Best The Pulte Institute for Global Development Podcasts (2025)

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What’s happening in Afghanistan a year and a half after the U.S. withdrawal? 1:07:06

2y ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Overview: The U.S. exit from Afghanistan in August 2021 resulted in the Taliban regaining control of the country and creating a refugee crisis as many Afghans fled. It also led to a significant economic contraction, increasing food insecurity and widespread deprivation. At the same time, at the end of 2022, the Taliban regime ordered all non-govern…

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Ukraine: From Horror to Hope 1:00:07

3y ago1:00:07

1:00:07

We have watched helplessly in horror as bombs rain down on residential neighborhoods across Ukraine, its citizens huddle in subway stations and millions flee toward the Polish border. War is hell wherever it is fought and no matter how large or small the weapons. With a focus on the public health consequences, both the immediate and long term of al…

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What is Health? 1:04:10

3y ago1:04:10

1:04:10

Dr. Peter Sterling has devoted his life to social activism and science and is devoting the latter part of this career to championing a radically new vision of what is health. Sterling is a distinguished professor of neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania whose book Principles of Neural Design is one of the definitive texts in that field. …

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Spotlight on Afghanistan: A grassroots perspective on the plight of Afghan women and refugees 54:23

3+ y ago54:23

54:23

Dr. Susanne E. Jalbert is a gender equity advocate, economic development activist, and a women’s rights political strategist who currently serves as a director in Chemonics’ Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan region, and previously served as chief of party on the USAID Promote: Women in Government project. Jalbert offers her own perspective on the…

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Building Paths to Better Health 45:40

3+ y ago45:40

45:40

Jim Ansara is the co-founder and managing director of Build Health International (BHI), whose mission is to design, build and equip high-quality health infrastructure for the most marginalized populations in under-resourced settings, while also promoting international philanthropy and development. In this episode, Jim discusses the past, present, a…

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Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality 50:27

3+ y ago50:27

50:27

Paul O’Brien, the recently-appointed Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, discusses his new book entitled, Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality and poses the following provocative question: Is it actually possible—that we might emerge from this pandemic with a peaceful global power switch from those who have too much to t…

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The Rise of Digital Repression 1:03:18

4y ago1:03:18

1:03:18

Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program where he focuses on issues of technology and democracy, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and Africa. Feldstein discusses his new book entitled, The Rise of Digital Repression, where he documents how the emergenc…

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Fear and Isolation: Understanding the Psychological Effects of the Global Pandemic 47:24

4y ago47:24

47:24

Here we are one year into this pandemic and finally, we are beginning to see the effect of mass vaccinations knocking back the numbers of new infections here in the US. A weary public is just beginning to believe that it may be possible to return to some semblance of normalcy by sometime this fall. As the numbers of the vaccinated increases, there …

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Revisioning Corporate Culture in a 21st Century World 1:03:18

4y ago1:03:18

1:03:18

Judy Samuelson, vice president, founder, and executive director of the Business and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, led pioneering work on impact investing with the Ford Foundation for over a decade. After doing so, Judy became possessed with a simple question: Why doesn’t anyone at the Ford Foundation talk about business? Is it possible to…

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China in Africa: Development Partner or Neo-Colonial Trojan Horse? 1:09:47

4+ y ago1:09:47

1:09:47

The first Forum on China and Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC) were held in Beijing from November 3 to 5, 2006. This was a grand affair; however, much has happened since this major event. This episode discusses the Chinese presence and ambitions in Africa today. Dr. Joshua Eisenman is an Associate Professor of Global Affairs at the University of No…

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Looking Beyond the Rhetoric in US-China Relations with Dr. Michel Hockx 47:08

4+ y ago47:08

47:08

The current narrative of US-China relations is one of confrontational, geopolitical jockeying – but is this consistent with reality? Dr. Michel Hockx, Director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies within Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, joins Ray Offenheiser to help us look beyond this existing rhetoric of US-China relations…

