New Frontiers is the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs’ podcast series. Hosted by Mark Williams, RCGA director, it offers a deeper view into global areas through one-on-one discussions with Middlebury College faculty and others.
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After the Insurrection: Assessing American Democracy
On January 6, 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump—spurred on and energized by the defeated president himself—launched a violent attack on the US capital to s...
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US Terrorist Lists: Who Decides, and Why It Matters
How does the U.S. government determine who gets designated a terrorist and belongs on the official “terrorist list”? What consequences could arise as a result of being...
High Seas Research: Decoding Earth's Climate Past
In this episode, Rohatyn Center director Mark Williams talks with climate scientist Allison Jacobel about how researchers reconstruct the Earth’s climate history witho...
Big Tech and Its Populist Critics
Besides working in Washington, DC, what do American politicians like Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Josh Hawley, and Bernie Sanders all have...
Are Madagascar’s Marine Biodiversity Programs Working?
Are Madagascar’s marine biodiversity programs protecting the ocean—or leaving coastal communities behind? Mez Baker-Médard explores the promise and pitfalls of “femini...
Unlikely Leaders: Lessons from “Today I Saw a Revolution”
For twenty years, Cathy Burke—author, leadership expert, changemaker—served as CEO of The Hunger Project Australia and later, Global Vice President. In this capacity, ...
