Bosnia is on the Brink of Political Disintegration

Bosnia is facing its deepest political crisis since the civil war in the 1990s.

In 1995, the United States helped broker an agreement between the waring parties known as the Dayton Accords. This agreement created a new political order in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has been an uneasy agreement, certainly tenuous at times, but it has held.

Now, the agreement is unraveling — and very quickly.

On the line to explain why and how Bosnia is on the verge of potential political disintegration is Jasmin Mujanovic, a political scientist and analyst of southeast European and international affairs.

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Is the Energy Transition an Opportunity or Risk for Climate Security? | Climate Security Series

Today’s episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. It is part of a series of episodes examining the relationship between climate and security.

Today’s episode takes a deep dive into how the transition to low carbon energy economies impacts security. The episode kicks off with introductory remarks by Jesús Quintana-Garcia ()
Director General, CIAT, Managing Director of the Americas, Alliance Bioversity International and
CIAT, CGIAR

I then moderate a panel discussion featuring a diverse group of experts on this issue, whom I introduce I the top of the moderated session. 

Professor Doctor Karen Smith-Stegen, is Professor at Jacobs University in Bremen; and  Chair of the International Relations, Politics and History Department 

Claudia Ringler, is Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Bessma Mourad, is Operations and Planning Lead at Energy Peace Partners

How Can Climate Science Support Peace in the Middle East and North Africa? | Climate Security Series

Today’s episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience and produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network.

It is part of a series of episodes that examine the relationship between climate and security.

I moderate a panel discussion in which experts discuss how climate science can encourage and support peace in the Middle east and north Africa. The episode kicks off with some introductory remarks by Aly Abousabaa Regional Director for Central and West Asia and North Africa CGIAR, and the Director-
General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas.

I then introduce the panel and moderate a lively discussion about climate security and peace in the Middle East and North Africa. 

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Panelists:

Sandy Ruckstuhl is Special Advisor & Senior Researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) with CGIAR

Gidon Bromberg is Israel Director, EcoPeace Middle East

Anders Jägerskog is a Senior Water Resources Management Specialist with the World Bank 

Migration, Climate and Security in Latin America | Climate Security Series

Today’s episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience and produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. It is part of a series of episodes examining the relationship between climate variability and security.

In today’s episode, I moderate a panel discussion in which experts discuss the relationship between climate variability, migration and security in Latin America. 

The episode kicks off with introductory remarks by Bram Govaerts, Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.  I then ask some questions of our panelists before turning to questions from the audience. 

Panelists:

Javier Aliaga Lordemann  is Senior Climate Change Specialist for The Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair-Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC)

Deissy Martinez-Baron is Regional Program Leader for CCAFS in Latin America, CGIAR

Andrew Harper is Special Advisor on Climate Action, United Nations Refugee Agency

Salvador Fernandez Rivera is Rural Development General Coordinator in the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico

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How to Respond to Climate Security Crises in Africa? | Climate Security Series

Today’s episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience and produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. 

The podcast has partnered with CGIAR for a special series that examines the relationship between climate and security and in today’s episode we explore how Africa is experiencing and approaching the climate security nexus — in particular how institutions in Africa and beyond are responding to climate security crises. 

The episode kicks off with some introductory remarks from Harold Roy Mcauley, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, One CGIAR, and Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice).

I then moderate a panel discussion. To participate in a future live taping as part of this series, please visit climatesecurity.cgiar.org

Live From UNGA — Day 4 | Food Systems Summit | Security Council Meets on Climate-Security

The United Nations General Assembly is always one of the most important weeks of the diplomatic calendar. Each day this week we are bringing you live coverage featuring the latest news and analysis from UNGA, in partnership with the UN Foundation. 

Today’s episode was recorded Thursday afternoon, September 23.

Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute, discusses the significant outcomes from a much-anticipated Food Systems Summit.

Ireland’s Ambassador to the United Nations Geraldine Bryne Nason explains why Ireland chaired a unique meeting on climate security at the Security Council and Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group discusses the key outcomes from this meeting. 

 

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Live From UNGA — Day 2 | Joe Biden’s UN Speech | Antonio Guterres’ Big Warning to the World | And More!

The United Nations General Assembly is always one of the most important weeks of the diplomatic calendar. Each day this week we are bringing you live coverage featuring the latest news and analysis from of UNGA, in partnership with the UN Foundation. 

Today’s episode was recorded Tuesday afternoon, September 21.

Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group and Anjali Dayal of Fordham University discuss the key takeaways from speeches by world leaders, including Joe Biden and Antonio Guterres. We also discuss some important stories to follow from the United Nations during the week ahead. 

 

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What’s Next For the United Nations in Afghanistan? | Mark Malloch Brown

As Afghanistan enters a perilous and uncertain future, the United Nations has promised to “stay and deliver.” The country’s humanitarian emergency is getting more acute by the day, taxing UN agencies like the World Food Program. Meanwhile, the Security Council’s role in managing the political transition in Afghanistan is unclear, and many of the Taliban’s senior leadership are still under UN sanction

On the line with me to discuss the UN’s role in the new Afghanistan is Mark Malloch Brown. He is the President of the Open Society Foundations and had long career at the United Nations, including as administrator of the UN Development Program and as the Deputy UN Secretary General.

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What Comes Next for Humanitarian and Development NGOs in Afghanistan?

Zuhra Bahman was out of the country on a business meeting when the Taliban took control of Kabul.

She is the Afghanistan country director for Search for Common Ground, an NGO that engages in community based peace-building work. I was eager to speak with her because it is very unclear to me and to the entire international community the extent to which NGOs will be able to operate under Taliban rule. 

As Zurha Bahman explains, she is eager to get back to her work and life in Afghanistan — but only if certain conditions are met. To that end, she is urging engagement with the Taliban to enable development and humanitarian NGOs to work in the country on behalf of the Afghan people. 

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How Do We Measure the Relationship Between Climate and Security? | Climate Security Series

This episode was recorded live in front of a virtual audience and produced in partnership with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network, as part of a series of episodes examining the relationship between climate and security.

In today’s conversation we discuss the key question of how one measures the relationship between climate variability and peacefulness or insecurity. 

The episode kicks off with some introductory remarks by Grazia Pacillo,  Senior Economist at CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security.  I then introduce our panelists and moderate a discussion before we take questions from the audience. 

Panelists:

Sonja Vermeulen, is Director of Programs at CGIAR  

Serge Stroobants, is Director of Europe and the MENA region at the Institute for Economics and Peace

Emery Brusset, is Lead Measurement Adviser, Emergencies and Transitions Service, WFP

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