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Openings for Biden in the inaugural US-Central Asia Summit at UNGA

Sudan: with the Jeddah talks faltering, the US must focus on civilian engagement

As the Jeddah talks stagnate, the US has an opportunity to reflect on its engagement in the conflict. Moving forward, the US must prioritize two key areas: reinvigorating its regional diplomacy, and laying the groundwork for an inclusive, civilian-led political process.

Saferworld’s Warpod episode 11: Can Biden’s democracy strategy survive his counter-terrorism policy?

After the Summit for Democracy last year, how well has Biden’s democracy strategy prepared the US and its allies for tacking the most pressing threats to democracy today? And how has the US’ own two-decade fixation on countering terrorism and violent extremist groups impacted global democracy? Find out the answers in this episode of Warpod.

Warpod Reckoning with 9/11 episode 8: Is ‘9/11 paradigm' here to stay?

In the eighth and final episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, we ask three experts whether the 9/11 paradigm is here to stay, or the world is now ready to move on.

Warpod Reckoning with 9/11 episode 7: Bringing it all back home

In this episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, our hosts ask three experts about how 9/11 “came home” and impacted on the laws, freedoms and ideals of the U.S. and other Western countries.

Warpod Reckoning with 9/11 episode 2: Into the land of bones

In the second episode of the Warpod’s special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, hosts Larry Attree and Delina Goxho are joined by Steve Coll, Dean of Columbia Journalism School and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and Huma Saeed, an affiliated researcher at the Leuven Institute of Criminology.

Warpod Reckoning with 9/11 episode 1: Ground zero

In the first episode of this special series of the Warpod ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, our hosts Larry Attree and Delina Goxho recall the initial reaction to the attacks, in particular from U.S. President George W Bush. They are joined by Dr Sophie Haspeslagh, from the American University in Cairo.

Warpod special series: Reckoning with 9/11

This eight-part special series of the Warpod brings together experts from around the world on responses to 9/11 to reflect on the impacts of 9/11 across the world, considering the conflicts that emerged in response, the legal and security reforms that changed people's lives and societies, and the impacts on many cultures.

As global complex crises abound, how can the US ensure its responses are sensitive to conflict?

A number of European donors have established conflict-focused global ‘helpdesks’ and country support facilities. The helpdesks produce tailored conflict analysis and guidance across many countries and themes while conflict-sensitivity facilities are focused on individual countries, serving as a resource for an entire national aid sector. As a major donor, is it time US agencies invested in a similar kind of support?