Focus: Government/Politics
Episode 38: 2019 World Fellow Ahmed al-Basheer
Ahmed al-Basheer talks about how his life was changed by the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, why he became a comedian, the protests in Iraq, and his hopes for his country.
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.
More InformationEpisode 33: 2019 World Fellow Olena Sotnyk
Olena Sotnyk discusses the Dignity Revolution in Ukraine, the Maidan protest movement, and why she became a politician.
More InformationEpisode 31: 2019 World Fellow Elias Shoniyin
Elias Shoniyin, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Liberia, discusses the civil war, Ebola, and diplomacy.
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Global Innovation Symposium 2019
“I think of innovation as shifts in perspective….there’s not just one way to innovate. Innovation comes out of all disciplines.” Those were part of the remarks delivered by Tsai CITY executive director Clare Leinweber as she opened the Global Innovation Symposium on September 26. The all-day event, a collaboration between the Knowledge Equity Initiative and Yale’s Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, was spearheaded by Baljeet Sandhu, Tsai CITY Senior Global Innovator and 2017 World Fellow. Building on last year’s successful Global Innovation Series, which brought talks on innovation, leadership and impact to over 400 members of the Yale and New Haven community, the symposium gathered an inspiring lineup of…
More InformationEpisode 29: 2018 World Fellow Elpida Rouka
Elpida Rouka discusses what the United Nations means to her after 15 years working in Jerusalem, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria – and how she still finds hope despite losing friends in terrorist attacks and her brother’s suicide.
More InformationEpisode 22: 2018 World Fellow Omar Mohammed
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 19: 2017 World Fellow Raheel Khursheed
Raheel Khursheed describes growing up in Kashmir. He pursued a career in journalism. He then worked to democratize information, help governments do their jobs with accountability and transparency, and enable meaningful citizen engagement. He heads up News Partnerships for Twitter in India and South East Asia.Â
More InformationEpisode 18: 2017 World Fellow Bayartsetseg Jigmiddash
Bayartsetseg Jigmiddash was born and bred in Mongolia. She studied law. She became Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice of Mongolia – the first woman appointed in this position. She also worked as the legal adviser to the President of Mongolia and was involved in judicial reforms including the abolition of the death penalty.
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