions
World Affairs Council of Charleston - March 09, 2024 22:28 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the world's foremost experts in demographic trends explores the changing nature, shape, size and movement of global populations, one of the vital questions of our time.
Crisis in the Red Sea
World Affairs Council of Charleston - February 16, 2024 19:38 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRecent attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea—launched by the Houthis in Yemen—are wreaking havoc on global trade. Drawing on his distinguished career with the State Dept., Al Thibault speaks about history, geography and geopolitical risk factors in a part of the world that has suddenly grab...
Threats to the democratic world order
World Affairs Council of Charleston - December 15, 2023 21:26 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMichael Miklaucic, the editor of the National Defense University journal PRISM, shares thoughts on current national and international security threats and what to do about them.
Why Africa Matters
World Affairs Council of Charleston - September 24, 2023 21:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChristopher Day, professor of political science at the College of Charleston, a former relief worker with Doctors Without Border, and veteran observer of African politics, economy, and society offers his thoughts on this distinct and compelling region.
The Future of Intelligence
World Affairs Council of Charleston - May 17, 2023 12:05 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRolf Mowatt-Larssen challenges us with his fasten your seatbelts presentation on the complex issue of intelligence in which he discusses spies, nukes, emerging science and technology, climate change and fake news.
Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities
World Affairs Council of Charleston - February 28, 2023 20:59 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAmbassador Earl Anthony Wayne served as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina and as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs under three Secretaries of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Deputy Ambassador in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wayne is prese...
China
World Affairs Council of Charleston - January 09, 2023 21:46 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCharleston World Affairs Council member George Pope discusses what he considers China's two Achilles Heel issues--water and food.
Turmoil in Iran
World Affairs Council of Charleston - December 15, 2022 16:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA young woman arrested for taking off her hijab (mandatory head covering for woman) dies in police custody. The backlash, especially women, has rattled religious leaders. In addition, Iran is supplying drones to Moscow for the war in Ukraine. Iran's nuclear program is moving ahead. U.S. and west...
Alarm in Washington as China's Pacific Island Outreach Accelerates
World Affairs Council of Charleston - November 16, 2022 14:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingU. S. Institute of Peace analysts Brian Harding and Camilla Pohle-Anderson discuss Washington's concern over China's aggressive outreach into the Pacific Island region.
Pakistan/Sri Lanka Update
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 05, 2022 14:44 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorld Affairs Council of Charleston member and retired senior diplomat Al Thibault discusses the always volatile and ever-changing situation in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Russia/Ukraine: Update and Status
World Affairs Council of Charleston - September 16, 2022 18:46 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRetired senior US diplomat and World Affairs Council of Charleston member Jon Gundersen who has extensive experience working in Russia and Ukraine explains, updates, and offers 'indicators' to follow regarding the Russia/Ukraine war.
Seeking Commonality in Rural Development Programs in Colombia and Mozambique
World Affairs Council of Charleston - August 17, 2022 11:48 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrian Norris, Professor of Political Science at Lincoln University of Missouri, discusses his recent Fulbright Future Scholars Grant wherein over three years he will study rural development programs in Colombia and Mozambique. Dr. Norris will also discuss his recent visit to Colombia where he mo...
Ukraine/Russia Crisis-History, Current Status, and What Happens Now
World Affairs Council of Charleston - April 20, 2022 14:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRetired senior US diplomats, Ambassador William Courtney (Moscow, Kazakhstan, and Georgia), and Jon Gundersen (Moscow, Ukraine, and Estonia) discuss the current Ukraine/Russia crisis--how it came about, where we stand now, and possible outcomes.
North Korea: History, Status, Update
World Affairs Council of Charleston - December 10, 2021 21:27 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChristian Curriden, Rand Corp Defense Analyst discusses how North Korea has moved from Pariah State to a major challenge. Are there any viable options other than crossed fingers and hopes for the best?
Immigration: Complex, confusing, complicated, controversial!
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 14, 2021 15:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingImmigration professional Gil Jacobs discusses current immigration issues--Afghanistan and Haitian refugees--in the light of US policy, politics, and the inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free, the wretched ref...
