The Cornell Policy Review Podcast

In this episode, Eghosa Asemota sits down with Christian Poirier, a senior member of Amazon Watch, to discuss the impact of mega-dam building policies on the Amazon Basin and the work that Amazon Watch is doing to advocate for and protect vulnerable people who live there. Having coordinated the Brazil Program since 2009, Christian Poirier leads the organization's efforts to encourage a shift towar...

In this episode, Joe VerValin interviews Dr. H. Elizabeth Peters, a labor economist, demographer, and senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, about the impact of social policy on the structure of the family in the United States and the role that policymakers play in the development of the family unit. Dr. H. Elizabeth Peters is a Senior Fellow at the...

With underserved groups unable to access the same educational opportunities as their more privileged peers, inequity in higher education is a pressing reality. Dr. Julie Ajinkya, the Director of Applied Research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), sits down with the Cornell Policy Review to discuss the Institute’s mission, its approach to achieving equity in higher education, and...

Understanding that the opioid crisis cannot be fixed with punitive measures, a District Attorney's Office in Western Massachusetts is responding to drug-related offenses with treatment instead of incarceration. Kathleen Egan, Senior Managing Editor of the Cornell Policy Review, interviews Daniel Carey, Director of the Drug Diversion and Treatment program at the Northwestern District Attorney's Off...

Kaushik Basu talks to Cornell Policy Review about corruption, governance and economic development. Kaushik Basu is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, and former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank (2012-16). From December 2009 to July 2012 he served as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Government of India...

Ranissa Adityavarman interviews Christopher Painter, former cyber diplomat for the U.S. Department of State, about cyber diplomacy and the rise of cyber threats. This interview was made possible by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University. Mr. Painter was awarded the 2017-2018 Bartels World Affairs Fellowship, which resulted in his visit to Cornell. Special thanks t...

With a global trend towards renewable sources of energy, the U.S is expected to collaborate with international stakeholders in encouraging sustainable energy. How does this impact geopolitics? Will it affect U.S foreign policy and how does the current administration shape America's progress towards energy independence?

Arpit Chaturvedi interviews Norah Babic on the role of Inter-Parliamentary Union in institutional building in new and transition democracies. @IPUPresident ‏ @PT1962 ‏

Arpit Chaturvedi interviews Gligor Tashkovich, former Minister for Foreign Investment in the Republic of Macedonia, about foreign direct investment in the country.

Arpit Chaturvedi interviews Almas Haider, activist and storyteller, about a variety of subjects including community activism, minority rights, Islamophobia, and protest as a tool.