Just World Podcasts
Just World Podcasts is an innovative podcast series on international affairs. In October 2025, we launched a new series titled "Gaza & the World." This series of public conversations hosted by Just World Ed president Helena Cobban explores the many intersections of the continuing Gaza crisis and the current deep shifts in the global balance.
JWP is run by the non-profit foundation Just World Educational.
Just World Podcasts
Latest Episodes
The Iran crisis #24: Jeffrey Sachs on the impact of the war on the global economy, global governnce
On June 5, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with the renowned economist and UN advisor Prof. Jeffrey Sachs to assess the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, and the long-running Israeli genocide in Gaza on global governance ...
The Iran Crisis #23: Elijah Magnier on the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran at Week 13
On May 29, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with the strategic analyst Elijah Magnier to assess the impact of the first 13 weeks of the (still somewhat ongoing) U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Early on in this Just World Ed project, ...
The Iran Crisis #22: Dr. Yingnan ("Chris") Yi on China's role, regionally and globally
On May 20, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with Dr. Yingnan ("Chris") Yi, a Research Fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University in Beijing, to discuss the role that China has played and can play in ...
The Iran Crisis #21: Mahdi Mohebirad on International Law, Sanctions, and Citizen Activism
On May 12, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with Mahdi Mohabirad, a tehran-based scholar of international law and the Director of the Organization for defending Victims of Violence.In this convo, Mohebirad and Cobban discussed...
The Iran Crisis #20: John Ross on China's role-- and the geopolitical and geo-economic salience of this war
On May 9, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with John Ross, who's a Senior Fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. That, at a point midway between the May 6 visit of Iranian FM Abbas Arag...
