The Global Cable

This week's guest on The Global Cable is Elena Chachko, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House this year. She is a legal expert who has worked with Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Supreme Court.

On today's episode, Elena talks to us about what was the biggest foreign policy issue of the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit - the assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. She explains how international and U.S. law have evolved to allow for targeted killings like this, and shares her insights into the ongoing political crisis in Israel.

Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Professor Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is based at the university's Europe campus in Bologna, Italy, and is therefore on the ground in one of the places hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks to us about what daily life has been like in Italy during the crisis, what the U.S. and other nations should learn from the Italian experience, and what the economic ramifications of COVID-19 will be across Europe and around the world. 

Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

In this week's episode of our podcast, The Global Cable, Governor Martin O'Malley talks to us about the three things every citizen needs to hear from government during a pandemic; how policymakers can use data to tackle society's biggest problems, from coronavirus to climate change; and his dream of meeting Bruce Springsteen.

Martin O'Malley served as Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore.  Throughout his time in office, Governor O'Malley championed new ways of thinking about city and state government. He introduced systems called 'CitiStat' and 'StateStat' to improve performance management in government, and 'BayStat' to help turn around a 300-year decline in the health of the Chesapeake Bay. He recently published his second book, Smarter Government: How To Govern for Results in the Information Age.

In the Franklin Few, Governor O'Malley recommended what he's been reading recently:

'White House Warriors' by John Gans:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40180107-white-house-warriors

'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens

Music & Produced by Tre Hester

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Andrew Moravcsik, this year’s Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Perry World House. He is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and an expert on European integration, international relations, human rights, and international law. Andrew talks to us about the rise of right-wing populist parties across Europe, and what’s behind this trend; why populists’ bark might be worse than their bite; and why we need a serious social shift around the role of men in caregiving to truly achieve gender equality.

On today’s episode, we speak to Otto Sonnenholzner, current Vice President of Ecuador and this year’s Global Leader-in-Residence at Perry World House. An economist, businessman, and broadcaster, Vice President Sonnenholzner was appointed just over a year ago, and coordinates Ecuador’s sustainable development strategy.

Vice President Sonnenholzner talks to us about why he chose to enter politics; how the crisis in Venezuela is impacting Ecuador; and protecting his country’s incredible biodiversity.

Music & Produced by Tre Hester

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Lama Mourad, a Postdoctoral Fellow here at Perry World House. Lama's research focuses on refugees and human rights. She recently co-authored a piece for The Atlantic, examining the limitations of the UN Global Compact on Refugees, that prompted an official response from UNHCR. Lama talks to us about how she would change UN policy on refugees; balancing the need for activism with the demands of research on refugee issues; and countering dangerous narratives about migration. 

Music & Produced by Tre Hester. 

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features Randall Schriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Indo-Pacific. Prior to this, he worked in several senior roles shaping U.S. defense and foreign policy in the Pacific, and served as a Navy intelligence officer. Assistant Secretary Schriver talks to us about whether the U.S. perceives China as a competitor, or an adversary; why the notion of a “free and open” Pacific is so important to American foreign policy; and how India’s role in the region is growing and changing.

Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, working to protect people from abuses around the world. Zeid talks to us about why human rights abuses appear to be worsening, how advances in technology could have a severe impact on our rights, and how he teaches Penn students about courage.

Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features our Distinguished Visiting Fellow Beatrice Fihn. Fihn leads the International Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). In 2017, she received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of ICAN, recognizing its work towards the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.    Fihn talks about whether it's more naive to work for a ban on nuclear weapons or live in a world with thousands of them; why governments don't always want the public to engage with national security issues; and how we've so far avoided a nuclear war not by good judgment, but by dumb luck.

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features our Visiting Fellow Derek Chollet, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor for security and defense policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He served in senior positions during the Obama administration at the White House, State Department, and Pentagon, most recently as the U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.   As the historic impeachment trial against President Donald Trump continues in the Senate, Chollet reflects on the impact for the United States and its role on the global stage.

Music & Produced by Tre Hester.