Nov 22, 2017 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
Why is it so hard to track and prosecute money laundering? How does it finance terrorism? Maria Armoudian discusses the many faces to money laundering with Moyara Ruehsen and Richard Gordan. Moyara Ruehsen is an Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of...
Nov 15, 2017 | Politics & Society
An informal conversation with Dr Daniel Dor, an Israeli linguist, media researcher and political activist, and Lia Nirgad – on Israeli politics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the struggle against the occupation and new trends in the fight for social justice. Dr....
Nov 13, 2017 | Business & Economics
James Roberts, a sociologist at the University of Auckland, believes that digital networks open up possibilities for radically transforming our financial and economic systems. We asked him to discuss some of his ideas about intelligent economic planning in a...
Nov 10, 2017 | Politics & Society
In 2001 there were over 40 groups operating in 28 countries who were challenging state authority and often using targeted violence to make political change. The terrorism label has been affixed to these groups, but what exactly is terrorism, and where does it fall on...
Nov 7, 2017 | Politics & Society
Despite its regional power status, Kenya has been unable to sufficiently marshal its enormous human and material resources to achieve a lasting political stability, economic growth and sustainable development. Since independence, the country has witnessed an extensive...
Nov 1, 2017 | Politics & Society
What are the politics of Muslim Americans, and how might they be changing under the current political environment of Trump and a crackdown on immigration from Muslim countries to the United States? Emily Cury Tohma and Aubrey Westfall talk to Maria Armoudian about...