Transitions: Lessons Learned; Lessons Applied
World Affairs Council of Charleston - May 29, 2021 13:53 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAmbassador Christopher Goldthwait discusses 'lessons learned' during his Government career and how he is now 'applying' those lessons as an entrepreneur in the international private sector.
Bitcoin for Beginners
World Affairs Council of Charleston - May 12, 2021 20:49 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorld Affairs Council of Charleston member George Pope offers a primer on cyber currencies--Bitcoin for Beginners. Pope provides a basic overview on What are Bitcoins? Why is everyone so excited? Why should I care?
Rare Earth 101: A Primer
World Affairs Council of Charleston - April 17, 2021 20:27 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorld Affairs Council of Charleston President George Pope discusses the emerging and frightening international issue of rare earth elements which are essential to virtually all electronic systems and devices, the emerging renewable energy sector, and most importantly, the US National Security in...
Strategies for International Development
World Affairs Council of Charleston - February 25, 2021 15:13 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStrategies for International Development (SID) Executive Director Charles Patterson and Program Director Judith Russo discuss SID's innovative 'farmer to farmer' approach to economic development in Guatemala.
India Farmers Revolt
World Affairs Council of Charleston - February 13, 2021 21:47 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorld Affairs Council of Charleston resident South Asia expert Al Thibault discusses the farmer revolt in India. Initial protests by rice and wheat growers from northern India have now spread across the country while the federal government refuses to repeal recently passed ‘agricultural reform’ ...
The Global Residential Real Estate Market and the Pandemic
World Affairs Council of Charleston - January 28, 2021 16:44 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRuthie Ravenel of Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty discusses the impact of the global Covid-19 Pandemic on local, national, and international residential real estate markets, and what 'indicators' real estate professionals will be following as we, emerge from the pandemic.
The Pandemic: Coping with the Present: Preparing for the Future
World Affairs Council of Charleston - January 10, 2021 13:39 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJ. Huggins, Executive VP and Regional President of United Bank, discusses how his 'regional' financial institution is coping with, and preparing for the end of, the Covid-19 Pandemic--a fascinating insight into how, in all likelihood, financial institutions around the world are dealing with the ...
Bolivia: Socialist Government, Chinese Cash; What Next?
World Affairs Council of Charleston - December 24, 2020 19:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Brian Norris of Denison University discusses the impact of Bolivia's socialist Government and massive Chinese 'Belt and Road' investments on Bolivian relations with other Latin American countries, and with the the United States. Should we be worried?
Death and Taxes: Closing Out a Pandemic Year
World Affairs Council of Charleston - December 10, 2020 22:01 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe international world comes close to home as Tucker Morris of Morris Financial Concepts takes us through year-end considerations on taxes (positive news actually), portfolio management (rebalancing and taking tax losses as appropriate), and making sure our Estate Plan is up to date.
The Emperor's New Road
World Affairs Council of Charleston - November 23, 2020 15:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJonathan Hillman, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of the Reconnecting Asia Project, discusses his new book, The Emperor's New Road, which has been described as "the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomics vision."
Money Laundering 101
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 31, 2020 19:47 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen money speaks, conscience stays silent. (Russian proverb) Peter Wild has spent a career in anti-money laundering efforts. In this conversation, he provides an introductory primer into this $2 trillion a year criminal enterprise.
Here Comes China!
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 24, 2020 18:44 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Melford Wilson, Vice President of Winthrop University, discusses his forty years of traveling and working in China, all of which is covered in his new book 'Here Comes China.'
World War I in the Pacific
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 12, 2020 12:23 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Bryan Ganaway, College of Charleston Honors College Associate Dean, continues his presentations on WW I and its impact on our lives today, one hundred years later. In this discussion, Dr. Ganaway discusses China, Japan, and how WW I signaled the beginning-of-the-end of colonialism in South A...
Ambassador James Melville
World Affairs Council of Charleston - October 01, 2020 01:11 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJames Melville served as US Ambassador to Estonia 2015-2018 and is now Associate Dean at the Language, Culture, and World Affairs Department of The College of Charleston. In this podcast, Ambassador Melville discusses his Foreign Service career and the transition to Academia.
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