May 16—Professor George Breslauer will discuss Russia’s attitude toward Ukraine and its motivations for invasion, as well as the rise in assassinations, trolls, disinformation and alliances against the West.
May 20—Commonwealth Club World Affairs Napa Valley Chapter hosts a local business owner who epitomizes locals acting globally, improving lives in impoverished countries around the world.
May 1—Dr. Michael Baker reviewed some history and geography of Central Europe/Ukraine, and give his insight into morale and conditions in Ukraine during this conflict. He will also explain where he perceives links of this conflict in Ukraine relate to other problem regions.
June 5—Stanford Law School Professor Allen Weiner will discuss the relevant law of armed conflict and when violations amount to war crimes or other serious violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the war currently being waged in Gaza.
In our third special election episode, we explore how the issue of abortion rights is likely to shape the 2024 election.
Nihad Awad joins Ray Suarez to share why Arab and Muslim voters feel abandoned by the Democratic party, and why they won’t be bullied into accepting the “lesser of two evils.”
Ray Suarez sits down with Zack Beauchamp, a senior correspondent at Vox, to unpack how the political winds on Israel may be shifting.
In this episode, we revisit Ray’s conversation with Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Ada Ferrer on just how intertwined the histories of the US and Cuba are, and why we’re so inseparable.
Ray Suarez sits down with Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuban Ambassador to the US, to unpack how migration and economic sanctions are linked.
In “My Fourth Time, We Drowned,” journalist Sally Hayden reports on the shadowy immigration system created by the European Union which captures and imprisons migrants from Africa to keep them from reaching European...
This week, we talked to Ukrainians about the ways that the war unexpectedly changed their lives.
This week, we’re sharing an episode from Foreign Policy’s “Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women”, about how reality TV is helping women’s rights activists press the Kenyan government to uphold its pledge.
Journalist Kara Swisher joins Ray Suarez to discuss her newest book, “Burn Book,” and the psyche of Silicon Valley’s biggest players.
In the second episode of our special election series, Ray Suarez sits down with Wendy Sherman and Nicholas Kristof to see why international affairs will matter come November.
Ray Suarez sits down with Masha Gessen, staff writer for The New Yorker, to unpack the toll of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine’s freedoms… and democracy.
Global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw joins Ray Suarez to explain how a besieged Ukraine may be Europe’s last line of defense against Putin.
