In Relation To

As the fight against climate change continues, governments around the world have pursued various pathways to protect the health of our environment. Europe, however, has taken a team-based approach to the problem with regulation coming from the European Union. Join Maria Kachrimanidi as she sits down with Professor Henrik Selin, an expert on international environmental cooperation, to discuss the future of climate regulation in Europe and what this means for the rest of the world.

Over the past few months, tech companies have been laying off workers at an unprecedented rate. Over 120,000 people have been forced to find other work. But why is this crisis happening, and could it have been prevented? Join Margherita Marras and the In Relation To team as we dive into how and why tech companies are downsizing, and what this means for the rest of the labor force across the world.

In this episode of In Relation To, hosts Margherita Marras and Maria Kachrimanidi sit down with Vesko Garčević, a former ambassador of Montenegro in Brussels and Vienna, and a professor of international relations at Boston University. Garčević and IRT team discuss his extensive resume and career, along with the need for small states to have a seat at the table in global affairs. We also discuss what Garčević calls a “different kind of diplomacy,” and what that could entail in the future.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and this week's guest host, Faizaan Firoz, sit down with Ambassador Mark Storella to discuss his long and storied career as a United States Foreign Service Officer for over three decades serving as Ambassador to Zambia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Dean of the Leadership and Management School of the Foreign Service Institute. He shares his thoughts on climbing the ranks of the world of diplomacy, the importance of empathy in negotiations, understanding preventive diplomacy in a world of constant disruption, comparing diplomacy to the work of a salesman as well as sharing his best stories from his previous international assignments.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and this week's guest host, Fiona Captan, sit down with Professor Joe Wippl to discuss his long and storied career as an operations officer in the CIA, his experiences being stationed across the globe, his craziest stories from the field and his thoughts on the future of U.S. intelligence.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Margherita sits down with Salloni Sunderaj, a junior studying international relations and economics here at BU whose upbringing spanned 3 different countries: India, Singapore, and the UAE. They discuss working for the International Relations Review, her role in founding BU's South Asian Student Association (SASA) and growing up as a third culture kid. 

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Margherita sits down with Juliana Burns, a junior studying international relations and political science here at BU who recently completed a semester abroad in Madrid, Spain. They discuss the application process, the classes she took, adapting to the new environment, living with a host family, traveling across Europe and tips for making the most out of your study abroad experience.

Reach out to Juliana with your questions, @juli.anaburns on Instagram or through her email: [email protected]

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and Margherita sit down to discuss the role of the Secretary General of the United Nations. Our hosts discuss how different secretary-generals have focused on different aspects of the role, the intricacies and nuances of their respective tenures and how they have approached and assessed the threats and dangers in society.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and Margherita sit down to discuss the British Monarchy in light of Queen Elizabeth II’s recent passing. Our hosts discussed how the late Queen was viewed by the public, the views of other Commonwealth countries towards the monarchy at large, and whether we’d be better off without the monarchy.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Kriti sat down with the co-President's of Boston University's Migration Tales, Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, to discuss how their ideas for Migration Tales came to fruition, their mission statement, advice for current students, and more.

Host: Kriti Ghai

Sound Engineer: Sarah Talbert

Podcast Producer: Margherita Marras

Podcast Director: Lila Redler

Music By Bradley Parsons