Intercross: The Podcast
The official podcast of the International Committee of the Red Cross out of the delegation in the US & Canada. We aim to delve into the rules of war and take you to the frontlines of some of the most inaccessible conflicts in the world, where the ICRC and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement work to neutrally and independently respond to emergencies. OUR MISSION: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.Podcasts
From the Archive: Inside the Central Tracing Agency
Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 10 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 53 seconds
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Accessing Health Care in Haiti
Published: Nov. 16, 2023, 2 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 28 seconds
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Diving into Digital Dilemmas
Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 59 seconds
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Intercross General Trailer
Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 9 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
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Inclusionary Programs in Rwanda
Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 10 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 11 seconds
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Behind the Scenes: Inside the Release of More Than 1000 Detainees in Yemens Conflict
Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 10 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 54 seconds
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Health Care in Afghanistan
Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 9 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds
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Food Insecurity in the Horn of Africa
Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 9 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 37 seconds
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Identifying Argentina's Unknown Soldiers
Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 9 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds
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History of the CTA
Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds
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First Mini Episode for 2022 Season of Intercross
Published: Aug. 26, 2022, 9 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds
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Syria: The Children of Al Hol
Published: Dec. 29, 2021, 12:38 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds
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Intercross the Podcast: Syria Series Trailer
Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds
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Syria: In Their Own Words
Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 3:20 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 24 seconds
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Reaching Americas Incarcerated Veterans
Published: Dec. 2, 2021, noonDuration: 17 minutes 9 seconds
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Climate: The invisible front line in conflict zones
Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 7:36 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 49 seconds
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From Geneva To Silicon Valley: Technology in Humanitarian Action
Published: June 8, 2021, 1:26 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 49 seconds
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Protracted Conflict
Published: March 11, 2021, 2:58 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 42 seconds
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Contemporary Armed Conflict: A Discussion with Two ICRC Directors
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 10:44 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 26 seconds
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Policing in a Pandemic
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 1:46 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 45 seconds
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Humanitarian Consequences of Urban Warfare, Part 2
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 1:19 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 11 seconds
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Humanitarian Consequences of Urban Warfare, Part 1
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 4:14 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds
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Changing Behaviors and Engaging Communities in the Time of COVID and Disinformation
Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 12:16 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds
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Distributing Aid in Yemen: An Audio Account
Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 5:27 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds
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Conflict & COVID: Yemen's Continuing Crisis
Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 5:24 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 29 seconds
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Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention: The Treatment of Prisoners of War
Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 1:19 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 14 seconds
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The Unknown Fate of the Missing
Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 5:28 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 7 seconds
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World Humanitarian Day with PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Albright
Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 1:39 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 41 seconds
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Grief in a time of COVID: Dealing with Loss with the American Red Cross's Dr. Valerie Cole
Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 5:22 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds
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Lessons from Ebola: COVID, Conflict & the Democratic Republic of Congo
Published: July 28, 2020, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 17 seconds
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Covid-19, Displacement & Armed Conflict: Adapting to a Compounded Crisis
Published: July 22, 2020, 4:16 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 14 seconds
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Conflict Dynamics, Climate Change and Diplomacy in Mali
Published: July 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds
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100th Episode: Serving on the Surgical Frontlines of Syria
Published: June 15, 2020, 8:46 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds
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Conflict, COVID & Infrastructure: The Impact on Water
Published: June 2, 2020, 5:31 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 56 seconds
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Nurses on the Frontlines with Linda MacIntyre and Jaime Burgoyne
Published: May 12, 2020, 2:36 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
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Fragility, Conflict & Violence: A Conversation with the World Bank's Franck Bousquet
Published: May 7, 2020, 10:23 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds
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Convalescent Plasma and COVID19: Patients helping Patients with the American Red Cross
Published: May 6, 2020, 2:24 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 27 seconds
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Difficult to Contain: The Impact of COVID on Detention Centers
Published: April 21, 2020, 3:36 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 6 seconds
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The Chronic Fragility of Lake Chad with Patrick Youssef
Published: March 26, 2020, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds
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Data Protection in a Digital World with Massimo Marelli
Published: March 18, 2020, 7:50 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds
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The Crisis in Global Health with Esperanza Martinez
Published: March 11, 2020, 6:43 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds
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The International Conference: Act Today, Shape Tomorrow with Celine Leonet
Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 1 second
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The Transformative Power of Sports with Michael Rosenkrantz
Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 6:24 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 15 seconds
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Crisis in CAR with Valerie Petitpierre
Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 8:13 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 5 seconds
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The Operational Impacts of Islamic Law with Dr. Ahmed Al-Dawoody
Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 29 seconds
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Protecting Cultural Property in Syria: Opportunities to Enhance Compliance with Polina Levina
Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 1:59 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 47 seconds
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The Cost of Doing Nothing: Climate and Conflict with Julie Arrighi
Published: Sept. 25, 2019, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds
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The Long Term Dead: Exhuming and Identifying Missing Migrants with Kate Spradley
Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 3:41 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 14 seconds
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Displacement in Times of Armed Conflict with Dr. Cedric Cotter
Published: July 23, 2019, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 14 seconds
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No End in Sight: The Conflict in Libya with Mohamed Sheikh-Ali
Published: July 9, 2019, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 25 seconds
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Healing Cultural Conflict with Andrea Hummel
Published: June 25, 2019, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 34 seconds
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Live from Women Deliver: Growing up in War with Dr. Hozan Sindhi
Published: June 19, 2019, 3:51 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 48 seconds
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Live from Women Deliver: Inclusion, Disability and Changing Perspectives with Dr. Mina Mojtahedi
Published: June 13, 2019, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 47 seconds
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Emerging Technologies in Warfare: Where do the Limits Lie?
