Big World
By School of International Service, AU
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Big World shines a spotlight on complex ideas and issues that matter. Each episode features an expert from the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC, breaking down a big, important topic into small bite sizes.
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Gen Z vs. Big Tech
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May 04, 2026 |
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Venezuelan Oil and a Crisis in Cuba
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Workers’ Rights in the Global Supply Chain
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Intellectuals Behind the MAGA New Right
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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So, You Want to Be a Diplomat?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Why the Kurds Still Don't Have a Country
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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How Are Governments Using AI?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The Economics of Hunger
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May 06, 2025 |
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US Immigration Realities and Futures
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Tariffs and Trade Wars
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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A Development Dilemma in Haiti
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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The Power of the Dining Table
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Lessons in Climate Resilience
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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What's Ahead for Mexico's Democracy?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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How to Get a Job in International Affairs
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Sports Diplomacy and the Olympic Games
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Intercultural Communication in the Global Workforce
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May 30, 2024 |
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Star Wars, Imperialism, and Post-Conflict Societies
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May 01, 2024 |
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Thirty Years after the Rwandan Genocide
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Did the Woman, Life, Freedom Protests Change Iran?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Labor Strikes Back
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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How Do We End "Lies about Black People"?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Will Climate Shock Cause Climate Change Action?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Why are Rohingya and Ukrainian Refugees Treated Differently?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Netanyahu and Democracy in Israel
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Disinformation, Part 2: the US
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Disinformation Part 1: India
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Disability Rights are Human Rights
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Politics, Religion, and Diplomacy in Pakistan and India
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Classified Documents 101
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May 01, 2023 |
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Why We Talk About Corruption
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May 01, 2023 |
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NATO Expansion Past, Present, and Future
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Who Really Controls the Military?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Europe Veers Toward Nationalism
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Can the US Win the Technology War?
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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AIDS, COVID, and the Politics of Public Health
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Border Battles in Eurasia
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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How are Political Prisoner Swaps Negotiated?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Life After Roe
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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How America’s Militias Threaten Democracy
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Erdogan's Hold on Turkey
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Can We End World Hunger?
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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How Do Rebel Groups Govern?
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May 02, 2022 |
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Dirty Money
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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How Does Humanitarian Relief Fall Short?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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What Do We Get Wrong About Afghanistan?
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Capitol Insurrection, Riot, or Domestic Terrorism?
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Secrets, Spies, Intelligence, and Lines
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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What Do We Owe Veterans?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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International Education Isn’t Optional Anymore
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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The National Security Legacy of 9/11
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Star Trek and Global IR
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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How to Get a Fellowship in International Affairs
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Farming's Racist Roots
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Who Controls the Internet?
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May 03, 2021 |
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Is the US a Flawed Democracy?
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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A "New START" for Nuclear Weapons
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Black Masculinity & the Wage Earner Ideal
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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The Long Shadow of the Long '60s
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Russia-US Relations After Trump
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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The Politics of Food
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Can US Policing Be Redeemed?
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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The Netanyahu Effect
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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How to Get an Internship in International Affairs
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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War by Proxy
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Who Stole Democracy from the Arabs?
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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The Lethal Inequity of Coronavirus
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May 01, 2020 |
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What Cuba Got Right
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Human Rights & the Middle East
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Selling Terrorism Online
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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What's a Normal Presidency?
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Where Do Refugees Go?
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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The Rise of Putin
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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US Foreign Aid Deconstructed
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Brazil: Does Corruption Corrode Democracy?
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Teaching Today's World
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Rape during Wartime
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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How to Get a Job in International Affairs
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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The Difference a Union Makes
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May 31, 2019 |
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A Leg Up for Startups
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May 01, 2019 |
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Show me the (Border) Money
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Earth After Activism
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Normalizing Hate
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Sex Ed Politics and Policy
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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The Riddle of Haiti
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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A Professor's Guide to the Galaxy
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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The Soft Power of Muppets
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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America's Tortured Relationship with Terrorism
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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#metoo and Women on the Margins
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Carbon Sinks and Strategies
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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Welcome to Big World, a different kind of international affairs conversation
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Aug 02, 2018 |