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(Not So) Foreign AffairsTuesdays at 6:39 pm (repeats Wednesdays at 12:38 pm) A weekly program that makes international relations accessible to all of us. WRS’s Philippe Mottaz chairs a discussion with regular contributions from American political scientist Daniel Warner,... Podcast, English, Geneve, Switzerland |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Is European democracy suffering? Are caretaker governments in Greece and Italy a setback for democracy? WRS’s Philippe Mottaz and political scientist Daniel Warner discuss the issue of unelected officials suddenly put in charge to push trhough austerity plans that legitimate... Tuesday, 15-Nov-11 17:38 GMT |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Iran's nuclear program takes center stage Iran’s nuclear program is in the news again and the International Atomic Energy Agency is set to release a new report which may say Iran is on the brink of developing nuclear weapons. This has prompted Israeli President Shimon Peres to say a... Tuesday, 08-Nov-11 17:39 GMT |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Surprise! Greece puts EU bailout to a vote Greece’s George Papandréou pulled a stunner out of his pocket yesterday, announcing he would put the EU’s latest bailout offer to a popular referendum in his country. Stabbing the EU in the back or saving his government? Meanwhile Syria warns the... Tuesday, 01-Nov-11 18:07 GMT |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Issues the Swiss elections forgot WRS political reporter Jordan Davis joins host Philippe Mottaz and panelist Daniel Warner to talk about Swiss foreign policy issues that surfaced—or didn—t—in this past weekend—s parliamentary elections and the importance of International... Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Saskia Sassen on how the digitized world works How have global cities been transformed in our digital era—and particularly by the growth of the financial world? Sociologist Saskia Sassen, a leading thinker on globalization, talks to host Philippe Mottaz. Sassen is Robert Lynd Professor of... Tuesday, 18-Oct-11 17:02 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Dissecting the UN vote for Palestinian statehood On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas applied for full membership to the United Nations. The idea is strongly opposed by Israel and the United States, which has promised to use its right of veto in the UN Security Council to block any bid for... Tuesday, 27-Sep-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Is Strauss-Kahn's political career over? Spoiled for choice, WRS’s Philippe Mottaz and political scientist Daniel Warner discuss a range of international issues such as the United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood, Barack Obama’s economic revival plan, the increasing violence in... Tuesday, 20-Sep-11 16:44 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Turkish ambitions and a more isolated Israel A recently release UN report concludes that Israel forces used “excessive and unreasonable force“ when it carried out a deadly attack on the Turkish Mavi Marmara flotilla that was carrying supplies for Gaza. Political scientist Daniel Warner and... Tuesday, 13-Sep-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: The aftereffects of 9/11, ten years later Ten years have passed since the September 11 attacks shook the United States, but has America’s response been proportionate? Also, the Red Cross is granted access for the first time to Damascus Central Prison by Syrian authorities, while Washington... Tuesday, 06-Sep-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Rebellions and the long road to the rule of law Daniel Warner and Matthew Stevenson are back from summer recess, joining host Philippe Mottaz to discuss the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in Libya and the plight of the Syrian opposition, which, unlike the Libyan rebels, has not been helped by the... Tuesday, 30-Aug-11 16:48 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: How the West misread Afghanistan Writers Lucy Morgan Edwards and Edward Girardet talk to WRS’s Philippe Mottaz about how the West misread Afghanistan and how its poor choices resulted in tragic consequences. Their books on the subject are out ahead of the 10th anniversary of the... Tuesday, 23-Aug-11 17:19 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Figuring out Libyan leader Gaddafi's next move Now under indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, will Muammar Gaddafi fight to the bitter end or accept that his days are counted in Libya? Stéphane Bussard from Le Temps and political scientist Daniel Warner join... Tuesday, 28-Jun-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: EU pressures Greece on austerity measures The European Union says that there will be no more cash for Greece, turning an economic crisis into a political one. Stéphane Bussard, from Le Temps newspaper, and political scientist Daniel Warner join WRS’s Philippe Mottaz to review this and... Tuesday, 21-Jun-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: The Internet's influence in sparking change The Internet, blogs and social media are affecting diplomacy and the conduct of international relations in ways the world has never seen before. WRS’s Philippe Mottaz reports on a United Nations’ meeting of human rights and democracy activists who... Tuesday, 14-Jun-11 17:00 BST |
| Listen now | Foreign Affairs: Yemen's governance in question after leader injured Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment of serious wounds received when his palace was shelled. It is unclear whether he will be able to return to Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. Meantime, as Syria descends further... Tuesday, 07-Jun-11 17:00 BST |
