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International affairs podcast with experts in the U.S. and abroad. notlocal.substack.com
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- 3 weeks ago29 min
Mongolia & The Enormous Impact of Climate Change
Zeke speaks with Journalist Anand Tumurtogoo about Mongolia and the extreme impacts that climate change is already having on Mongolian herders.You can find a more in-depth story about the impact of climate change by Anand through his article at The Nature Conservancy. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Apr 20, 202647 min
The Fruits of Our Labor Statistics
Zeke speaks with Dr. Erica Groshen, the former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about data integrity, independence within the government, and how statistics can help us understand and make decisions about our world. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Apr 13, 202613 min
The Future is Still Bright
A brief word on the importance of hope and optimism about the future of human beings.Plan International (Focused on education for children after disasters)CAMFED (Provides educational opportunities, particularly for girls internationally) Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Mar 24, 202656 min
Addressing Western Perspective
Zeke speaks with Substack writer Amir Pars about his experience leaving Iran, growing up in Sweden, how his perspective on the Middle East has changed, and the difficulty Western cultures have grappling with issues in the Middle East. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Mar 13, 20261h 3m
The Reality of Extreme Belief
Zeke speaks with Dr. Aaron Zelin about the Syrian Civil War, the new government of Syria, the philosophy of Al-Qaeda, the scale of the problem of Islamic extremism, and how it is often misunderstood in the global West.Dr. Zelin has a Ph.D. from King’s College in the UK and has published numerous books on the topic of Jihadism; you can check them out here. Dr. Zelin has testified on the topic of online recruitment for extremist groups before the U.S. House of Representatives and is the Gloria and Ken Levy Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Mar 7, 202615 min
International Power & Values
Zeke explores the limitations of power in the International community, and how moral values can be put into conflict with one another. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Feb 2, 202648 min
America In The Eyes of The World
Zeke speaks with Ambassador Roderick Moore about recent U.S. Foreign policy decisions regarding Venezuela, Greenland, and parallels between changes in the international community in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and today's shift in how post WWII allies see the United States. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
- Jan 29, 202629 min
Electoral Fraud in Myanmar
Zeke follows up with journalist Lorcan Lovett, author of OnMyanmar, about the recent sham elections in Myanmar, and U.S. contributions to legitimizing the military junta.Lorcan recently published an article in the Observer that covers the history of the conflict and one man's story of being a forced conscript in the military. He has also published an article for Finland's State broadcaster here. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe
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