TAG:Lines / with Heather Huhtanen and Daniel de Torres

06/06/24 • 36 min

TAG:Lines – the TAG International podcast

23 years since the launch of the Women, Peace and Security agenda under UNSCR 1325, much progress have we made? Does the international development sector sometimes miss the point of gender equality by equating it with protecting women? In our podcast, leading gender and security experts Heather Huhtanen and Daniel de Torres discuss what gender means for conflict, security and resilience development, what’s going well, and what we need to improve to make good on the commitment to bring a fully gendered perspective into our peacebuilding and recovery work.

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TAG:Lines / with Jorge Núñez

Ten years ago, Ecuador was one of the safest countries in Latin America. Now it is afflicted by high levels of organised crime, bringing with it horrific violence, weakening the reach of day-to-day government in major cities, and putting everyday citizens under immense social and economic pressure. In conversation with Jorge Núñez, cofounder of Kaleidos at the University of Cuenca and co-director of the Ecuadorian Prison Observatory, TAG looks into the issues behind this decline in security and the rule of law. We ask what has changed and why, and what Latin American governments and their international partners can do to help countries afflicted by organised criminality and weakened governance return to normality.

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TAG:Lines / with Mary Harper

For centuries, global powers have sought to hold and exercise political and economic influence in Africa – from the formidable trading strength built by Arabic nations along the continent’s eastern seaboards to the massive power exerted over more than two centuries by European colonial powers.

In keeping with this history, today’s dominant powers are engaged in their own ‘scramble for Africa’. From massive China-led infrastructure projects – in some cases funded through a model of debt which African countries struggle to service – to the Wagner Group’s role in multiple ‘small wars’, this struggle will determine the role that Africa’s massive populations and unique natural resources play in global geopolitics, the world economy and international security throughout the 21st Century.

In the latest episode of the TAG Lines podcast, journalist and author Mary Harper explores these evolving influence dynamics and tactics, and asks whether ‘our’ understanding of Africa may hinder Western influence. In conversation with Matilda Martin, we look at the role of multilateral organisations on the continent, the potential for future conflicts and how for African resources, hearts and minds will shape the world we live in for many years to come.

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