Leaders

July 23, 2021

Kaveh Madani, a senior fellow at Yale University and former deputy head of Iran's Department of Environment, joins The World's host Marco Werman to discuss some of the reasons behind Iran's latest water shortages.

Conflict

As the Taliban advances, life in Afghanistan becomes increasingly precarious

The World

July 23, 2021

Since US President Joe Biden announced the unconditional withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan back in April, the Taliban has been taking over districts across Afghanistan. It has yet to reach major cities, such as Kabul, but how much longer can the Afghan security forces hold the group back?

Sacred Nation

In Thailand, new abortion freedoms face spiritual resistance

The World

July 22, 2021

Early-stage abortions are legal in Thailand, but many doctors and nurses there refuse to do them.

Conflict

Rocket fire in Kabul signals deepening insecurity as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan

The World

July 21, 2021

ISIS claimed responsibility for rockets fired Tuesday in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. There were no reports of serious injuries, but it’s yet another reminder of the worsening security situation in Afghanistan as US troops are leaving.

Sacred Nation

After the revolution, a secular Sudan?

The World

July 21, 2021

The Nuba rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) are negotiating with the transitional government, and reviving an age-old issue in Sudan: secularism, or the separation between religion and the state.

Tokyo Olympics

Hawaiians highlight surfing's cultural roots as it makes its Olympic debut

The World

July 20, 2021

"Surfing to us is just one more thing in the list of things that has been separated from our cultural heritage, our people and our sovereignty," Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, with the Hawaii Tourism Authority, told The World.

Critical State

Family in conflict: Part I

Inkstick Media

July 20, 2021

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, highlights new research about how family networks shape individual decisions about security, with a focus on family ties among people subject to forced marriages and pregnancy by the Lord's Resistance Army.

COVID-19

Cuba’s promise of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

The World

July 19, 2021

Cuba, a world leader in medicine, is the first in Latin America to develop its own COVID-19 vaccine.

Global Politics

'Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,' analyst says

The World

July 15, 2021

Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined The World's host Carol Hills to help make sense of the unfolding situation in Tigray.