Global Issues - Think

For Richer or Poorer: Natural Disasters

August 10, 2015 Economics, Global Issues

How does the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and the like fuel global inequality? We’ll talk about the topic with the author of The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer

Liberating Women In The Middle East

June 18, 2015 Current Events, Global Issues

This hour, we’ll hear from Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy, author of ‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution.’

The CIA From al Qa’ida to ISIS

May 20, 2015 Current Events, Global Issues, Politics

Michael Morell was with President Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists struck the U.S. And he was at President Obama’s side when the U.S. raided Osama bin Laden’s compound. This hour, we’ll talk to the retired deputy director of the CIA about securing peace through back-channel negotiations, which he writes about in The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s Fight Against Terrorism–From al Qa’ida to ISIS (Twelve).

The Congolese Expat And The Journalist

May 13, 2015 Global Issues

Francisca Thelin managed to leave her home in the Congo behind for a new life in America. As an adult, though, she returned to her homeland with human rights activist Lisa J. Shannon to check in on the family she left behind.

Islamic Extremism In North Texas

May 6, 2015 Current Events, Global Issues

Sunday’s shooting at Garland’s Curtis Culwell Center has brought the national conversation about freedom of speech, ISIS and the future of terrorism to North Texas. This hour, we’ll explore those topics with international terrorism expert Robert Taylor of UTD and Alia Salem of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Fighting Child Trafficking

March 26, 2015 Current Events, Global Issues

This hour, we’ll talk with Alisa Jordheim, executive director of the Justice Society, on how to spot and advocate for the victims of child trafficking.