Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “The play’s the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king,” when the troubled Prince stages a play to catch...
Podcasts
Congo’s Unending Tragedy / Michela Wrong
With its unlimited natural resources and huge agricultural potential capacity, the Democratic Republic of Congo should be a paradise—but...
Will Palestinians and Israelis Ever Find Peace?
The brutal Hamas attacks on October 7th, 2023 kickstarted a new cycle of widespread death and destruction that continues today. Countless lives...
Is Trump Good for Europe? / Ana Palacio & Vygaudas Usackas
Donald Trump doesn’t like the European Union and he’s not afraid to tell people. “The European Union was formed in order to screw the United...
What’s Going On in the United States??? / Aziz Huq & Scott Miller
Donald Trump has been president for five weeks now. In light of the blizzard of executive orders, funding and hiring cuts, endless nominations and...
The Brave New World Is Here: Are We Ready? / Andreas Schleicher
We live in an increasingly complex technology-driven world. How we learn, how we create, how we make and grow things, how we interact with each...
Through a Viewfinder, Brightly / Fabio Bucciarelli
Photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli shares what compels him to keep documenting the world’s most dangerous conflicts. We live in a violent and...
Leaders Leading
When leaders fail, democracy fails—and too many leaders in too many places are failing. That’s exactly why the Tällberg Foundation has sought out...
The Worry List / Dr. Rohan Gunaratna
The start of 2025 is burdened with no shortage of things to worry about. The war in Ukraine; conflicts throughout the Middle East; tensions around...