Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 1082
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Episode 152: Jill Filipovic
Trump's First Foreign Trip: Here's What to Know
As I'm typing, the White House is busy doing damage control over revelations that Donald Trump revealed sensitive information to the Russians when he met wth the Russian ambassador and foreign minist…
Episode 151: James Walsh
Dr. James Walsh of MIT is a nuclear security security expert and one of the few Americans who have travelled to both Iran and North Korea for talks on nuclear issues. To this day, Jim meets frequentl…
Meet Emmanuel Macron, the Surprising New President of France
Episode 150: Lisa Palmer
Lisa Palmer is author of the new book Hot Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change. As the title suggests, the book examines the intersection of climate cha…
Yemen, Already Beset by Civil War, is Now Facing Famine
Episode 149: Marcus Bleasdale
The internationally acclaimed and award-winning photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has a spread in the latest issue of National Geographic magazine from his collection of photos documenting the conflic…
What's Next for Afghanistan
Episode 148: Laurie Adams
Laurie Adams is president of the NGO Women for Women International which works with women survivors of war. She has had a long career in the NGO sector and as an activist, including many years with O…
The Venezuela Crisis, explained
Episode 147: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield grew up the oldest of eight children in a small segregated town outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They were poor. Her father was not literate. Despite these circumstances, sh…
What Political Science Can Teach Us About the Syria Strikes
What's Next for the US-China Relationship?
Xi Jinping is headed to Mar-a-Lago for his first big meeting with Donald Trump.
The US-China relationship is arguably the most consequential bi-lateral relationship in the world so naturally this tri…
These Are the Smugglers Who Make Mass Migration Possible
Despite wide attention to the global refugee and migrant crisis, there has been little research of one key group that facilitates the movement of migrants: the smugglers themselves.
In brand new boo…
Episode 144: James Goldgeier
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James Goldgeier is the dean of the school for international service at American University. He's spent a career trying to brid…
What North Korea Wants
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Over the past several months, North Korea has engaged in a series of provocative nuclear and missile tests. It conducted nucl…
Is Torture Making a Comeback?
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Elizabeth Arsenault is a professor at Georgetown University out with the new book How the Gloves Came Off: Lawyers, Policy …
Episode 143: Julie Smith
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Julie Smith is Senior Fellow and Director of the Strategy and Statecraft Program at the Center for a New American Security. r…
Episode 142: Jeremy Konyndyk
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Jeremy Konyndyk recently left his post as the top US global humanitarian relief official. Jeremy lead the Office of Foreign Disaster Assi…
What We Mean When We Talk About "Foreign Aid"
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You may have seen news reports that the White House wants to substantially increase defense spending, and to offset those increases slash…