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  • Iran v. Israel: Who Won, Who Lost, What Next? - Part Two

    Iran v. Israel: Who Won, Who Lost, What Next? - Part Two
    2025/08/21
    In the second half of this two-part conversation, host Alan Stoga continues his discussion with journalist Francesca Borri, former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian, and Hebrew University lecturer Abraham Silver. Together they probe deeper into the aftermath of the recent war, the fragility of the ceasefire, and the broader question of whether Iran and Israel are on the path to peace—or simply preparing for the next conflict.
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    21 分
  • Iran v. Israel: Who Won, Who Lost, What Next? - Part One

    Iran v. Israel: Who Won, Who Lost, What Next? - Part One
    2025/08/21
    Six weeks after Iran and Israel fought a brief but intense 12-day war, a fragile ceasefire holds—but for how long, and at what cost? In this two-part conversation, host Alan Stoga is joined by journalist Francesca Borri, former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian, and Hebrew University lecturer Abraham Silver to unpack what really happened, what it means for the region, and whether peace is possible—or if this was just the first of many wars to come. 👉 This conversation is published in two parts. You are listening to Part One.
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    43 分
  • A River Runs Through It

    A River Runs Through It
    2025/07/17
    The Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest rainforest, is vital to global climate health. But unlike the Amazon, its biggest threat isn’t farming—it’s the demand for minerals driving the Green Transition. Could the race to electrify the world cost us the Congo? Jaap van der Waarde, WWF’s Conservation Director for the region, explores how the demand for rare minerals risks tipping the Basin’s fragile ecosystem—and what must change to protect it.
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    32 分
  • Can Profit Help Save the Rainforest?

    Can Profit Help Save the Rainforest?
    2025/07/03
    Can profit and planet go hand in hand? As public climate financing falls short, attention turns to the private sector. But can businesses do good for the environment while still making a return? Tânia Trindade of SODEFOR, a forestry company managing a million hectares in the Congo River Basin, believes they can. She shares how the company balances sustainability and profit in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems—and why private capital may be essential to the climate fight.
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    25 分
  • Mutually Assured Madness?

    Mutually Assured Madness?
    2025/06/05
    We’re living through a moment of global upheaval—where the old order is crumbling, and the future feels dangerously uncertain. At the heart of this instability is the evolving, uneasy relationship between the U.S. and China: two powers with the ambition and capacity to shape whatever comes next, yet with fundamentally different worldviews. In this episode of New Thinking for a New World, we hear from Chandran Nair, founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, a Pan-Asian think tank. Speaking from an Asian perspective, Nair argues that China may be more clear-eyed than the West about how the world should work. Is he right? Listen and decide for yourself.
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    42 分
  • Voodoo Economics: Tariffing Our Way to Prosperity or Doom?

    Voodoo Economics: Tariffing Our Way to Prosperity or Doom?
    2025/05/30
    President Trump’s trade war, regulatory overhaul, and fiscal shake-up aim to rewire the U.S. and global economies. Can it work—or backfire? Economist Marco Annunziata, former Chief Economist at GE, joins host Alan Stoga to explore the promises and pitfalls of Trumponomics—and what it might mean for your job, savings, and future.
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    55 分
  • Ancient Words, Modern Wounds

    Ancient Words, Modern Wounds
    2025/05/22
    Great art is timeless—it reveals how we think and why we act. What if classics like Greek tragedy or Shakespeare were used to explore today’s challenges—racism, war, corruption? That’s what Bryan Doerries and Theater of War have done for nearly 20 years. The results are healing, raw, and real. Listen as Bryan shares how personal loss led him to reimagine an ancient art form for modern times.
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    44 分
  • Has the Amazon Run Out of Chances?

    Has the Amazon Run Out of Chances?
    2025/05/08
    In 2019, Brazilian scientist Carlos Nobre warned of an approaching Amazon tipping point. Five years later, record droughts and fires suggest that moment may have arrived. Yet Francisco “Pacho” von Hildebrand, who grew up in the Amazon and now leads Gaia Amazonas, still believes the rainforest can be saved—if Indigenous communities are empowered to protect what remains. Listen as Pacho shares why he hasn’t given up hope. What do you think?
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    33 分