Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

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  • In our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems.


    Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar

    Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH

    Producing: eins studio


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  • Bogolo Kenewendo talks about Development Cooperation and climate finance

    Bogolo Kenewendo talks about Development Cooperation and climate finance
    Aug 30 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance.


    References:

    The Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation ;

    African Debt on China: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/response-debt-distress-africa-and-role-china/02-case-studies-chinese-lending-africa ;

    German ODA in support of environmental protection: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/germany-is-a-major-provider-of-oda-in-support-of-environmental-protection_2af383e8-en ;

    Developing countries and their access to and prices of Covid-19 vaccines: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768211053006 ; https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/vaccine-monopolies-make-cost-vaccinating-world-against-covid-least-5-times-more ;

    Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about ;

    Statement from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, 2021: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/may/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-covid-19-trips-waiver;

    UN: “No one is safe, until everyone is”: https://www.un.org/en/desa/%E2%80%9Cno-one-safe-until-everyone-%E2%80%9D

    Climate Change enhances risk for Malaria infections in Europe in the future: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/evidence/health-effects/vector-borne-diseases/malaria-factsheet ;

    Namibia and Germany signed a grant agreement for 7.5 m Euro for increasing access to electricity for households and small and medium enterprises in Namibia: https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/-/2671498#:~:text=On%208%20August%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Planning%20Commission,households%20and%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20in%20Namibia


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  • Jay Rosen talks about American media and presidental elections

    Jay Rosen talks about American media and presidental elections
    Jul 26 2024
    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Jay Rosen about the developments in the American media system over the past decades, the role that they have played and will continue to play in the American presidential elections.References: Presidential debate 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9cdRpE4KKcMaking of the President 1960. White, Theodore: https://www.amazon.com/Making-President-Perennial-Political-Classics/dp/0061900605#:~:text=Book%20overview&text=The%20Making%20of%20the%20President%3A%201960%20revolutionized%20the%20way%20modern,campaign%20coverage%20and%20remains%20unparalleledFourth Estate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_EstateSavvy style of Journalism. Rosen, Jay: https://pressthink.org/2022/01/the-savvy-turn-in-political-journalism/John Kerry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_KerrySwift Boat Veterans for Truth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Vets_and_POWs_for_TruthPundits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PunditSteve Bannon Interview 2018 CPAC: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.htmlFlooding the zone: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/16/20991816/impeachment-trial-trump-bannon-misinformationVerification in reverse: How 'verification in reverse' powers the conservative media bubble and right-wing politics Obama controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theoriesMAGA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_AgainJanuary 6th United States Capitol attack : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attackPresidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-8wJkmwBYSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Kavita Ramdas talks about feminism and feminist foreign policy

    Kavita Ramdas talks about feminism and feminist foreign policy
    Jul 1 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kavita Nandini Ramdas about feminism in today’s time and age and the adoption of feminist foreign policy and what it means.

    References:

    • The Sound of Music: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music
    • Drei ostdeutsche Frauen betrinken sich und gründen den idealen Staat: https://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/buch/drei-ostdeutsche-frauen-betrinken-sich-und-gruenden-den-idealen-staat-9783446279841-t-5252
    • Frantz Fanon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon
    • French Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
    • Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist, known for her declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympe_de_Gouges
    • Sweden adopts a Feminist Foreign Policy: https://government.se/speeches/2015/02/statement-of-foreign-policy-2015/
    • Sweden ditches "feminsit foreign policy": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63311743
    • Germany's feminist foreign policy: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/themen/ffp-guidelines/2585074
    • Angela Merkel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel
    • Barenboim-Said Akademie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barenboim%E2%80%93Said_Akademie
    • Edward Said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Said
    • Daniel Barenboim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Barenboim
    • Audre Lorde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde
    • Bell Hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks


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