Podcasts by Diffusion
dif·fu·sion: the spreading of something more widely
Diffusion is the podcast of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the first grantmaking foundation in the United States established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. Our mission? To promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding around issues of peace, education and democracy.
Hosted by Michael Moran, Visiting Media Fellow, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Sarwar Kashmeri, Professor at Norwich University, and Gail Ablow, Visiting Media Fellow, Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Music by Carla Capretto
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(S.4 Ep.9) African Solutions to African Problems from 2018-06-25T19:48:52
The phrase “African Solutions to African Problems,” however difficult it may be to define, remains crucial to finding ways of improving peace and security in Africa, according to Africa experts ...
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(S.4 Ep.8) The Modern African State from 2018-06-19T03:58
The African nation-state is in a period of profound transformation, according to African experts interviewed for episode 8 of Carnegie Corporation’s Peacebuilders podcast series. In this episode...
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(S.4 Ep.7) Refugees and Migration from 2018-06-12T03:58
Displacement has become a common feature of life in East Africa over the past decade, leading to a wide range of creative solutions, according to Caroline Njuki, senior program coordinator at th...
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(S.4 Ep.6) South Sudan from 2018-06-05T03:58
As Africa’s newest state, South Sudan was meant to be an example of what cooperation between the international community and African political actors could achieve. According to the African expe...
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(S.4 Ep.5) Violence, the Media, and Elections in Kenya from 2018-05-29T03:58
The violence that attended Kenya’s 2007 elections shocked the nation’s media as well as the larger society. According to African experts interviewed in this fifth episode of Peacebuilders, Kenya...
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(S.4 Ep.4) The African Union from 2018-05-22T03:58
The African Union continues to play an important role in enforcing peace and security on the continent, but the political momentum is shifting toward “coalitions of the willing” and regional eco...
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(S.4 Ep.3) Militarization of Solutions from 2018-05-15T03:58
The militarization of policing and counterterrorism operations in East and West Africa has chiefly multiplied the numbers of people seeking vengeance against the state, contend regional experts ...
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(S.4 Ep.2) International Interventions from 2018-05-08T03:58
The era of large, international peacekeeping missions is over, according to experts interviewed for the second episode of Peacebuilders, a Carnegie Corporation podcast series. Focusing particula...
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(S.4 Ep.1) Evolving Ethnicities from 2018-04-30T23:01:52
Ethnicity continues to shape East African politics in ways both predictable and unexpected, according to African experts featured on Peacebuilders, a new podcast series from Carnegie Corporation...
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(S.3 Ep.3) Boom: The Economic Benefits of Immigration from 2018-04-03T14:56:47
In a modern economy, how can the U.S. adapt its immigration policies to the benefit of the country? Jeremy Robbins of New American Economy discusses the need for comprehensive immigration reform...
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(S.3 Ep.2) Keeping the Faith: Religion and Immigration from 2018-03-09T19:02:53
Carnegie Corporation of New York visiting media fellow Gail Ablow speaks with religious leaders from three different faiths to discuss core values and immigration in the United States. Her guest...
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(S.3 Ep.1) Our Town, Your Town: Welcome from 2018-01-26T18:34:49
Badges, Bibles, and Business is a series that offers sharp insight and thoughtful conversation about immigration policy, and the social and economic integration of immigrants in the United State...
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(S.2 Ep.7) China's Dramatic Pivot Towards Global Leadership from 2017-09-14T14:40:10
Paul Haenle, founder of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Cetner for Global Policy, and a former advisor to President George W. Bush and Barack Obama on U.S.-China, speaks about China's trajectory on the wo...
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(S.2 Ep.6) China Beyond the Asia Pacific: Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2017-08-23T17:45:36
This week, the U.S. outlined an updated policy on the war in Afghanistan, sending more troops to assist Afghan forces. What role has China played in protecting its own interests in South Asia, p...
