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 #14: Trita Parsi on the prospects, dynamics, as ceasefire end approaches
On the day before the current two-week ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is due to end, the veteran scholar of Iranian and international affairs Trita Parsi sat down with JWE president Helena Cobban to review the prospects for war or p...
The Iran Crisis #13: Mouin Rabbani on West Asia-wide and global implications of recent U.S. moves
In this April 17 conversation, JWE president Helena Cobban and the veteran Palestinian political analyst Mouin Rabbani discussed the implications, for West Asia and the world, of some of Pres. Trump's crucial recent decisions regarding t...
The Iran Crisis #12: Rami Zurayk on Israel's ongoing assault against Lebanon
In this April 12 conversation, JWE president Helena Cobban discussed with Prof. Rami Zurayk the impact on Lebanon of the violence that Israel has unleashed against the country for many months now. (Israel escalated that violence very not...
The Iran Crisis #11: Indi Samarajiva and Helena discuss the short-term & longterm impact of the week's tumultuous events
In a week that started with Pres. Trump's outrageous genocidal threats against Iran, then saw him apparently agree to a ceasefire while Israel unleashed a torrent of violence against Lebanon... JWE president Helena Cobban was happy to be able t...
The Iran Crisis #10: Amb. Chas Freeman on the China-Pakistan peace intiative
In this April 1 conversation with JWE president Helena Cobban, Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr., discussed the impact and relevance of the 5-point peace initiative for the Iran conflict that China and Pakistan jointly announced on March 31....
