Ambassador Victoria Nuland is Shelby Cullom Davis Professor in the Practice of International Diplomacy and Director of the International Fellows Program at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. A U.S. diplomat for 35 years, she served six U.S. Presidents and 10 Secretaries of State of both political parties and holds the rank of Career Ambassador. She was Acting Deputy Secretary of State from July 2023 until March 2024, and served concurrently as Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Her tenure as U/S for Political Affairs began in April 2021.
,1,In January of 2019, journalist Elizabeth Rush joined 56 scientists and crew people aboard an ice-breaking research vessel to study the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. The glacier, which is about the size of the state of Florida, has been nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” for the effect its disintegration would likely play in the rise of global sea levels.
“If we lose Thwaites, there's great concern that we will lose the entirety or big portions of the West Antarctic ice sheet and that those glaciers combined contain enough ice to raise global sea levels 10 feet or more,” Rush told Dan Richards on this episode of Trending Globally.
Rush recounts her voyage aboard the Palmer and how it reshaped her understanding of our changing climate and planet in her 2023 book, “The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World.” However, as the title suggests, the book is also about another, more personal journey: Rush’s decision to have a child.
The resulting book is part adventure travelogue, part mediation on the meaning of motherhood, and part climate change manifesto. It also offers some much-needed wisdom on how to envision a future when it feels like the world is falling apart.
Learn more about and purchase “The Quickening” (https://milkweed.org/book/the-quickening)
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,1,Smuggling is typically thought of as furtive and hidden, taking place under the radar and beyond the reach of the state. But in many cases, governments tacitly permit illicit cross-border commerce, or even devise informal arrangements to regulate it. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the borderlands of Tunisia and Morocco, Max Gallien explains why states have long tolerated illegal trade across their borders and develops new ways to understand the political economy of smuggling. His book, “Smugglers and States – Negotiating the Maghreb at its Margins” examines the rules and agreements that govern smuggling in North Africa, tracing the involvement of states in these practices and their consequences for borderland communities. It demonstrates that, contrary to common assumptions about the effects of informal economies, smuggling can promote both state and social stability. States not only turn a blind eye to smuggling, they rely on it to secure political acquiescence and maintain order, because it provides income for otherwise neglected border communities. More recently, however, the securitization of borders, wars, political change, and the pandemic have put these arrangements under pressure. Gallien explores the renegotiation of the role of smuggling, showing how stability turns into vulnerability and why some groups have been able to thrive while others have been pushed further to the margins.
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Max Gallien is a political scientist specialising in the politics of informal and illegal economies, the political economy of taxation and the modern politics of the Middle East and North Africa. He is a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and a Research Lead and the International Centre for Tax and Development. He is the author of “Smugglers and States – Negotiating the Maghreb at its Margins” (Columbia University Press, 2024).
,1,Jeff Colgan, Director of Climate Solutions Lab (CSL) and Richard Holbrooke Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, explains the Climate Syllabus Bank project at Climate Solutions Lab, located at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University.
The Climate Solutions Lab syllabus bank fosters and improves university-level courses on climate change in the social sciences. At many universities, such courses are scarce — despite student demand on the world's most important global problem. For potential instructors, developing a new syllabus from scratch can be a barrier to teaching the course. So, we offer existing syllabi, for free, to anyone in the world. Different courses have different features, such as documentary films or class simulations.
We are extremely grateful to the instructors who have volunteered their syllabi for this purpose. More syllabi are welcome.
To submit a syllabus, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTDGnl7u1_evbPhJ_MMSTqyUXEQMyJX6xrbGQo6C0ZemlIcQ/viewform
,1,On June 4, results came in from the largest democratic election in history. Over 640 million people voted in India’s election, which took place at over one million polling places across the country over the course of six weeks.
Many predicted that India’s prime minister Nerandra Modi and his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would dominate the election, grow their ranks in Parliament, and further impose their Hindu-nationalist ideology on the country.
However, that wasn’t what happened. Modi was reelected, but his party lost over 60 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The BJP will have to govern as part of a multi-party coalition, and most likely moderate their Hindu-nationalist aspirations.
On this episode, you’ll hear from Ashutosh Varshney, a political scientist at Brown University and director of the Watson Institute’s Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia (https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/) , about this historic election: what led to its surprising outcome, what it means for the Hindu-nationalist movement embodied by Prime Minister Nerandra Modi, and what it might tell us about the struggle for democracy occurring in countries around the world.
*Trending Globally will be taking a brief summer hiatus, but we’ll be back in July with all-new episodes*
Learn more about the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia (https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/) at the Watson Institute
Learn more about the Watson Institute’s other podcasts (https://home.watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts)
Transcript coming soon to our website (https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/)
,1,The Queen visited the King at a London hospital after he went in for a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate.
This was her third visit to see the King after his procedure, which took place at The London Clinic.
King Charles underwent the surgery to treat the enlarged prostate, which is reportedly benign.
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,1,Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia (https://youtu.be/ApZf0BaaTmo) and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death (https://youtu.be/XXK-vN1J61w). In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war.
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Military Reforms of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/C8DzzseqBMw
Alexander the Great: Logistics: https://youtu.be/ahfyIxLlbGA
Special Forces of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/pdwplYV9ilM
Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ
Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important? https://youtu.be/9V9CXcH07Ic
What happened to Alexander's tomb? https://youtu.be/dOg_OoNkCJc
Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths: https://youtu.be/Y2ne_VCsv9U
The video was made by MalayArcher (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), while the script was researched and written by Christos Nicolaou. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Art by Banskie Ayuban.
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00:00 Intro
02:35 Context and Sources
04:36 Council of Babylon
08:45 Lamian War Begins
10:38 Siege of Lamia and Battle of Melitaea
13:22 Naval War: Echinades and Amorgos
14:08 Battle of Crannon
15:50 Aftermath of the Lamian War
17:11 Alexander's corpse stolen
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,1,The Second World War spurred a race for aircraft dominance, leading to the development of some of history's most innovative and secret aircraft.
This documentary explores the top-secret planes that pushed the boundaries of aviation, from experimental designs like the Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" and the rocket-powered Bachem Ba 349 "Natter" to the devastating Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the innovative McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter. Discover the stories behind the Messerschmitt Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, and the Gloster Meteor, its British counterpart. We'll also examine the desperate measures of the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka and the ambitious long-range bomber projects like the Messerschmitt Me 264 and the Silbervogel. Explore the ingenuity and desperation that fueled the creation of these remarkable and often overlooked aircraft of World War II.
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Discover the escalating tension as Texas Governor Gregg Abbott accuses President Biden of neglecting his constitutional duty to secure the US border. With over 6 million illegal migrants entering under Biden's watch, Texas stands firm, asserting its right to self-defense against this invasion. Governor Abbott, alongside seven other governors, is defying the federal government in a bold assertion of states' rights. This pivotal moment raises questions about federal authority and the resilience of state sovereignty in the face of a national crisis. Tune in for a comprehensive report on this border showdown, where constitutional interpretations and political convictions collide.
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,1,Ambassador Victoria Nuland is Shelby Cullom Davis Professor in the Practice of International Diplomacy and Director of the International Fellows Program at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. A U.S. diplomat for 35 years, she served six U.S. Presidents and 10 Secretaries of State of both political parties and holds the rank of Career Ambassador. She was Acting Deputy Secretary of State from July 2023 until March 2024, and served concurrently as Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Her tenure as U/S for Political Affairs began in April 2021.