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(S.2 Ep.5) Is China Winning African Hearts&Minds? from 2017-07-24T15:19:16
China continues to expand its economic and infrastructure partnerships on the continent, but is the strategy working? China in Focus host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Yunnan Chen of the China Afr...
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(S.2 Ep.4) China's $9 Billion New 'Silk Road' from 2017-06-20T19:54:42
China in Focus host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Matthew Goodman of the Center for International and Strategic Studies about China’s $9 billion “One Belt, One Road” initiative, a project some ref...
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(S.2 Ep.3) China Power: Is the U.S. Ceding Leadership? from 2017-06-07T14:21:21
Have China's security capabilities and changes in American foreign policy given Beijing a more influential role on the world stage?
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(S.2 Ep.2) Pressure Point: Can China Really Help on North Korea? from 2017-05-16T15:26:22
As North Korea continues to provoke the U.S. and East Asia with missile tests and nuclear proliferation, Leon Sigal, director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Sci...
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(S.1 Ep.12) Sweet or Sour? Recapping U.S.-Russia Relations from 2017-04-20T14:59:30
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran hosts this final episode of our series, Diffusion: Russia in Focus. Over the course of this series, we’ve explored the historical context of the relationship,...
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(S.2 Ep.1) Xi and Trump: What's the Big Deal? from 2017-04-05T20:48:13
Host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, and Susan Shirk, Chair of the 21st Century China Center and Resea...
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(S.1 Ep.11) Two Triads: The Nuclear Equation from 2017-03-08T14:47:22
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Janne Nolan, chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group at George Washington University, and David Holloway, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli ...
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(S.1 Ep.10) Law and Order: Recentralization and Life in Russia Today from 2017-02-21T17:03:44
Michael Moran, Visiting Media Fellow for Peace and Security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, speaks with Brian Taylor, professor of political science at the Maxwell school at Syracuse Un...
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(S.1 Ep.9) Negative Sum: The Destabilization of Ukraine from 2017-02-02T21:47:50
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University, and Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the ...
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(S.1 Ep.8) Guessing Game: Decoding Trump's Russia Policy from 2017-01-11T18:58:04
As Donald Trump prepares for the Oval Office, foreign policy analysts have struggled to understand how his administration's policy towards Russia will take shape. Visiting Media Fellow Michael M...
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(S.1 Ep.7) Poison Pill: A Brief History of Post-Cold War Relations from 2016-12-19T18:59:34
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Andrew Kuchins of Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Kimberly Marten of Columbia University about ...
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(S.1 Ep.6) Lines of Attack: The Static of Cyber Conflict from 2016-12-08T21:11:25
Is a cyber ceasefire between the U.S. and Russia possible, or will recent events and allegations of cyber hacking lead to greater conflict? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Austin...
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(S.1 Ep.5) Petrol Politics: Russia's Quest for Economic Equilibrium from 2016-12-01T19:15:26
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Sergey Aleksashenko, Former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia and former chairman of Merrill Lynch Russia and Clifford Gaddy, Senior F...
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(S.1 Ep.4) Tempered Expectations from 2016-11-23T18:37:34
What does the future of U.S.-Russia relations hold in 2017? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with two geopolitical analysts who have analyst and forecast on this critical question ofte...
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(S.1 Ep.3) Trip Wire: NATO's Russia Dilemma from 2016-10-28T13:50:26
How will the buildup of NATO forces, and closer military cooperation among NATO allies in the Baltics, impact Russian behaviors and U.S.-Russia relations? Mike Moran speaks with Michael Kofman o...
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(S.1 Ep.2) Fear and Opportunity: Russia and the World Order from 2016-10-19T15:25:30
Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with the Wilson Center's Matthew Rojansky and Georgetown University's Angela Stent about Russia's foreign policy and the world order. #Russia #Putin #F...
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(S.1 Ep.1) Location, Location, Location: Why Russia Matters from 2016-10-12T19:51:19
Carnegie Corporation Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Robert Legvold, author of "Return to Cold War," and Thomas Graham of Kissinger Associates, about the drivers behind the U.S-R...
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