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How the Iran War Is Already Fueling a Global Food Crisis

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a surge in food prices around the world — particularly in places already in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. And it's about to get worse. This is the planting season for much of Africa and Asia, and fertilizer shortages mean that ... Show more

. 26min 30sec

Can International Institutions Survive Democratic Backsliding? Live from Lewis & Clark College

Today's episode was recorded live at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, for the annual Lewis & Clark International Affairs Symposium. The theme of this year's symposium was Crumbling Pillars: The Age of Authoritarianism. For this live episode, I speak with Lewis & Clark p ... Show more

. 1h 11min

How China Views the Iran War

As I am recording this on Friday, April 10, JD Vance is en route to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations over a ceasefire announced on April 7. This ceasefire is shaky at best. It is clear that there was never a common understanding between Iran and the United States about what ... Show more

. 27min 17sec

From Detection to Decision-Making: Understanding Pandemic Risk | Before the Outbreak, Episode 2

Pandemic Risk Assessment is an emerging scientific toolkit designed to assess how pandemic risk is evolving over time. Rather than predicting the next outbreak, it integrates evidence across scientific disciplines to identify the drivers and estimate the probabilities of pandemic ... Show more

. 28min 1sec

How Existing Disease Surveillance Networks Can Catch New Outbreaks | Before the Outbreak, Episode 2

Many of our best surveillance tools today that were originally built to target specific diseases like polio and malaria have become critical infrastructure for outbreak response and early warning across a wide range of pathogens. This includes laboratory networks, diagnostic tool ... Show more

. 33min 44sec