Worlds Apart
Global politics has never been particularly orderly or predictable but the recent American elections and their aftermath are likely to add even more frenzy to the already boiling geopolitical cauldron. As the United States gears up for another four...Nov 17, 2024 06:30- Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.
- Frenzy to the fire? Arvind Gupta, Director of the Vivekananda International FoundationGlobal politics has never been particularly orderly or predictable but the recent American elections and their aftermath are likely to add even more frenzy to the already boiling geopolitical cauldron. As the United States gears up for another four...Nov 17, 2024 06:30
- Fired & hired? Richard Sakwa, professor emeritus of Russian & European politicsFrench politician and historian Alexis de Tocqueville, best known for his work ‘Democracy in America’, warned two centuries ago about how a dynamic and self-powered democratic system can decay and become the total opposite of its...Nov 10, 2024 07:25
- Blaming for granted? Wilmer Leon, political scientistAmerican presidential elections have always been more about personalities than policy issues and perhaps that makes sense, because the policies haven't differed much from one administration to the next, at least not during this century. But given...Nov 3, 2024 07:38
- BRICS of success? Dejan Soskic, former governor of the National Bank of SerbiaThe last three years of Western economic warfare against Russia haven’t yet delivered a fatal blow to the Kremlin, but they have dramatically changed the functioning of the global, and particularly, the Western economies. Escaping...Oct 27, 2024 06:37
- Fake identity, fake agenda? Anuradha Chenoy, Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIdentity politics has long been American politicians’ preferred way of deflecting from the real issues at home but, overseas, it’s been used as a powerful tool to sew chaos and ensure American influence. Why does turning neighbors...Oct 20, 2024 07:13
- Liberal with cruelty? Lawrence Wilkerson, retired US Army colonelAmerica’s claim to global dominance, at least on the rhetorical surface, was meant to safeguard humanity from falling into the abyss of chaos and abject cruelty. That’s what liberal values, rights, and rules so obstinately foisted onto...Oct 13, 2024 07:26
- Friendly fire? David Kurten, British politician & leader of the Heritage PartyThis autumn has witnessed a long procession of black swans flying in all directions, but now they’re circling the Middle East. A series of terrorist attacks and massive missile exchanges between Israel and its Shia adversaries has once again...Oct 6, 2024 07:40
- All’s fair? Michael Rossi, Lecturer in Political Science at Rutgers UniversityAs an old English adage has it, ‘all is fair in love and war’. Upon closer consideration, falling in love and fighting a war have much in common – passion, obstinacy, hurt feelings, irrational waste of resources and a strong desire...Sep 29, 2024 05:48
- Mad & Madness? Ted Postol, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and National Security Policy at MITAlmost forty years ago, when the United States and Soviet Union were openly pursuing doctrines of mutually assured destruction, English singer Sting composed his now legendary hit about Russians who hopefully love their children too. A few months...Sep 22, 2024 05:52
