Dialogues

Dialogues allows GJIA to speak directly with leading experts and practitioners in global affairs, publishing interviews on a wide range of topics. We provide commentary and analysis from government and diplomatic officials, academic scholars, and leaders of nongovernmental organizations around the world to advance understanding of developments and trends in international relations.

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Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds

GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique?Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on…

February 1, 2026

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The Cruise Industry: An Insight into International Tourism in the Face of Global Fragmentation

December 16, 2025

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How Erdoğan Has Maintained His Hold on Türkiye

December 9, 2025

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Criminalizing Ecocide: A Conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta

December 4, 2025

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Confronting Global Food Insecurity with U.S. Diplomatic Historian Kelly McFarland

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: In the report Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus, the Working Group described various explanations for worldwide food insecurity…

February 3, 2023

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Jill Dougherty on the Implications of Russia’s Eastern Europe Policies: Part I

January 12, 2022

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Professor Bruce Hoffman on Domestic Terrorism

April 21, 2021

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PART I: Dr. Hal Singer on How to Best Regulate Big Tech

November 27, 2020

War & Conflict

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Thinking Through the Diplomatic, Strategic, and Humanitarian Implications of the Israel-Hamas War, with Expert of Palestinian Affairs Khaled Elgindy

GJIA: To establish some context, why did Hamas conduct this attack on Israel now, and what were their strategic goals in conducting this attack, if any? KE: Obviously, we cannot get into the…

November 9, 2023

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Understanding the Ukrainian War Through Refugees’ Eyes

November 4, 2022

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Danielle Pletka on Biden’s Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan

May 25, 2021

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Preventing Genocide within Afghanistan from an Anthropological Framework, with Genocide Watch President Dr. Gregory H. Stanton

October 13, 2023

Alliances & Relationships

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Dr. Victor Cha on China and the NBA

GJIA: In the lecture, you mentioned China is practicing “Predatory Liberalism.” Could you explain what that is?VC: “Predatory liberalism” is essentially the idea that China welcomes…

April 6, 2020