Published: May 28, 2019, 4:48 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 34 seconds
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Harnessing Humor in Humanitarian Contexts with Pablo Suarez
Published: May 14, 2019, 5:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 18 seconds
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'Every Issue is an Access Issue': Humanitarian Challenges with Jacob Kurtzer
Published: May 7, 2019, 1:26 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds
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The Impact of Violence and Conflict on Education
Published: May 7, 2019, 1:26 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 18 seconds
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Audio Series: The Aftermath of Idai with Katie Wilkes, Khatija Nxedlana and Crystal Wells
Published: April 30, 2019, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 32 seconds
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Audio Series: The Massacre in Mali with Insaf Mustapha Charaf and Francoise Lambert
Published: April 25, 2019, 9:33 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 47 seconds
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Using Innovative Financial Models to Maximize Sustainable Impact with Juan Coderque
Published: April 23, 2019, 6:19 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 20 seconds
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Transformative Change and the Future of Humanitarian Action with Yves Daccord
Published: April 16, 2019, 6:04 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 23 seconds
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Five Years in the Donbas with Alain Aeschlimann
Published: April 9, 2019, 4:55 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds
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Audio Series/Life in Al Hol: Voices from Syria with Sara Al-Zawqari and Adnan Hezam
Published: April 3, 2019, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 42 seconds
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The Right Choice: Virtual Reality Puts War at the Front Door with Christopher Nicholas
Published: March 26, 2019, 5:06 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds
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The Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Nigeria with Trevor Keck
Published: March 6, 2019, 4:46 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds
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Detention in Armed Conflict: Enduring Standards and Current Issues with Jelena Pejic
Published: March 6, 2019, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds
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The Urban Displaced with Dr. Catherine-Lune Grayson
Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 8:31 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds
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Missing and Unidentified: the Humanitarian Consequences of Migration with Cate Bird
Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 53 seconds
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Music in Exile: Documenting the Songs and Stories of Displaced Musicians
Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds
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Healing after Trauma: Mental Health in Conflict with Monica Mukerjee
Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 34 seconds
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IHRL & IHL: The Debate around Internment in Non-International Armed Conflict
Published: Jan. 16, 2019, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 59 seconds
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Frontline Humanitarian Negotiations with Claude Bruderlein
Published: Jan. 8, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds
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Returning Home & the Power of Sport in South Sudan with Jess Markt and Malat Wei
Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 7:39 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 54 seconds
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The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict with Pascal Bongard and Cori Wegener
Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds
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The Protection of Civilians in Partnered Operations with Jenny McAvoy and Dan Mahanaty
Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 3:34 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 22 seconds
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Capturing Crisis and Hope in Bangladesh with Jenelle Eli, Amanda Nieman and Brad Zerivitz
Published: July 30, 2018, 7:26 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 13 seconds
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The Crisis in Myanmar with Fabrizio Carboni
Published: July 24, 2018, 2:41 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds
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Focus on Africa with Patricia Danzi
Published: July 17, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 44 seconds
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The Logistics of War with Christophe Hambye
Published: June 5, 2018, 7:59 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds
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Digital Transformation & Human Connections in Aid with Charlotte Lindsey
Published: May 22, 2018, 3:49 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 35 seconds
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The Deterioration and Disrepair of Yemen with Alexandre Faite
Published: May 1, 2018, 3:54 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 14 seconds
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The Challenges of Implementing Peace in Colombia
Published: April 24, 2018, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 5 seconds
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Harnessing the Power of Cash with Jo Burton
Published: April 18, 2018, 3:47 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 10 seconds
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The History, Evolution and Memory of War with Vincent Bernard
Published: April 3, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 27 seconds
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Women Storytellers: A Conversation with Red Cross Communicators
Published: March 26, 2018, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 18 seconds
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Gender and International Humanitarian Law with Dr. Helen Durham
Published: March 19, 2018, 5:51 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds
