April 12th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International. Terry was captured in Beirut in 1987, and held captive for almost five years (nearly four of which were in solitary confinement). No information on his whereabouts or survival reaching the wider world for over four years.…
12-04-2024 9:44:51
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February 9th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this conversation, I speak to Professor Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Chair of the Elders. We discuss the concept of climate justice, the human and human rights impact of climate change together with the need for more climate adaptive societies…
09-02-2024 14:06:26
Thought Economics

 

December 18th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this conversation, I speak to Dr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Trials. Dr. Brammertz is one of the world’s foremost experts on international criminal law, and we discuss the role & purpose of international courts, and the role of justice in…
18-12-2023 15:02:16
Thought Economics

 

October 27th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Why are so many of us wrong about so much? From COVID-19 to climate change to the results of elections, millions of us believe things that are simply not true―and act based on these misperceptions. In this interview, I speak to Professor Dannagal Young, one of the world’s foremost social…
27-10-2023 10:59:49
Thought Economics

 

October 20th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease,…
20-10-2023 10:02:47
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective composed of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists, all united by a shared fervour for open-source research. Established in 2014, the collective has blazed a trail in the realm of open-source research methods, investigating a vast array of topics of public interest. The subjects they…
19-10-2023 12:14:39
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
General H.R. McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the US Army for thirty-four years. He retired as a Lieutenant General in 2018 after serving as the United States 26th National Security Advisor. Today, McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He…
19-10-2023 12:14:27
Thought Economics

 

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
A new dawn of brain tracking and hacking is coming. Will you be prepared for what comes next? Imagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, your thoughts can be used as evidence of a crime, and your own feelings can be held against…
19-10-2023 12:14:30
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Kira Rudik. She is a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and First Deputy Chairwoman of the Parliament Committee on Digital Transformation. Kira is Leader of Golos (Ukraine’s Liberal Political Party) and Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Before politics,…
19-10-2023 12:14:30
Thought Economics

 

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is one of the world’s foremost experts in negotiation. He is co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is also the Director and creator of the Master of Science degree in Leadership and Negotiation…
19-10-2023 12:14:31
Thought Economics

 

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Lord Simon McDonald spent over four decades in HM Diplomatic Service. Sir Simon joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1982 and served in Berlin, Jeddah, Riyadh, Bonn, Washington, and Tel Aviv, and in a wide range of jobs in London. He served as the British Ambassador to Berlin from 2010…
19-10-2023 12:14:32
Thought Economics

 

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