Category: Dialogues
126 Articles
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Ambassador Richard Morningstar on Energy and Geopolitics in the Caspian Region
GJIA: In past interviews, you have stressed how energy security is also political and economic security. Why, if at all, should the United States and Western Europe care about…
January 31, 2020
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Migration and Displacement in an Era of Chaos with Caroline Njuki
GJIA: The atmosphere surrounding the migrant crisis seems to be extremely chaotic and dramatized in the media. Is this helping? CN: There is a lot of talk and seeming action, as…
December 17, 2019
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Stéphane Dujarric on Contemporary Challenges Facing the Media
GJIA: How, if at all, has the U.S. government’s use of the term “fake news” undermined the media and impacted your job at the UN? SD: I think there has been a growing…
December 2, 2019
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Kathleen McNamara on Brexit and the Future of the UK
GJIA: Brexit has been in the news recently. Jeremy Corbin announced on October 29th that he was in favor of a general election in December 2019. If a general election happens,…
November 19, 2019
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Sheba Crocker on Humanitarian Aid in the 21st Century
GJIA: What has been the biggest obstacle in undertaking humanitarian missions across the world in the past few years? SC: It’s hard to pinpoint just one, but I would say there…
October 31, 2019
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Franklin Foer on Big Technology, Journalism, and Government
GJIA: Given how social media is used as a mass distribution channel for journalism, what do you think are ways journalism can live sustainably within social media? FF: This may…
October 21, 2019
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Amb. Roya Rahmani on Women in Afghan Government and Diplomacy
GJIA: You are the first woman ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States. Why do you think it’s important to have a woman representing Afghanistan overseas? RR: It is…
April 30, 2019
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Lt. Col. Jillian Bishop on UN Peacekeeping and Female Inclusion
GJIA: Why did you decide to join the Canadian armed forces, and what led you to peacekeeping? JB: I joined the Canadian forces quite a while ago, in 1986. To me, it really…
April 17, 2019
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Amb. Jeffrey DeLaurentis on the U.S.-Cuba Relationship
GJIA: The US and Cuba have historically had a difficult relationship. How did re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba under the Obama administration change that…
April 16, 2019
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David Guttenfelder on Photojournalism in North Korea
GJIA: During your presentation, you emphasized the kindness and respect people showed you in North Korea, which contradicts the narrative that visitors from the U.S. are…
April 8, 2019