Focus: Democracy
New York Times: ‘You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.’ Meet Ahmed Albasheer.
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Yale European Studies Council’s Spotlight of Scholars: Interview with Nizam Uddin
More InformationEpisode 34: 2019 World Fellow Nizam Uddin
Nizam Uddin describes growing up in London, his time as President of the Student Union at SOAS, his work for the Prince’s Trust, and reconciliation post Brexit.
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Olena Sotnyk discusses the Dignity Revolution in Ukraine, the Maidan protest movement, and why she became a politician.
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Elias Shoniyin, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Liberia, discusses the civil war, Ebola, and diplomacy.
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Ibrahima Amadou Niang, an activist, poet, and author from Senegal, discusses his passion for writing and his work promoting democracy in Africa.
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Spanish journalist Pilar Velasco talks about journalism as a public service, how it informs citizens, exposes corruption and helps hold government accountable.
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Iraqi historian Omar Mohammed, who blogs as Mosul Eye, describes how ISIS took over his hometown of Mosul, and how life is returning to the devastated city.
More InformationEpisode 20: 2002 Associate World Fellow Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan, former Deputy Assistant to the US President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, explains why he does not believe we are witnessing the end of Pax Americana, his believe in universal values, the impact of the information era, and why he is optimistic about the future.
More InformationEpisode 17: 2017 World Fellow Rita Sciarra
Rita Sciarra grew up in Calabria in the south of Italy. She has worked in Bolivia, India, Dominican Republic, and also Haiti after the earthquake. She is a big believer in the United Nations.
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