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March 5, 2024

Women and Economic Growth
International Women’s Day, With Ann Norris

Ann Norris, a senior fellow for women and foreign policy at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss International Women’s Day and the challenges facing adolescent girls around the world and t…

Podcast Nepali students stand in line to attend their final exam in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 31, 2023.

April 20, 2023

South Korea
Biden Hosts South Korea’s President, Earth Day, UN Addresses Haiti, and More

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a state visit, marking the seventy-year U.S.-South Korean alliance; people worldwide celebrate Earth Day with pledges to take e…

Podcast Waving American and South Korean Flags

April 6, 2023

Ireland
Macron Goes to China, Good Friday Agreement Turns 25, Iran’s ‘Nuclear Technology Day’, and More

China’s President Xi Jinping woos France’s President Emmanuel Macron, while Macron urges Xi to bring “Russia back to reason” on Ukraine; Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement turns twenty-fi…

Podcast A new mural painted on to the so called Peace Wall gates that separates the catholic and protestant communities can be seen on April 3, 2023 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

April 10, 2024

Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide

Thirty years ago, Rwanda’s government began a campaign to eradicate the country’s largest minority group. This Why It Matters episode discusses how in just one hundred days, 800,000 people in Rwanda were killed, while the rest of the world sat on the sidelines.

Podcast Woman carrying her child reads the names of Rwandan genocide victims.

December 8, 2022

Russia
Russia’s Constitution Day, EU Mulls Enlargement, U.S.-Africa Summit, and More

Russia celebrates its Constitution Day as President Vladimir Putin manages the messaging around his war in Ukraine; the European Union’s top political leaders discuss possible expansion of the bloc a…

Podcast Russian President Putin attends an exhibition marking the 81st anniversary of WW2 historical parade in central Moscow

October 6, 2022

Arctic
UNGA Vote on Russia’s Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and More

The UN General Assembly is set to vote on a resolution condemning Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory; thousands of participants gather in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the Arctic Circle Ass…

Podcast Marine Seismic in the Arctic