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Global Futures
Global Futures is a podcast about global politics and how rising powers like China and India are changing it. We discuss foreign policy, economics, war and peace, and how the world is changing with experts from across the world.
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Multilateral Dialogues in a Changing World
In the final episode of the Global Futures podcast, we look back at 10 years of the Global Governance Futures (GGF) program and talk with some of our...
What Does Climate Change Mean for Water Security?
Climate change is disrupting weather patterns and leading to extreme weather events, such as wild fires, all around the world. Climate-related natural...
Kun Tang: China's Response to COVID-19
Three months after the novel Coronavirus outbreak, companies across China are re-opening their doors for business. On March 19, Beijing announced that...
Yaotzin Botello: Coronavirus in Latin America and in the News
The coronavirus has paralyzed trade, caused stock markets to plunge and global economic activity to shrink. The pandemic has reached Latin America: Ve...
Mara Pillinger: The Coronavirus Pandemonium
International cooperation and multilateral approaches are being strained by rising populism and nationalism. The unabated march of the novel coronavir...
Allister Fa Chang: Can Media Literacy Save Us?
This episode marks the start of season two of the Global Futures podcast. Over the course of the next few months, we will tackle the future(s) of clim...
Joel Sandhu: What's Next for Hong Kong?
As Beijing marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with an enormous military parade, protests have erupted again...
Aidy Halimanjaya: Tackling Environmental Threats in Indonesia
Indonesia, an archipelago comprising of approximately 17,000 islands, holds just one percent of the Earth’s land area, but that one percent contains c...
Jodi Allemeier: South African Lessons for City Activism
Cities are often described as sites of democracy at its deepest level – places where state actors are closest to citizens and their needs and the oppo...
Sophie Pedder: Who is Emmanuel Macron?
From the yellow vests movement to critiques on his political acumen throughout the “Great National Debate”, Emmanuel Macron has faced many public chal...
Aryaman Bhatnagar: What Are the Prospects for Indian-German Cooperation on Afghanistan?
In May 2019, American and Taliban negotiators began a new round of peace talks in Doha, Qatar, hoping to settle the nearly two-decade long conflict in...
Maria Laura Canineu: The State of Human Rights in Brazil
In this episode, Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) talks to Maria Laura Canineu about police violence, the prison system...
Andres Schipani: Cities as the Last Line of Defense
In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) sits down with Andres Schipani in Sao Paulo,...
Tze-wei Ng: Where is Hong Kong’s Lion Rock Spirit?
Hong Kong has recently returned to the spotlight, as China cracks down on critics and pro-democracy activists in the city. Many Hong Kong observers se...
Cyril Prinsloo: South Africa. Taking Stock of Ramaphosa's First Year in Office
Cyril Ramaphosa took over as South Africa’s president when Jacob Zuma resigned in February 2018 following years of corruption scandals and what many c...
Matias Spektor: Brazil. Breaking an Addiction to Bad Governance
Since the beginning of January 2019, Brazil has new president - Jair Bolsonaro - a right-wing, conservative, nationalist whose beliefs in country, God...
David Bandurski: Media, the Internet and Censorship in China
In this episode Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) talks to David Bandurski about the media landscape, internet and state cen...
Matthieu Tardis: How Does the EU Work with African Countries on Migration?
In this episode, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) sits down with Matthieu Tardis to discuss his recent study,European Union...
Mathieu Lefèvre: Finding the Story of Us
Global Futures is a podcast about global politics and how rising powers like China and India are transforming it. We discuss foreign policy, economics...
Aarti Tikoo Singh: Refugees and Internally Displaced People in India
Forced migration is one of the critical issues of our time. 1 in 110 people in the world is currently displaced because of conflict, violence or perse...
Yamini Aiyar: Creating an Indian Bureaucracy for the 21st Century
India aspires to a global leadership role and expansion of its already rapidly growing economy. At the same time, the country faces developmental chal...
Johannes Gabriel: Mapping Possible Futures
The future is a topic that inspires speculation, fear and hope. In a world of rapid change and growing insecurity, scenario planning is a method that...
Julian Lehmann: The Migration and Refugee Challenge in the European Union
The migration and refugee challenge is probably the biggest challenge the European Union has faced in recent years. The EU is divided on how to handle...
Scott Moore: The Politics and Financing of Water
The recent water shortage crisis in Cape Town refocused attention on this precious resource, the procurement of which is a serious concern for million...
Thomas Wright: A New Era of Geopolitical Competition
It seems we are entering a new era of global order, with increasing divergence between countries such as China, Russia, the US, and the member states...
Julie Smith: Beyond the Beltway. Talking to Americans About US Foreign Policy
What are the concerns that preoccupy American citizens beyond the Washington, DC policy bubble? They range from US relations with Russia and engagemen...
Michele Acuto: Cities. How Urban Life and Global Politics Come Together
Urban growth is one of today’s major challenges. What does this mean for world politics? Are cities and their leaders more able than national governme...
Tanvi Madan: How will India Shape Regional and Global Issues in the Coming Years?
India is the world’s largest democracy, its second-most populous country, one of its fastest-growing economies, and a nuclear power. Is the country re...
Johannes Gabriel: How Can We Plan For an Uncertain Future?
What are the upcoming global challenges that demand our consideration in order to avoid surprises, mitigate risks, and make use of the opportunities t...
Wolfgang Reinicke: Europe and the Future of Liberal Democracies
It seems as if the global political climate has never been more volatile since the end of the Cold War. Confidence in liberal democracy, Western-led i...
Thomas Gomart: France. A Balancing Power on the Global Stage?
President Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign leader to be invited for a state visit to the US under the Trump administration. He is considered by ma...
Matias Spektor: Brazil Unraveling. The Country of the Future in Crisis
In this episode of the Global Futures podcast, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)meets Matias Spektor, an associate professor...
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos: The Ramaphosa Era. Challenges at Home and Abroad for South Africa
In the first episode of the Global Futures podcast, Thorsten Benner from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) travelled to Johannesburg, South Af...