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The Looking Glass is the premier international relations podcast by The SAIS Review of International Affairs with support from The Foreign Policy Institute. Showcasing fresh, policy-relevant perspectives from professional and student experts, The Looking Glass is dedicated to advancing the debate on leading contemporary issues in world affairs.

*The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers’ own, and they do not represent the views or opinions of The SAIS Review of International Affairs, its Editorial Board, or its Advisory Board; the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute; SAIS; or The Johns Hopkins University.*

Copyright: © 2026 The Looking Glass

Latest Episodes:

Talos x TLG: The Private Sector & Techno-Diversity Mar 26, 2024

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On the 3rd episode of this series, we are joined by Ronaldo Lemos - co-founder of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights and the National IoT Plan. Founder of the Institute for Technology of Rio de Janeiro, he is also a professor at Schwarzman College in Beijing, at Columbia University and still a lawyer. This week it’s all about how we need to build competitiveness and have different national regulations that fit what each country wants out of technology.

This week we are learning :

To follow our passions (music !)
How technology really is for people who want to understand humansg i
The necessity to produce indigenous technology
The need to fight the one size fits all model and have differentiated regulations
The growmportance of competitiveness and fostering national industries
Digital public infrastructure’s state of the art
Working for the greater good and fostering techno diversity

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Talos x TLG: Reimagining Tech Accountability Mar 08, 2024

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This week’s episode, Mathilde is hosting Sabhanaz Diya, the founder of Tech Global Institute as well as a senior fellow for the Center for International Governance Innovation. Whilst working for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as for Meta as the Head for Bangladesh, she developed expertise at the intersection between advocacy and implementation - working to bridge the gaps in communities’ exposure in policy making.

We are learning about :

Early role of journalism in her career
Impact driven career - from local to upstream policy making
How to create more exposure for ‘so-called Global South’ Voices
Revolving door phenomenon - how to create more link between private and public sectors
Finding purpose whilst advocating for greater exposure

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The Maghreb: The Era of Gaddafi Mar 04, 2024

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Across the dunes of time, the winds of change have often reshaped nations. Welcome to "The Looking Glass." I'm Kosi Ogbuli, your guide through the intricate maze of history and politics. Today, we step back into 1969, when a young Muammar Gaddafi changed Libya forever. This is Episode 2: "The Winds of Change."
Dirk Vandewalle, a renowned expert from Dartmouth College with extensive knowledge in US-Libya relations, joins us to unravel the complexities of this era. Professor Vandewalle, we are honored to have you here.

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Talos x TLG: What Role(s) Can The UN Play? Feb 20, 2024

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Welcome on Talos, a new podcast in partnership with The Looking Glass. My name is Mathilde Barge and I will be taking you on a journey across different technology policy profiles, asking real questions about what it entails, what we can do about it, and how it is evolving.

This week’s episode,I had the pleasure of talking with Eleonore Fournier Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at United Nations University, about the potential role the UN can take as a new body for a global governance of Artificial Intelligence. She is also a professor, lead researcher for multiple projects across the UN System as well as a writer.

Keep plugged in for next week’s episode and stay curious !

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The Maghreb: The Birth of Libya Feb 14, 2024

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Welcome to "The Looking Glass," the show where we reflect on the stories that shape our world. I’m Kosi Ogbuli, and in this inaugural episode of this mini-series, we journey back to the early 20th century to witness the birth of a nation - Libya. It's a tale of independence, monarchy, and the shaping of a country's identity amid the waves of change sweeping through Africa and the Middle East.

We are joined by Hafed Al Ghwell, a respected voice on North African affairs and the Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, to explore this pivotal period.

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"The Left in 2024" with Vijay Prashad Jan 09, 2024

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Renowned historian, intellectual, and journalist Vijay Prashad joins the pod to discuss how the political left sees the year ahead.
Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian and journalist. Prashad is the author of forty books, including Washington Bullets, Red Star Over the Third World, The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South. His latest book, The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power (2022), was written with Noam Chomsky.

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Gaza Situation Report with Jason Terry Dec 29, 2023

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Jason Terry (He/Him), Director of Strategic Programs at UNRWA USA, joins the pod to discuss the harrowing situation unfolding in Gaza.

Things will have changed by the time you have listened to this episode.

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The World Bank and your Livelihood Dec 10, 2023

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Today, we're exploring the critical role of the World Bank Inspection Panel in protecting livelihoods through its 30 years of operations. We'll be discussing the insights and experiences gained from various inspection cases, particularly focusing on a recent investigation in Togo, West Africa."

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Don't Call it a Farmer-Herder Conflict Dec 08, 2023

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Today, we're joined by two experts: Laura Sanders from Cetus Global and Dougoukolu Alpha Oumar, a geopolitics analyst, clinical psychologist, and a SAIS alum and someone who can speak truth to power regarding Fulani communities across West Africa. "Don't Call it a Farmer Herder Conflict."

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Is Oat Milk, Milk? [TLG- Archives] Dec 07, 2023

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Dr. Marsha A. Echols is the Director of The World Food Law Institute and a Professor at Howard University School of Law, where she teaches commercial, international business and trade, and world food law. She is a recognized expert in the fields of international food regulation, international trade and dispute settlement.

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