Is the United States an imperialistic power? Lawrence Wilkerson, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy, College of William and Mary joins David Welch, CIGI Chair of Global Security for a discussion on the state of the American empire. The nature of American power (hard vs. soft), domestic government structures, international relations, and global governance are also considered.

Are drones a humanitarian form of warfare? Host Andrew Thompson welcomes Dr. Trevor McCrisken, Associate Professor, U.S. Politics and International Studies, Warwick University, for a discussion on warfare in the 21st century.

In the final episode of Inside the Issues Season Four, Shreen Abou el-Naga joins host Andrew Thompson for a discussion on Egypt three years after Tahrir square. Has Egypt's revolution stalled? What role are the new intellectuals playing in shaping the country's future? Has the human rights situation, specifically for women, shifted? Tune in to access the full discussion and learn more about life in Egypt today.

This week, host Andrew Thompson welcomes CIGI Distinguished Fellow Malcolm D. Knight for a discussion on the governance of the international financial system. The conversation begins by exploring the differences between the banking systems of the United States and Canada before touching on changes in the governance of the global financial system since 2008 and reform of the International Monetary Fund.

How is the Arctic changing and what are the implications for Canada? This week, CIGI Senior Fellow John Higginbotham speaks with host Andrew Thompson on issues surrounding Arctic governance. Touching on both opportunities and challenges in the Arctic, Higginbotham notes that, "It's time for a fresh look at Canada's Arctic policies."

This week Domenico Lombardi and Samantha St. Amand of CIGI's Global Economy Program visit the Inside the Issues studio to discuss the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, which took place April 11-13, 2014 in Washington, DC.

This week, CIGI Senior Fellow Manuela Moschella visits the Inside the Issues studio to discuss her new book, Great Expectations, Slow Transformations: Incremental Change in Post-Crisis Regulation. After reviewing some of the regulatory issues that initiated the 2008 financial crisis, Moschella discusses the role of global financial institutions along with the benefits of incremental regulatory reform. Would the global system be able to manage another financial crisis?

As the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the Rwandan genocide approaches, podcast host Andrew Thompson speaks with Elisabeth King on her new book, From Classrooms to Conflict in Rwanda. After sharing some historical context, Dr. King explores the way in which educational structures and content contributed to the rise of civil tensions in Rwanda in the lead-up to the genocide.

In February, the United Nations' Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released a damning report that identified wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity in the DPRK. To explore the report's findings and learn more about the human rights crisis in North Korea, we speak with Dr. Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights at Wilfrid Laurier University.

With 6.4 million people living in South Africa with HIV, how is the country managing the impacts of this health epidemic? How are neighbouring nations, with far weaker economies, faring? This week, CIGI Chair in Global Health Alan Whiteside visits the Inside the Issues studio to discuss the impact of HIV AIDS on economic development in Southern Africa.