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Inside the Issues, Season Two

Now in its second season, the Inside the Issues weekly podcast series will run from October 2011 to April 2012, covering timely and candid discussions on issues related to the core areas of CIGI expertise: Global Economy, Environment and Energy, Global Security and Global Development.

In the Video Series

Inside the Issues Special Edition 2.26 - Iran and the West

David A. Welch, Thomas Pickering and more
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
In a special edition of Inside the Issues, host David Welch moderates a panel discussion on relations between Iran and the West.

Inside the Issues 2.25 - Human Rights and Conflict Resolution

David A. Welch and Lowell Ewert
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
In the final episode of the second season of Inside the Issues, Lowell Ebert traces the conceptual links between peace and human rights law.

Inside the Issues 2.24 - China's Role in Global Governance

David A. Welch and Hongying Wang
Friday, March 30, 2012
Despite its growing clout, China is an under-participant in global governance, given its size and strategic importance, says Hongying Wang.

Inside the Issues 2.23 - North Korea and Regional Security

David A. Welch and Seung Hyok Lee
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Seung Hyok Lee discusses how to open the North Korean regime to nuclear negotiations, reunification talks and economic development.

Inside the Issues 2.22 - Diplomacy in Syria and Iran

Paul Heinbecker and David A. Welch
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
With crises in Syria and Iran becoming increasingly dire global security threats, career diplomat Paul Heinbecker weighs in with solutions.

Inside the Issues 2.21 - The "Extraordinary" US-Canada Partnership

David B. Dewitt and David Jacobson
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The US Ambassador to Canada on what he calls the "most extraordinary close relationship that exists between two countries in the world."

Inside the Issues 2.20 - Sovereign Debtors in Distress

Pierre Siklos and David A. Welch
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Fresh from the CIGI-INET conference, Pierre Siklos explains the policy options surrounding sovereign debtors on the verge of default.

Inside the Issues 2.19 - International Migration and Development

David A. Welch and Jonathan Crush
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
While many argue that economic development will stop migration, Jonathan Crush says today's global reality is much more complex.

Inside the Issues 2.18 - Improving Global Financial Governance

David A. Welch and James A. Haley
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
With an increasingly integrated international financial system, how can growth and productivity in the world economy be sustained?

Inside the Issues 2.17 - Borders, Islands and International Migration

David A. Welch and Alison Mountz
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Alison Mountz discusses the increasing use of islands as international detention centres, and their dubious legal and political standing.

Inside the Issues 2.16 - The Idea of North America

David A. Welch and Robert Pastor
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
North American integration has been debated for over 100 years, but Robert Pastor argues that close cooperation is easier than many think.

Inside the Issues 2.15 - Gaps in the Global Governance System

David A. Welch and David B. Dewitt
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
David Dewitt on the role of Canadian-based think tanks in shaping global governance policy and working on challenges "beyond the horizon".

Inside the Issues 2.14 - Domestic Responses to International Terrorism

David A. Welch and Veronica Kitchen
Friday, January 20, 2012
In this week's podcast, we explore how states have reacted to the threat of global terrorism, and if their reposnse has made us any safer.

Inside the Issues 2.13 - Reconstituting Iraq, from Power to Process

David A. Welch and Sven Spengemann
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Iraq has made impressive progress since 2005, but internal divisions still hamper the formation of representative national institutions.

Inside the Issues 2.12 - "Debt and the Global Financial System"

Pierre Siklos and David A. Welch
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Low borrowing costs, poor supervision and weak regulation have all combined to produce contagion in the euro zone, says Pierre Siklos.

Inside the Issues 2.11 - "The Arab Spring, One Year Later"

Bessma Momani and David A. Welch
Monday, December 19, 2011
A year into the so-called Arab Spring, democratic progress remains patchy and economic development faces familiar challenges.

Inside the Issues, Episode 2.10: Steven Mock on Nationalism

David A. Welch and Steven Mock
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Nationalism may seem irrational, even mystical at times but must be taken seriously as a global political force, Steven Mock argues.

Inside the Issues, Episode 2.9: Macrohistorical Governance Change

David A. Welch and Mark Raymond
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Mark Raymond explains how and why international institutions and social orders have changed so much in the past 1,000 years.

William Coleman on Globalization and Autonomy

David A. Welch and William D. Coleman
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Are advancing flows of global trade, culture and ideas threatening individual and social autonomy? CIGI Chair William Coleman responds.

Inside the Issues, Episode 2.7: Looming East Asian Challenges

David A. Welch and James Manicom
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Resource competition, Sino-Taiwanese tension and US diplomacy are combining to produce one the world's most intensely-governed regions.

The Challenge of Governing International Migration

David A. Welch and Margaret Walton-Roberts
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Margaret Walton-Roberts on the challenge of governing global migration flows, and protecting workers' human rights.

Window Still Open For International Community to Help 'Fix' Haiti

Jorge Heine and David A. Welch
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
With a newly elected president and international goodwill, Jorge Heine argues that the window to 'fix' Haiti is still wide open, for now.

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Japan

David A. Welch and Kaoru Ishikawa
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Japanese Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa on national recovery, and how global governance can enhance disaster relief and security.

Sir David King on Science and International Governance

David A. Welch and Sir David King
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Leading global scientist Sir David King goes in-depth on the future of nuclear power, GMOs and climate change adaptation.

Turkey's Emerging Regional and Global Role

David A. Welch and Rafet Akgunay
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
With a fast-growing economy and increasing global influence, we ask the Turkish ambassador to Canada about his country's role in the world.

Afghanistan: After the International Community Departs

Mark Sedra and David A. Welch
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Following the departure of the international community, Afghanistan faces a grim future according to CIGI expert Mark Sedra.