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Thomas Barfield - Afghanistan: How will the future play out?

22 December 2021

31 min

With the Taliban back in power, what does the future look like for this Central Asian country?? What makes Afghanistan so important for the region and world geopolitics? And how should the crisis of refugees fleeing the new regime be resolved?

The answers from social anthropologist and Boston University professor Thomas Barfield in this [IM]Pertinent interview.

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Thomas Barfield

Anthropologist and President of the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies

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Pedro Pinto

Journalist

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Yuval Noah Harari live: Humanity is not that simple

Live from Portugal for the first time, historian and writer Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, reflects on the advances of humanity, its greatest threats and how...

43 min

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Live from Portugal for the first time, historian and writer Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, reflects on the advances of humanity, its greatest threats and how...

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Politics Social Affairs

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Daniel Ziblatt: Democracy is not that simple

Is democracy dying? What challenges do democracies face today? How can they overcome these challenges? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Harvard University...

29 min

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Is democracy dying? What challenges do democracies face today? How can they overcome these challenges? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Harvard University...

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Laurie Santos: Happiness is not that simple

Is there a model for happiness? How can we counteract the biological tendency to repeat the same mistakes? Is happiness a neurological issue, regardless of whether we are rich or...

29 min

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Is there a model for happiness? How can we counteract the biological tendency to repeat the same mistakes? Is happiness a neurological issue, regardless of whether we are rich or...

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Economy Social Affairs

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Daniel Susskind: A world without work is not that simple

What will the economy of the future look like? Are we heading for a world without work? Economist and researcher Daniel Susskind offers us his perspectives.

29 min

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What will the economy of the future look like? Are we heading for a world without work? Economist and researcher Daniel Susskind offers us his perspectives.

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It's not that simple

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2021

Big issues, big names in a new programme dedicated to interviews with international personalities from the world of politics, economics and society. These conversations with special guests, conducted by journalist Pedro Pinto, aim to simplify and help demystify some of today's most important issues. Every month, on the Foundation's website.

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