How UN Sanctions Tackle Mass Atrocities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Aurélien LLorca. The guest introduces how the Security Council of the United Nations (UNSC) has been progressively willing to use its exceptionally ‘hard’ powers ‘for ‘soft’ purposes of international justice.’ In theory, the Charter adopted by the founding […]
How Has the Battlefield Changed in Ukraine (Keeping the World Company)
There Are so Many Factors at Play. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the changes in the battlefield in Ukraine, now approaching two years after the original invasion, including changes in the Wagner Group; Russian recruitment; drone and […]
Sanctions Against Russia (Transitional Justice)
Understanding why Sanctions Are Effective. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bohdan Bernatskyi. Mr. Bernatskyi explains how sanctions against Russia work. There is a common misunderstanding about the effectiveness of sanctions. Mr. Bernatskyi and Mr. Fidell discuss how to guide listeners through various approaches which US and EU foreign policies […]
What Else Can America Do for Ukraine (American Issues Take Two)
What Can the Government and What Can You Do. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Shackley Raffetto. Our panel, including retired judge Shackley Raffetto, examines what the United States has done and is doing to build the European coalition and help Ukraine defend itself; […]
Gambling with Oil (Stan The Energy Man)
Russia’s Poker Hand. The host for this show is Stan Osserman. Vladimir Putin must be as good at poker as he is at Chess. He’s got the cards and the bluff, but can he pull off a win facing down Joe Biden, the nemesis to Mr. Corn Pop. Stan shows what cards old Vlad has […]
Sanctions Dilemma: who Gets Hurt and when (Politics for the People)
What Do we Need to Do to Make them Effective. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses the efficacy of the sanctions to date, and the ones adopted just this week. Can Putin get around them. Do the Russian people understand the reasons […]
International Law Claims Against Putin and Russia (Global Connections)
The Proceedings Are Only Now Just Beginning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander H.E. Morawa. Law professor Alexander Morawa helps us understand the ICC Prosecutor’s investigation of Putin and Russia (now pending before a pretrial chamber); several sets of provisional measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights; […]
Global Politics is How Pain is Allotted (Politics for the People)
Courage is Ukrainian: Patriotism Enacted. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell, Karen Buzzard and Tim Apicella. Guests comment on political speech about the United States’ limited support for brave Ukrainian efforts to hold their country against unprovoked Russian aggression, including nuclear war threats, led by Putin. Delay for […]
Global Implications of the War in Ukraine (Global Connections)
How is the International Order Being Affected. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the larger implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not only in terms of its own citizens, but the disruptive affects it is having on other […]
Deter Putin: Calibrate or Target him (Politics for the People)
Empower Sanctions to Urge Putin Backoff. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Karen Buzzard. Show’s Guests comment on how Putin’s military advance on Ukraine evoke a Western North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) response in the form of Sanctions, mostly economic. Sanctions’ effects can take time to impact […]