Jamie answers questions from listeners. The topics include Gaza and Sudan. Jamie is also asked about the diminishing role of international NGOs and what impact that has on the global humanitarian system. If you would like to ask a question, send an email to FordhamIIHA@gmail.com. You can also leave a question in the comments section on your podcast platform. ... Show More
Feb 2025
West Bank & Gaza: Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank
Jamie speaks with Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank. They discuss how UNRWA is functioning across all occupied Palestine - West Bank and Gaza. Jamie asks him about recent Knesset legislation against UNRWA which has started to go into effect, this includ ... Show More
39m 5s
Feb 2025
Sudan: Jean-Guy Vataux, MSF
Jamie speaks with Jean-Guy Vataux, a humanitarian aid worker with MSF who has been in Khartoum and Darfur over the past 18 months. He has been stationed in many conflict areas in Africa and the Middle East over the last 30 years including Sierra Leone, the DRC, and Libya. Jamie a ... Show More
37m 27s
Oct 2024
Peter Schwartzstein: Climate Violence in the Middle East
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Peter Schwartzstein, an environmental journalist who reports on water, food security, and the conflict-climate nexus in around 30 countries, mainly in the Middle East and Africa. Together, they discuss Mr. Schwartzstein's new book, The ... Show More
36m 8s
Oct 2024
How Is The Middle East Shaping UK Politics?
Today, we take a closer look at how the conflict in the Middle East is creating challenges for the UK Government.Laura, Paddy and Nick Watt discuss how much of a diplomatic role the UK can play in the conflict, as well as how escalating tensions abroad can shape domestic politics ... Show More
28m 31s
Jan 2025
Ep93. Africa in the Age of Disorder
In 2024, the Disorder podcast looked a lot at Ukraine, Syria, Israel-Palestine, India, Bangledesh, and even north Africa… but we didn’t devote sufficient time to sub-saharan Africa. So what does Africa look like in the Age of Disorder? To find out, Jason is joined this week by P ... Show More
52m 2s
Dec 2024
Antony Blinken: The Exit Interview
In his final month as the United States’ chief diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is racing around the globe, responding to conflicts in the Middle East and the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.
During a stop in New York, he sat down with host David Gura to tal ... Show More
17m 17s
Dec 2024
The new dangers in Syria after Assad's fall
Today on GPS, the scenes coming out of post-Assad Syria are extraordinary: prisoners freed, families reunited, a missing American found. Now comes the tough part: putting a country of dueling factions back together ... under the leadership of a group that's deemed a terror organi ... Show More
43m 3s