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Jennifer Brinkerhoff explores the global influence of diaspora populations on their place of origin and ability to enact institutional change.

Professor Melani McAlister, the author of “The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals,” talks about global evangelicalism and their international activism in the age of Trump.

A discussion with defense experts Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking, whose book, “Like War: the Weaponization of Social Media,” explains the shift in use of social media in politics and war. 

Professor Paul Williams, the author of “Fighting for Peace in Somalia,” explains the history of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and their fight against terrorist group Al-Shabaab. 

The UN reports at least 1 million Uighurs, an ethnic muslim minority group in China, are being held in “internment camps.” Despite calls from the international community for China to stop, there appears to be no end in sight.

Shirley Graham, director of the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs, talks about the history of International Women’s Day, female peacekeepers and the Commission on the Status of Women.

Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety talks about Syria, climate change and what he’s hopeful for in 2019 in part two of our inaugural episode.

What current events and issues should we be watching on the international stage in 2019? From Brexit to Russia, Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety shares what he’s keeping an eye on this year in part one of our inaugural episode.