Suzette Grillot and Joshua Landis discuss the escalating tension in Egypt over the country's perilous economic situation, a crackdown on dissent, and its increasingly fraught relationship with Saudi Arabia. Then Grillot talks with University of Virginia civil and environmental engineer Jim Smith . He's the founder of the non-profit organization that works to provide clean water and sanitation technology to developing parts of South Africa.

Born in Chiapas, Mexico, author Nadia Villafuerte has traveled across continents to share her research and vision with a wide range of audiences. In her three solo-authored books, Barcos en Houston , ¿Te gusta el latex, cielo? and Por el lado salvaje, Villafuerte has used her personal and academic knowledge of Mexico’s lesser-discussed southern border to frame her stories. “The southern border is interesting because it's a porous border … It’s not as visible as the northern border, which, for

Rebecca Cruise and Suzette Grillot discuss the international reaction to Tuesday’s election of Donald Trump as the 45 th president of the United States. Then Rebecca talks with Mexican author Nadia Villafuerte’s Her work focuses on the difficulties Central American migrants face coming across Mexico’s southern border. They'll also discuss women's and gender issues and access to education.

Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12, 2015, 19,385 national delegates from across the world met in Paris for COP21 to discuss rising emissions, green energy, and the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP21’s observers included a familiar face from the National Weather Center : Berrien Moore III , Dean of the University of Oklahoma’s College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences. “What came out of Paris was a set of voluntary targets. Unfortunately, if you took all of

University of Oklahoma Vice President for Weather and Climate Programs, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Dean, and National Weather Center director Berrien Moore talks with Suzette Grillot about his involvement with last year’s Paris Climate Conference, and some of the domestic politics surrounding climate change. But first, Joshua Landis provides an update on the Middle East, including the latest on the fight against ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Raised in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, today’s college students have never meaningfully related to a global security climate that predates ongoing tensions in the Middle East. In a world where constant armed conflict has become a permanent part of collective memory, current events often influence conceptualization of peace as well. “I think that most people think of peace as the absence of war, and when they talk about peace agreements, and

Rebecca Cruise and Suzette Grillot discuss the refugee and migrant camp near Calais, France known as “The Jungle,” and this year’s record number of refugee deaths in the Mediterranean. Then Rebecca talks with University of Texas at Dallas political scientist Paul Diehl . His latest book explores the evolution of peace in the international system, and they’ll also examine the politics of global governance.

A decade ago, retired U.S. Marine and current Al Jazeera English journalist Josh Rushing’s life looked significantly different. Rushing frequently served as an interview subject representing the Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a position he describes as “selling the war.” “I would now call it ‘casting’ without much sense of irony,” Rushing said of his selection as a spokesperson. “I was cast for the position. I was a young Marine. I had a certain look. I had a young family. I fit exactly

In an election cycle fraught with uncertainty, inflammatory rhetoric and vicious partisanship, it can be easy for Americans to forget about the political spheres outside the United States. While parliamentary systems are often similarly constrained by deep party divides, some new players have entered the field to shake up European domestic politics. Italy’s Movimento 5 Stelle (“Five Star Movement”) is one such group. While the initiative firmly rejects being labeled as a political party, its

Joshua Landis and Suzette Grllot discuss the situation in Yemen after rebel groups fired missiles at a U.S. naval vessel. Then Rebecca Cruise talks with Lucio Bianchi. He's an activist and supporter of Italy's Movimento 5 Stelle ("Five Star Movement"), and will explain the country's growing populism.