International Power Hour

Bonus content from our conversation with Katherine Clark and Wayland Dietrich last week. Hear more about how building homes also builds relationships and impacts lives, in this special bonus episode!

This week, we welcome guests Katherine Clark and Wayland Dietrich to talk about an organization that builds homes for people in Central America. Join us to hear how this couple from Southern Indiana are helping make a global impact, and more!

We welcome guests Dr. J. Alse from the Department of Economics at IU Southeast, and Ken Stammerman who is a retired foreign service officer and expert on Middle Eastern affairs, to discuss the basics and benefits of global trade. Join us for this special episode, which is a dual production with the IUS Global Civic […]

We welcome guest Sharon Kutz-Mellem to discuss the Louisville chapter of the organization Grannies Respond (Abuelas Responden). See how international issues affect us here at home, what we can do to help in our own community, and more!

Hosts Dr. Jean Abshire and Dr. Cliff Staten discuss what’s going on in the world besides social distancing. Discussion includes the North Korean missile tests, the low cost of oil, Afghanistan, the US &  Venezuela, and more! (Image by Pixabay user Activedia, used under the Pixabay license)

We welcome guest Dr. Dauer, professor of History here at IU Southeast, to talk with us about the ten year anniversary of earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. Join us for this special episode, which is a dual production with the IUS Global Civic Literacy Initiative and co-sponsored by the American Democracy Project and World 101 […]

We welcome guest Dr. Steve Hess, a political scientist from Transylvania University, to talk with us about the Uighur people in China and the Chinese government’s policy of putting them in “re-education camps” and more. (Image by Pixabay user Cinya75, used under the Pixabay license)

We welcome guest Dr. Gregory Kordsmeier, Professor of Sociology, to discuss the novel corona virus, COVID-19; and its impact from a political and social perspective. (Image by Pixabay user Alexey_Hulsov, used under the Pixabay license)

Hosts Jean Abshire and Cliff Staten discuss and give updates on current developing international events; including President Trump’s Peace Plan, Brexit, and COVID-19. (Image by Pixabay user Geralt, used under the Pixabay license)

With our guest, Voice of America journalist Zaw Hlaing, we discuss developments in democratization, human rights, ethnic conflict, anti-corruption efforts, and more in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar. (Image by Pixabay user danielkirsch, used under the Pixabay license)

Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador, … There has been considerable protest activity around Latin America in recent months and years. With our guest Dr. Quinn Dauer, we discuss the themes unifying the protests and examine the diverse contexts surrounding them. (Image by Pixabay user Mauroperez, used under the Pixabay license)

Jean and Cliff discuss international trade regarding “new NAFTA” and developments at the World Trade Organization, NATO at 70, protest in Bolivia, and just a bit on Ukraine. (Image by Pixabay user Geralt, used under the Pixabay license)

Dr. Steve Hess of Transylvania University shared his research on protest in China and also his insights on the Hong Kong protests. (Image by Gratisography user Ryan McGuire, used under the Gratisography license)

Mr. Fish, the pen name of Dwayne Booth, is an internationally recognized political cartoonist. He is edgy, irreverent, and across-the-board scathing in his critiques of the powerful in the interest of advancing humanitarian concerns for the marginalized. We talk about his work, with specific reference to some of his major themes including war, the international […]

With guests, Dr. Michael Hutchins (German) and Dr. Robert Rennie (History), we talk about the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. We look at the context of the division of Germany and the importance and impact of The Wall and then how it came down. We also provide some comparative perspectives on […]

With our guest, Dr. Quinn Dauer, we talk about the massive protests in Chile and what is behind them, as well as the elections in Argentina that resulted in a change in leadership amid economic crisis

Our conversation with Dr. Muriel Schmid, administrative director of Christian Peacemaker Teams, on Kurdistan.

A special episode featuring our conversation with Abdulhamid Bilici, exiled editor of the newspaper Zaman, Turkey’s largest daily paper before it was closed down by the government.

Dr. Victor Waingeh, originally from Cameroon and now a biologist at IU Southeast shares his experiences coming to the US for his doctoral program but also excellent insights about Cameroon’s civil conflict between the Francophone-dominated government and the Anglophone region of the country which is seeking greater local authority.