Director, Africa Initiative, Special Adviser to Vice President of Programs, and CIGI Chair in Global Health, James Orbinski visits Inside the Issues to chat with podcast host David Welch on global health governance. The importance of a political approach to what has traditionally been seen as a medical, technical or public health problem is discussed. In addition, the central role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is explored before Dr. Orbinski posits that, "The most significant global health challenge today is climate change." Tune in for the full conversation.

Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada, visits Inside the Issues for a detailed discussion of Amnesty International's role in human rights governance. In addition to reviewing Canada's human rights record, global "hot-spots" for human rights violations, including Syria, Iran and China, are explored. What is the most needed change in human rights governance? Join podcast host David Welch for this week's expert discussion to find out.

Podcast host David Welch speaks with Walter (Jake) Soderlund, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Windsor on his study of the media coverage of civil conflict in South Sudan. A brief history of the war is provided along with a discussion on the influence and advocacy of media in framing events for the international community. The connection between media and the responsibility to prevent is also explored within the larger context of foreign policy.

Opening the third season of Inside the Issues, podcast host David Welch welcomes Bruce Riedel, a top specialist on the Middle East and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, in a discussion on the growing tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States. Will Iranian efforts towards nuclear proliferation result in military action from Israel and/or the United States? With a presidential election on the horizon in the U.S., Riedel notes the need for a real discussion removed from political rhetoric and explores possible response options for the United States should Iran choose to pursue nuclear weapons.

In the final episode of the second season of Inside the Issues, host David Welch talks to Conrad Grebel University College's Lowell Ebert on the conceptual links between peace and human rights law.

With China's emergence as a world economic superpower, its role in global governance is also seen as an area of potential growth for the Middle Kingdom. But despite the country's growing clout, Hongying Wang, visiting associate professor at the University of Waterloo, says that China is an "under-participant" in global governance, given its size and strategic importance in world politics.

With a new leader installed in Kim Jong-un and fresh negotiations underway with the United States, some think that North Korea may finally be coming in from the cold of international estrangement. To test this theory, Inside the Issues talks to Seung Hyok Lee, adjunct assistant professor at Renison University College and South Korean national.

With twin crises in Syria and Iran becoming increasingly challenging to solve diplomatically, this week Inside the Issues talks to Paul Heinbecker, long-time Canadian diplomat and former ambassador to the United Nations.

Prior to his February 29 signature lecture, the US Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, visited the CIGI studio to discuss what he calls the "most extraordinary closest relationship that exists between two countries in the world."

Following the recent CIGI-Institute for New Economic Thinking conference Sovereign Debtors in Distress, Pierre Siklos explains how European countries have become indebted in an unsustainable manner, and what financial mechanisms and policy options exist for states on the verge of default.