Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

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Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

In our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems. Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH Producing: eins studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. MAR 31

    Bert Koenders, Mark Lowcock and Dapo Oyewole talk about the current state of the international order and the challenges and chances for Europe-Africa relations

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Pradnya Bivalkar talks to Bert Koenders, Mark Lowcock and Dapo Oyewole about the current state of the international order since President Trump took office. They also talk about the opportunities for the future of Europe-Africa relations in the light of these shifts in the international order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  2. FEB 28

    Natalia Gavrilița talks about Disinformation, Russian Interference in Elections, and Defending Democracy

    In this episode of Think. Debate. Inspire., Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Natalia Gavrilita about disinformation and Russian manipulation during elections, and how democracy is a constant work in progress that must be fought for. *PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS." References:  Moldova's accession to the EU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Moldova_to_the_European_Union#:~:text=The%20accession%20of%20Moldova%20to,future%20enlargement%20of%20the%20EU.&text=Following%20an%20application%20by%20Moldova,EU%20on%2022%20June%202022.  Moldova Support Platform: https://gov.md/en/moldova-support-platform  Russian intereference in Moldovan elections (Zeit Artikel): https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-10/natalia-gavrilita-moldau-praesidentschaftswahl-eu-referendum-russland  Storm 1516, Doppelgänger, Matryoshka: https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-aims-to-manipulate-german-2025-election/a-71664788  Support to Moldovan wine industry by the USAID: https://md.usembassy.gov/usaid-launches-a-new-50-million-rural-competitiveness-and-resilience-activity-rcra/  Stolpersteine: https://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/  Berliner Dom Choir: https://www.berlinerdom.de/en/music/our-musicians/berlin-state-and-cathedral-choir/  Marianna Mazzucato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Mazzucato  Dani Rodrik: https://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  3. Naila Kabeer talks about how Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Democracy Intersect

    JAN 31

    Naila Kabeer talks about how Gender Inequality, Climate Change, and Democracy Intersect

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Naila Kabeer about different forms of inequalities, how gender driven inequalities make themselves visible at the intersection of climate change and how all of this contributes to conversations on democracy. References:  Beijing conference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conference_on_Women,_1995  Cairo Conference: https://www.unfpa.org/icpd  The social summit: https://www.un.org/en/conferences/social-development/copenhagen1995  Wealth distribution statistics: https://wir2022.wid.world/executive-summary/  United States 4 out of 10 can't afford a 400$ emergency expense: https://fortune.com/2023/05/23/inflation-economy-consumer-finances-americans-cant-cover-emergency-expense-federal-reserve/  Podcast with Kwasi: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/kwasi-prempeh-on-the-state-of-democracy/id1667573696?i=1000678614767  10 richest men: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#4ea402f63d78  10 richest women: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#4ea402f63d78  Naila's piece in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/women-are-seen-as-saviours-or-victims-in-climate-change-debates-why-this-is-a-problem-244529  IG Metall: https://www.igmetall.de/ueber-uns/ig-metall--a-strong-community  Ulrike Hermann: https://www.amazon.de/End-Capitalism-Climate-Protection-Incompatible/dp/1915590930  Trump's first day in office: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5276293/trump-executive-orders  Triggerpunkte by Steffen Mau: https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/triggerpunkte-t-9783518029848  Negotiating with the Devil by Pierre Hazan: https://www.amazon.de/Negotiating-Devil-Inside-Conflict-Mediation/dp/1911723111 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  4. 12/19/2024

    Kwame Akyeampong talks about his Observations of the German Schooling System

    Kwame Akyeampong talks about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive. In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwame Akyeampong about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  5. 11/29/2024

    Kwasi Prempeh on the State of Democracy and Democratic Resilience

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwasi Prempeh about the core function of a democracy, why is not working for many people in its current form and democratic resilience. This episode was produced in cooperation with the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum of the Körber Stiftung. References: Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents: https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893;Francis Fukuyama: https://fukuyama.stanford.edu/; His essay: The End of History?, 1989, https://www.jstor.org/stable/24027184 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  6. 10/30/2024

    Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin talk about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts. References: Green House Gas Emission Targets: https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2030-climate-targets_en#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20the%20EU%20adopted,climate%2Dneutral%20continent%20by%202050. Net Zero: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition Small Island Developing States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Island_Developing_States AOSIS: https://www.aosis.org/ LDC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries Adaptation and Resilience: https://unfccc.int/topics/adaptation-and-resilience/the-big-picture/introduction Loss and Damage Fund: https://www.undp.org/belarus/stories/loss-and-damage-fund-developing-countries Paris Agreement: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement ; https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/parisagreement_publication.pdf COP Glasgow: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop26  BioDiversity COP: https://www.cbd.int/cop ThirtybyThirty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_by_30 COP Copenhagen 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference  G20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20 IPCC Report 2019: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/#:~:text=Under%20emissions%20in%20line%20with,and%20ambition%20of%20mitigation%20after NDCs: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs Mia Mottley: https://www.gov.bb/Government/prime-minister Bridgetown Initiative: https://www.bridgetown-initiative.org/  Bretton Woods Conference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system  COP Baku, Azerbaijan: https://unfccc.int/cop29 COP Belém, Brazil: https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/latest-news/2023/12/formally-official-belem-pa-and-brazil-are-preparing-for-cop-30-in-2025 ODA: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/net-oda.html#:~:text=Definition-,Official%20development%20assistance%20(ODA)%20is%20defined%20as%20government%20aid%20designed,for%20military%20purposes%20are%20excluded Climate Finance: https://unfccc.int/topics/introduction-to-climate-finance NCQG: https://unfccc.int/NCQG Kamal Amakrane: https://www.un.org/pga/78/kamal-amakrane/ Global Centre for Climate Mobility: https://climatemobility.org/ Seville Financing for Development Conference: https://www.un.org/en/civil-society/1st-prep-com-session-ffd4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  7. 09/26/2024

    Bernhard Straub talks about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bernhard Straub about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy. References: Robert Bosch: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/robert-bosch-0 Robert Bosch's legacy: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-legacy/ Robert Bosch and politics: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-liberal-politics-and-social-responsibility/ The Robert Bosch Foundation - Who we are: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/who-we-are Richard von Weizsäcker: https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/role-and-functions/the-german-federal-presidents/richard-von-weizsaecker/richard-von-weizsaecker_node.html?cms_submit=Search&cms_templateQueryString=richard   Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  8. 08/30/2024

    Bogolo Kenewendo talks about Development Cooperation and climate finance

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance. References: The Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation ; African Debt on China: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/response-debt-distress-africa-and-role-china/02-case-studies-chinese-lending-africa ; German ODA in support of environmental protection: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/germany-is-a-major-provider-of-oda-in-support-of-environmental-protection_2af383e8-en ; Developing countries and their access to and prices of Covid-19 vaccines: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768211053006 ; https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/vaccine-monopolies-make-cost-vaccinating-world-against-covid-least-5-times-more ;  Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about ;  Statement from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, 2021: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/may/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-covid-19-trips-waiver;  UN: “No one is safe, until everyone is”: https://www.un.org/en/desa/%E2%80%9Cno-one-safe-until-everyone-%E2%80%9D  Climate Change enhances risk for Malaria infections in Europe in the future: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/evidence/health-effects/vector-borne-diseases/malaria-factsheet ; Namibia and Germany signed a grant agreement for 7.5 m Euro for increasing access to electricity for households and small and medium enterprises in Namibia: https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/-/2671498#:~:text=On%208%20August%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Planning%20Commission,households%20and%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20in%20Namibia  Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems. Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH Producing: eins studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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