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Gary Gereffi on Global Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Pandemic 1:03:38

5y ago1:03:38

1:03:38

Dr. Gary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness at Duke University, joins Ray Offenheiser to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on global supply chains. Recognized as one of the founders of the Global Value Chains framework, Dr. Gereffi speaks about what we can expect post-cris…

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Strategic Monitoring in Fragile States: Understanding the Global Fragility Act 48:36

5y ago48:36

48:36

Listeners will get an insight into the Global Fragility Act (GFA) in this discussion with Maura Policelli, Executive Director of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs Washington Office, and Paul Perrin, Director of Evidence & Learning with the Pulte Institute for Global Development. Both Policelli and Perrin are part of the Keough School tea…

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Rethinking the role of the Extractive Industries with Peter Bryant of the Development Partner Institute 34:07

5y ago34:07

34:07

Peter Bryant – Chair and Co-Founder of the Development Partner Institute – talks with Ray Offenheiser and discusses how the Extractive Industries are rethinking their role in society. This episode is a recording of Offenheiser’s conversation with Bryant as part of a live webinar hosted in partnership with the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, part of…

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Activism in the Extractive Industries with Ian Gary of Oxfam America 1:04:03

5y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Ian Gary – Director of Power and Money at Oxfam America – talks with Ray Offenheiser and discusses the ethics and activism in the extractive industries. This episode is a recording of Offenheiser’s conversation with Gary as part of a live webinar hosted in partnership with the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, part of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for …

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Global Inequality with Ben Phillips of the Fight Inequality Alliance 37:47

6y ago37:47

37:47

Ben Phillips—co-founder of the Fight Inequality Alliance—sits down with Ray Offenheiser and discusses a variety of topics related to domestic and global inequality, including the concentration of wealth among a handful of individuals; the relationship between taxes on the wealthy and economic growth; and the links between inequality and poverty. Ph…

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U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarian Response with Admiral Tim Ziemer of USAID 41:50

6y ago41:50

41:50

Admiral Tim Ziemer—the Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—sits down with Ray Offenheiser and discusses how the U.S. is working to address critical health and humanitarian issues across the globe. Admiral Ziemer wa…

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The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen with Scott Paul of Oxfam America 37:20

6y ago37:20

37:20

Scott Paul, the Humanitarian Policy Lead at Oxfam America, sits down with Ray Offenheiser and discusses the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen, which has led to a humanitarian crisis that has been called "the worst in the world" by the United Nations. Paul was at the University of Notre Dame for a panel event titled "Hope for Yemen: Ending the…

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The Global Pathways Podcast with Ray Offenheiser

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What’s happening in Afghanistan a year and a half after the U.S. withdrawal? 1:07:06

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Ukraine: From Horror to Hope 1:00:07

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What is Health? 1:04:10

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Spotlight on Afghanistan: A grassroots perspective on the plight of Afghan women and refugees 54:23

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Building Paths to Better Health 45:40

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Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality 50:27

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The Rise of Digital Repression 1:03:18

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Fear and Isolation: Understanding the Psychological Effects of the Global Pandemic 47:24

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Revisioning Corporate Culture in a 21st Century World 1:03:18

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China in Africa: Development Partner or Neo-Colonial Trojan Horse? 1:09:47

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Looking Beyond the Rhetoric in US-China Relations with Dr. Michel Hockx 47:08

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Gary Gereffi on Global Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Pandemic 1:03:38

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Strategic Monitoring in Fragile States: Understanding the Global Fragility Act 48:36

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Rethinking the role of the Extractive Industries with Peter Bryant of the Development Partner Institute 34:07

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Activism in the Extractive Industries with Ian Gary of Oxfam America 1:04:03

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Global Inequality with Ben Phillips of the Fight Inequality Alliance 37:47

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U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarian Response with Admiral Tim Ziemer of USAID 41:50

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The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen with Scott Paul of Oxfam America 37:20

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