The World

Fariba Nawa, Afghan-American reporter in Turkey, shares a personal Nowruz tradition. David Ortega, Michigan State food economics professor, explains how Strait of Hormuz disruptions threaten fertilizer, natural gas–dependent production, shipping routes and global planting. Short, vivid conversations about who will feel the squeeze and what breaks down next.

Paul Salopek, National Geographic explorer and long-distance walker, reflects on observing Ramadan and Eid during his Out of Eden Walk. Tibisay Seah, reporter on Venezuela, explores a rebound in Caracas housing amid political change. Aaron David Miller, former U.S. State Department Middle East analyst, examines U.S.-Israel strategic aims in the Iran war. Orla Berry, Europe correspondent, reports on EU leaders urging de-escalation and diplomatic strains.

Nabi Boulos, LA Times Beirut-based reporter covering escalating Israeli strikes and civilian displacement in Lebanon. Orla Berry, Europe correspondent in Vienna on the city’s subsidized housing model. Jorge Cuellar, Latin America scholar analyzing El Salvador’s new life-sentence constitutional change. Joshua Coe, reporter from Aalborg on reusing crematorium waste heat to warm homes. They discuss conflict, displacement, housing policy, rights, and inventive heat recycling.

Jane Magnusson, daughter of Margareta Magnusson who popularized “death cleaning,” shares memories of her mother’s tidy living approach. Ilna Schütz, Johannesburg reporter, covers subsidized housing handovers and informal-shack life. Ed Augustin, Havana-based journalist, reports on Cuba’s deepening blackouts and risks to hospitals. Ilhan Muhammad Abdi, chef and author, talks Ramadan meals and traditions. Jeremy Siegel, transportation correspondent, explains how the Iran war is disrupting global travel.

Praveen Sahai, a former UN peacekeeper who disarmed combatants in Mozambique. Guy Delaunay, a reporter on Serbia’s energy squeeze and US sanctions. Michael Geruso, an economist on global fertility trends and population forecasts. Margaret MacMillan, a historian of 20th-century diplomacy and the laws of war. They discuss the origins and erosion of war rules, shifting military doctrines, energy dependence, and changing population dynamics.

Shirin (Sharin) Jafari, an on-the-ground reporter in Tehran, describes life under intense bombardment and damaged infrastructure. She discusses which areas and checkpoints are being struck. She explains who can leave the city and why, and how economic strain hits working families. She details impacts on hospitals, people with disabilities, and children facing trauma and disrupted care.

Orla Berry, Europe correspondent who covers community stories, Nabi Boulos, LA Times Middle East bureau chief reporting on Sudan, and Ladan Tetong, director at the Tibetan Action Institute on China’s language policy. They discuss toxic smoke from strikes on Tehran fuel depots and health risks. They examine Gulf roles and drone logistics in Sudan’s war. They explore China’s new law enforcing Mandarin and its threat to minority languages.

Shashank Joshi, defense editor at The Economist, explains Iran's shift to asymmetric naval tactics and mining the Strait of Hormuz. Sara Hassan, reporter, narrates the Hmong community’s fear and organizing after ICE raids in Minnesota. Daniel Litt, assistant professor of mathematics, explores how AI is reshaping mathematical research and what that means for future practice.

Juanita Gobertus-Estrada, Human Rights Watch investigator into drone strikes and civilian harm. Andrea Ramirez-Varela, epidemiologist studying global physical activity policy. Orla Barry, Europe correspondent reporting on a Vienna espionage trial. Nazanin Noor, Iranian-American actor-activist on asylum and athlete risks. They discuss Gulf states caught between Iran and Western militaries, spying in Austria, lethal drone use in Haiti, and athlete defections and dangers.

Sarah Bettencourt, GBH reporter on immigrant-owned businesses, Samir Patel, Quanta Magazine editor-in-chief, Kaveh Madani, UN water and environment director and former Iranian official, and Karim Sajjadpur, Iran expert at Carnegie, discuss Iran’s new leader selection and its power dynamics. They cover the Revolutionary Guard’s role, questions of legitimacy and unity, environmental harms from Tehran fires, and pressures on immigrant entrepreneurs.