Graduate Institute What Matters Today
What Matters Today is a podcast series from the Geneva Graduate Institute in which we ask faculty members to comment on current issues impacting, economics, politics, health, and society.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Iran Protests: A revolution in the making?
In this episode, we look at why the current protests in Iran have mobilized so many. We also examine who is actually participating in these protests and the role students are playing as well.
Will th…
00:21:30 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Energy Crisis and the Ukraine War
The energy crisis is expected to get worse as we approach winter in the northern hemisphere. But will it? Are recent declining gas prices a sign that the energy crisis will not be as bad as expected?…
00:15:58 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
To Wear or Not to Wear? More than Just the Hijab in Question
Hair-cutting, hijab burning, mourning the loss of a friend, sister, daughter and woman: these are the images of worldwide protests sparked after 22-year old Mahsa Amini was detained for wearing an “i…
00:21:21 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Post-partition: 75 years after the divide between India and Pakistan
In 1947, 300 years after British colonisation began, Cyril John Radcliffe was assigned the task of drawing the borders to define two newly independent nation states: India and Pakistan. On 9 August 1…
00:16:18 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Brazil elections: What is at stake nationally and globally?
All eyes are on Brazil as the first round of its upcoming presidential election on 2 October has already stirred heated debate.
Incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former pre…
00:18:49 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
Global impact of Roe v Wade being overturned
On Friday 24 June, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade ending 50 years of federal abortion rights. 26 stats are expected to ban abortion immediately or as soon as possible.
The rul…
00:19:50 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Inflation on the rise
Inflation has been a headline issue over the past few months with key questions being why is it so high right now, what can be done to decrease it, and how long will it last?
These are some of the q…
00:17:53 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
The impact of Finland's and Sweden's application to join NATO
On Wednesday 18 May, Finland and Sweden simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO. Both countries decided to do so following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. How will t…
00:10:59 |
Thu 26 May 2022
Gangs and Suburbs: What Impact on the French Elections?
With the French Presidential elections taking place this month, this episode of What Matters Today focuses on how topics such as gangs and gang-related violence, the war on drugs, and the social situ…
00:21:34 |
Sun 10 Apr 2022
The EU Reaction to the War in Ukraine
This episode focuses on how the EU has reacted since Russia invaded Ukraine. What steps has the EU taken since the start of the war, and what are the long-term policy implications. How will the EU re…
00:21:06 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Diplomatic Boycotts of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have begun and today we are looking at the diplomatic boycotts surrounding the games.
So far, countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, Lithuania, the United King…
00:16:33 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Crisis in Afghanistan
Now that the US has pulled out of Afghanistan and that the Taliban have taken over the country, what does the future of Afghanistan look like? Did any good come out of the last 20 years? And how will…
00:38:38 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Synthetic Biology
Climate change has been at the forefront of environmental discussions lately, but there are other aspects of the environmental crisis, one of the most significant being biodiversity loss.
Bill Adams…
00:19:15 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy
The topic of this podcast episode is vaccine diplomacy. The term "vaccine diplomacy" has become more prevalent in the media as the Covid pandemic continues to engulf the globe. Now the world is askin…
00:18:37 |
Fri 07 May 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Cities
How will COVID-19 impact cities moving forward? This is the topic of our 11th episode featuring Dennis Rodgers, Research Professor in Anthropology and Sociology at the Graduate Institute. Prior to jo…
00:30:56 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Arab Spring - 10 years on
The Arab Spring protests started in December 2010. In this episode we examine the impact and legacy of the Arab Spring 10 years on. My guest is Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou, Professor of International H…
00:18:31 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Brexit: What Next?
With the Brexit transition period officially ending on 31 December, what will happen next between the UK and the EU? This episode features Cédric Dupont, Professor of International Relations and Poli…
00:26:54 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
The impact of the US elections on democracy
The topic of this episode is the impact of the upcoming US elections on Democracy and features Professor Shalini Randeria. Professor Randeria is Professor of Social Anthropology and Sociology and is …
00:31:02 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
COVID-19 impact on organisational structure and governance
In this third episode of our post-coronavirus series, we look at the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic could have on organisations and governance. Specifically, we examine the effects the pandemic w…
00:19:21 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on human rights
Over the past few months, the coronavirus has had a major impact on many different facets of our daily lives. One topic that isn't often addressed however, is the impact the pandemic has, and will co…
00:32:52 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
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