Putin Has Much More on his Mind. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, is an author and an historian of Russia, and and will help us understand the next steps of Putin’s aggression there. Putin is likely to have plans to threaten and invade the Baltic […]
Human Rights for the Uyghurs (Global Connections)
Is China Telling the Truth About them. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Henryk Szadziewski. Henryk Szadziewski, UH graduate student, will help us understand the plight of the Uyghurs in China. Most recently, the IOC has behaved deplorably in the Olympics. It has been difficult to reconcile their rhetoric of […]
The Role of Propaganda in Genocide (Politics for the People)
Vulnerabilities in the Human Condition. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses the social psychology of propaganda and social media, and the human frailties and vulnerabilities that make us susceptible to propaganda and demagoguery, how Putin has learned to use it to affect […]
Evolving Implications of Putin’s War (Global Connections)
Emergence of the Historical Effect of the War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Historian Carl Ackerman helps us understand the changes that are being revealed by the invasion of Ukraine, including the rise of Russia and of blatant autocracy, the resurgence of the cold war, the fragmentation […]
Bluff and Blunder in Ukraine (Global Connections)
But will it Turn into War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, updates us on the events in around and about Ukraine, and which factors will determine what happens. Is Putin serious or just playing games. Is the United States reacting […]