Michael Barnett

Join experts Michael Barnett, a humanitarianism professor, Harpinder Collacott, director of Foresight Social Ventures, and Meg Sattler, CEO of Ground to Solution, as they dissect the recent U.S. aid freeze and its long-term impacts on humanitarian efforts. They argue that the current crisis will resonate for years and that communities must build resilience independently. The discussion also tackles the need for innovative funding models, ethical dilemmas in aid distribution, and the emergence of new power dynamics within the sector.

In this podcast, Professor Michael Barnett discusses humanitarian intervention, liberal biases post-Cold War, and the relevance of global governance. The conversation delves into the potential of genocide in Israel, challenges faced by Palestinian refugees, and the need to reconcile human progress with tragedies like World War I. It also explores ethical complexities in global governance shifts and the significance of empowerment in critical theory.