When the boss isn’t looking and we have a few minutes to spare, we check out the latest international relations video podcasts. Here are some currently on our YouTube playlists: Conversations with History from UC Berkeley. Noam Chomsky, Wole Soyinka and Christopher Hitchens are some of the big names that have been interviewed. Bradford Peace [...]

Maybe it’s that Beoduin-style tent he likes to pitch in the most interesting places, or maybe his fashion sense, but Colonel Muammar Gaddhafi has made it his task to keep himself and his country in the international spotlight. But what may not be apparent is Libya’s importance in the geopolitical sphere – our theme for [...]

On Tuesday, 3 November I will attend the Swisspeace Annual Conference. The topic is “Rebels with a Cause? Understanding and Dealing with Non-State Armed Groups During and After Violent Conflicts.” The Swiss NGO has invited some high-level speakers that have field experience in negotiation with non-state actors, such as the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and [...]

Not many countries on Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index 2009 have reason to celebrate. The index sees many countries like Iran and Israel, quite predictably, slip as a consequence of protests, wars and crackdowns in the past year. While it may not be a surprise that reporters in conflict zones or in countries that [...]

Researchers from the ISN-supported expert community on crisis and risk have just published a new policy paper. According to Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Jonas Hagmann, the concept of risk communication has so far been applied almost exclusively in the context of technical and environmental risks. They show how the concept can be useful for foreign [...]