Picking Up Where We Left Off

In this episode of Picking Up: Where We Left Off, host Michael Carroll, Executive Director of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, sits down with Hakan Akbaş and Michael Reynolds.

In the latest episode of Picking Up Where We Left Off, Michael Carroll talks with Shahla Al Kli and Adam Weinstein about Iraq’s shifting political landscape, regional dynamics, and the role the United States could play in shaping what comes next. The episode acknowledges that recent developments involving Iran unfolded after the conversation was recorded, but the insights remain critical for under...

In this episode of Picking Up Where We Left Off the conversation revisits the evolving maritime security challenges facing Southeast Asia—a region central to global trade and geopolitical stability. Building on insights from a 2024 Hollings Center dialogue in Kuala Lumpur, the episode explores how traditional threats such as smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal fishing are increasingly intert...

In this episode of Picking Up: Where We Left Off, host Michael Carroll, Executive Director of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, sits down with Dr. Yakut Ghazi of Duke University and education and technology leader Kapil Gaba to unpack how artificial intelligence is transforming global higher education. Drawing on experiences from the United States, South Asia, and beyond, they explor...

In this episode of Picking Up Where We Left Off, the Center revisits an early 2024 dialogue on disaster management. The dialogue emerged in response to significant disasters that affected long-term Center partners. The dialogue focused on global cooperation in disaster management and mitigation, and discussions emphasized the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, hailed as the most compreh...

This podcast episode discusses the complex relationship between the United States and Türkiye, focusing on how it has evolved into a more transactional and pragmatic relationship. Tensions have arisen over issues such as Syria, Kurdish forces, and Türkiye’s acquisition of Russian missile systems. Despite these challenges, both countries have found common ground in areas like counterterrorism and r...

In this episode of Picking Up Where We Left Off, the focus is on the challenges surrounding higher education in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The discussion features two previous Hollings Center program participants who left the country. Both are academics, now working to establish their careers abroad. The guests reflect on the progress made in education befo...

In this episode of "Picking Up Where We Left Off," Michael Carroll, Executive Director of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, dives into the economic diversification efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The GCC, comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, has long been synonymous with vast oil wealth. However, with the global en...

Today, youth make up nearly a quarter of the global population, a number that continues to rise. However, despite this demographic significance, youth political engagement and representation remain low worldwide. Consequently, older generations often interpret this low representation as young people’s lack of interest. On the contrary, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, young people around the wor...

Amidst a growing number of international crises, conflicts and wars, and under political and economic pressures domestically, journalists face multiple challenges. Not only do they need to cover these sensitive and risky matters responsibly and in a way that will not exacerbate tensions and violence, but they also need to continue their profession free from persecution while making a living. In th...

A decade ago, the Hollings Center initiated its program focused on resource resiliency. Over the years, the Hollings Center has organized various programs dedicated to water, food, energy, and explored the dynamic links between them. In 2014 and 2016, the Hollings Center organized two dialogue conferences: “High and Dry: Addressing the Middle East Water Challenge” and “The Water, Energy, Food Nexu...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

“Picking Up Where We Left Off” is a podcast series by the Hollings Center that revisits and explores the themes, discussions, and outcomes of past dialogues and conferences organized by the Center. The series aims to delve into the progress made since these meetings and to address the ongoing relevance of the issues discussed, particularly in the context of the Middle East, North Africa, South Asi...

There is an undeniable paradigm shift in how societies receive their information and news, and how journalists produce it. To better understand this landscape, we convened a dialogue conference in Tunis in 2019 to discuss new business models for media outlets, diversity in newsrooms, new modes of storytelling, trust in the media, disinformation and misinformation, and the trajectory of journalism....