Inside the Issues: An Audio CIGI Podcast

In episode six of season six, CIGI Senior Research Associate Benoit Hardy Chartrand joins CIGI Senior Fellow and co-host David Welch for a discussion on the politics of enmity in the Chinese-Japan relationship.

In this episode of Inside the Issues Olaf Weber, CIGI Senior Fellow joins Andrew Thompson to discuss Sustainability Codes of Conduct in the Green Banking Sector.

Traditions of colonialism, autocracy, the rentier state, clientalism, corruption and imagined history all contribute to the dysfunction of Middle East polities. In this episode, Michael Bell, Senior Fellow, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, joins co-host Andrew Thompson, CIGI Senior Fellow, for a conversation on the Middle East.

What is the most cost-effective way to achieve greenhouse gas reductions that aligns with our economic prosperity? This week Chris Ragan, Economist, McGill University, Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, joins David Welch, CIGI Chair of Global Security, for a conversation on carbon pricing options.

In this episode, Taylor Owen, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia shares insights from his new book, Disruptive Power: The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age.

Are population trends creating an unbalanced world? This week Jack Goldstone, Hazel Professor of Public Policy at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University visits the Inside the Issues studio to discuss the impact of global population trends.

In this episode, sustainability expert Johan Rockström visits the podcast studio to discuss his latest book Big World, Small Planet: Abundance Within Planetary Boundaries. In addition to discussing the planetary shift into the Anthropocene epoch, the conversation considers resilience theory, tipping points, and the need to create a new global paradigm that works within planetary boundaries.

CIGI Senior Fellow Myra J. Tawfik visits the Inside the Issues studio to discuss intellectual property (IP) rights with co-host and Senior Fellow Andrew Thompson. In addition to touching on the basics of intellectual property rights -- what they are and why they are important -- the conversation considers international trade aspects, dispute and enforcement mechanisms, and the future of IP rights.

In this episode, Kevin P. Gallagher, Associate Professor of Global Development Policy, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University visits the Inside the Issues studio to discuss his new book, "Ruling Capital: Emerging Markets and the Reregulation of Global Finance."

This week podcast host and CIGI Chair of Global Security David Welch welcomes Séverine Autesserre, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University for a discussion on her new book, "Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention." The conversation considers the concept of "peaceland" is along with the importance of local context and key policy recommendations for international organizations working in peacebuilding efforts.