Worlds Apart

Abate or escalate? Dania Koleilat Khatib, co-founder of the Research Center for Cooperation and Peace Building
The US midterm elections have come and gone, and the question of renewed hostilities in the Middle East is being discussed with militaristic bravado in Washington and Tehran despite security jitters across the region. After two failed escalations by...
Nov 8, 2026 06:49
Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.

Abate or escalate? Dania Koleilat Khatib, co-founder of the Research Center for Cooperation and Peace Building
The US midterm elections have come and gone, and the question of renewed hostilities in the Middle East is being discussed with militaristic bravado in Washington and Tehran despite security jitters across the region. After two failed escalations by...
Nov 8, 2026 06:49
Chats over spats? Zhao Ying, China and world affairs commentator
Almost 80 years after the Yalta conference helped predetermine the layout of post-WWII politics, the leaders of Russia, China and the United States are set to meet in less than a month for a summit that some analysts hope will provide a roadmap, if...
Nov 1, 2026 06:43
Nuclear regression? Karen Hallberg, Secretary General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Just a week before his death, Albert Einstein came together with Bertrand Russell to sign a manifesto warning about the dangers of nuclear weapons and the need for a new way of thinking, if humanity indeed wants to survive. Fast-forward 70 years and...
Oct 25, 2026 06:44
Washington, third Rome? Marco Carnelos, former Italian diplomat
After seven months of blockade, counter-blockade and a failed ceasefire, the Gulf remains a vivid symbol of how wasteful, pointless, and stuck geopolitics has become. The billions of dollars spent on showy weapons deals haven’t protected the...
Oct 18, 2026 06:56
Salvaging reason? Anil Trigunayat, former Indian ambassador
For decades, Indian diplomacy favored the path of non-confrontation and measured engagement, which allowed it to be both amicable and distant with most international players. And while this has helped India avoid direct conflicts, the consequences...
Oct 4, 2026 11:25
Align to malign? Alberto Togni, member of the Council of the Swiss Communist Party
Name a country that is neither a member of NATO nor the EU, yet still takes part in the former’s military exercises and the latter’s sanctions. It’s Switzerland, a country that has had neutrality enshrined in its constitution since...
Sep 27, 2026 07:43
Fight & fly? Chezka Gonzales, Filipino entrepreneur, pilot, and female empowerment advocate
For decades, multitasking, or ‘having it all’, has been praised as both a necessity and a privilege of modern life. Originating in the West, it quickly spread around the globe, especially to the fast-growing economies of the East. It...
Sep 20, 2026 06:56
Neutral bias? Benoit Pare, former OSCE observer in Ukraine
After nine months of inactivity, the possibility of mediating the Ukraine conflict has once again hit the news. A number of foreign leaders called on Moscow to give it a thought and a try, while Kiev’s backers have come up with another...
Sep 13, 2026 09:00
AI-bove the law? Pavan Duggal, Global Chair, International Artificial Intelligence Accountability Forum
For years, stories of Artificial Intelligence going rogue were the preserve of sci-fi books and movies, but with AI becoming ever more capable and its use more widespread, what was once fiction could quickly become reality. Can AI be regulated and...
Sep 6, 2026 06:39