With asylum requests exploding, read Elisabeth Becker’s report on the best 4 countries for refugee resettlement. Check out other global news podcasts ...

Info about how countries rank regarding their response to the threat of violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation against children – articles and reports.

By Aishwarya Machani Never before have more people had more opportunities for political expression. 4.2 billion people worldwide will have a chance to hit the polls this year, making it the biggest ...

Of course, you likely know John Bolton’s quip about lobbing off the top ten floors of UN headquarters in New York. He’s clearly no fan of the organization. But in her first year on the job, US ...

Christians in Iraq face discrimination and persecution. Iraqi Chaldean Catholics are fleeing the country in record numbers.

Donald Trump has appointed New York Representative Elise Stefanik as his incoming Ambassador to the UN. Once widely seen as a rising Republican star, Stefanik at the time became the youngest woman ...

Info about the top 5 reasons countries go to war, the research that was conducted, and an introduction to the book “Why We Fight” by Chris Blattman.

The study and analysis of Great Power Competition is all the vogue in international relations and foreign policy circles. And understandably so: the rise of China, the actions of Russia and America’s ...

The United Nations is hosting a “Summit of the Future” in September during the annual opening the UN General Assembly. If all goes according to plan, world leaders will endorse a so-called “Pact for ...

Info about global progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goals. EU countries are ranked on a composite score of all 17 SDGs – articles and reports.

I have been covering the International Criminal Court as a journalist for nearly as long as the Court’s been in existence. And as regular newsletter readers will know, I’ve been expecting this ...

Read and hear about the unique history of the UN charter the founding treaty signed by representatives of 50 countries in 1945. A Global Dispatches episode.