Global Conversations

In this podcast, Pitasanna speaks with Tom Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, about the ongoing threat posed by nuclear weapons and the people who decide when they should (or shouldn't) be used. Tom also discusses his recent book, The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump, which he co-authored with former United States Secretary of Defense William Perry,

In this episode, Larissa and Dr. Uahikea Maile pick up where they left off in the previous episode, and discuss the failures of state-centred Indigenous (re)conciliation and what needs to change in order for Indigenous rights and sovereignty to be recognized. They speak about how state-centred acts of (re)conciliation perpetuate Eurocentric understands of Indigenous life, violence, and genocide, which ultimately conceal ongoing acts of colonialism and neglect to acknowledge Indigenous-led, bottom-up approaches to healing. Using Canada, Dr. Maile shows how Canadian institutions and rules are steeped in colonialism, and thus, pushing to the forefront Indigenous sovereignty necessitates fundamental restructuring of legal and political institutions.

In this episode, Larissa interviews Dr. Uahikea Maile - a Kanaka Maoli Indigenous Hawaiian who is a professor of Indigenous politics at the University of Toronto, as well as an activist. They discuss Indigenous sovereignty and settler colonialism through the lens of the Thirty Meter Telescope project in Hawaii, which aims to build a telescope on the top of Mauna Kea - a sacred mountain to Indigenous Hawaiians and part of un-ceded national Hawaiian lands. Larissa and Dr. Maile also talk about how colonialism exists and is reinforced through state and educational institutions, both of which are contributing massive funds for the Thirty Meter Telescope project. Drawing on the annexation of Hawaii and its stolen lands, Dr. Maile also speaks about how settler science is a form of techno-scientific conquest and a continuation of colonialism.

In this episode, Paige Smith sits down with Global Conversations NewsWatch writer, Imran Bayoumi, to talk about his recently published article: “Will a Biden win spell victory for American multilateralism?” Paige and Imran discuss president-elect Joe Biden's potential stance on foreign policy as President of the United States, as well as the fate of American multilateralism in the post-Trump era.

In this episode we interview Izzy Jones, a second year Master of Global Affairs student at Munk who studies disinformation and far-right media. Ella and Izzy discuss the upcoming US federal election on November 2nd and consider the influences of conspiracy theories and far-right groups on American electoral politics, as well as these group's relationship to candidate and President Donald Trump and the global reach of online far-right efforts.

You can find the animated data graphic Ella mentions at the start of the episode here: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/interactives/political-polarization-1994-2017/.

In this episode of Global Conversations, Simon Malevich and Erica Wilson have a socially-distanced discussion on the current outbreak of COVID-19. Key pivotal events are discussed such as early warning signs of a pandemic, the situation around medical supplies, and divergent responses from national governments.

Join us as we consider the economic and social impacts the pandemic has had on our world, including workers' rights, workplace culture, and financial and psychological supports.

In this episode, Regina meets with Jesse Martin (MGA1) and Brody Hoppenheim
(MGA2) to discuss their recent trip to Japan with the Kakehashi Project. This project seeks to build and maintain relationships politically, socially, and culturally between Canada and Japan and provides 50 Canadians with the opportunity to visit each year! We discuss their experiences, COVID-19, and much more!

For more information please see below:
Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada https://www.asiapacific.ca/education/kakehashi-project
The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csgj/kakehashi/

This is an episode in a series about Munk second-year students recounting their experiences during their global internships. Each podcast broadcasts their unique experiences at their workplaces, culture shock, and advice for first-year Munk students who are about the embark on their own internship journey.

In this episode, Emily Tsui discusses her time with the Permanent court of arbitration at the Singapore office. Emily shares her thoughts on applying, what her work involved, and daily life in Singapore.

This episode is part of a continuing series on the Global Conversations podcast, Environmental Governance Lab: in Conversation.

In this episode, Anthony and Reginafinish their conversation with professor Cochrane, and turn their attention towards innovation in Canada’s oil and gas sector, the United States’ role in encouraging climate action in Canada, the “election about nothing,” and much more!

This episode is part of a continuing series on the Global Conversations podcast, Environmental Governance Lab: in Conversation.

In this episode, Anthony and Regina get political with Christopher Cochrane to discuss the politicization of the climate issue, the relationship between political ideology and attitudes toward climate policy, Canada’s political climate following the recent election, and much more!

Christopher is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is the author of Left and Right: The Small World of Political Ideas (MQUP, 2015) and co-author, with Kelly Blidook and Rand Dyck, of Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches (Nelson, 2016). His research interests are Canadian politics, ideology, party competition, and computational social science.