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Fragility, Conflict and Violence: ICRC and the World Bank
Published: March 13, 2018, 8:10 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 18 seconds
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Missing Maps: Information as Aid
Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 44 seconds
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The Rules of War and Video Games Part 3
Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds
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Innovating Integration: Sport, Diversity & Inclusion as Part of the Humanitarian Approach
Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 9:14 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds
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From Marine to Humanitarian: A Conversation with ICRC Legal Advisor Ian Brasure
Published: Feb. 1, 2018, 8:51 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 58 seconds
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The Rules of War and Video Games Part 2
Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 5:08 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds
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The Rules of War and Video Games
Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 5:01 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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Armed Forces & Armed Groups: How the Red Cross Works Around the World
Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 5:15 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 4 seconds
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Two Decades Working in Conflict with Mali Head of Delegation Jean-Nicolas Marti
Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 8:15 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 59 seconds
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Twenty Years of the Ottawa Convention: The Policy & Practicality of Ending Anti-Personnel Landmines
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds
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How Women are Helping Shape the World's First Humanitarian Impact Bond
Published: Nov. 28, 2017, 8:26 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds
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Pushed to the Limit: Healthcare in Conflict
Published: Nov. 21, 2017, 3:50 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 9 seconds
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The Forgotten Child of IHL: Why We Should be Talking about the Future of Naval Warfare
Published: Nov. 13, 2017, 7:49 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds
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Behind the Lens: Witness to War in Afghanistan
Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 6:03 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 2 seconds
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Policy and Peacekeeping in South Sudan with Trevor Keck and Lauren Spink
Published: Oct. 31, 2017, 3:04 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds
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Introducing ICRC Spokesperson Marc Kilstein
Published: Sept. 14, 2017, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds
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When War Comes to Cities with Jenny McAvoy and Sahr Muhammedally
Published: Sept. 12, 2017, 2:21 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 35 seconds
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Diversity in Delegates: Recruiting within the ICRC with Markus Dolder
Published: Sept. 5, 2017, 6:28 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 52 seconds
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Hurricane Harvey Updates with American Red Cross's Jenelle Eli
Published: Aug. 29, 2017, 3:06 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 34 seconds
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The Test of Time: Are the 1949 Geneva Conventions Still Relevant?
Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 4:16 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds
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Unpacking Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis with Ret. Ambassador Stephen Seche and Oxfam's Scott Paul
Published: Aug. 10, 2017, 1:55 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 17 seconds
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The Legal Frameworks of Self Defense in Armed Conflict with Erica Gaston
Published: July 24, 2017, 8:34 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds
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Survival at Stake: The Crisis in the Lake Chad Region with Patrick Youssef
Published: July 18, 2017, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 56 seconds
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Story Corps: Francois Stamm and Rich Gross
Published: July 13, 2017, 6:48 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 11 seconds
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The Future of US Detention in Armed Conflict
Published: July 11, 2017, 8:03 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds
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Firsthand Perspectives of Syria with Pawel Krzsiek
Published: June 27, 2017, 8:17 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 40 seconds
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Classifying Conflict with Chris Harland
Published: June 20, 2017, 1:36 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 41 seconds
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This is Not the Jedi Way: Examining IHL through the Lens of Star Wars with Hirad Abtahi (Part 1)
Published: June 2, 2017, 5:37 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds
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This is Not the Jedi Way: Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Conflict with Hirad Abtahi (Part 2)
Published: June 2, 2017, 5:36 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds
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The Changing Context of Operations in Libya with Katja Lorenz
Published: June 2, 2017, 3:41 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds
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Diversity, Hope and Challenge on the African Continent with Patricia Danzi
Published: May 30, 2017, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
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Evidence, Experience & Expertise in Humanitarian Diplomacy with Hugo Slim
Published: May 23, 2017, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds
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Best in the Game: The Dynamic Duo behind ICRC's Wheelchair Basketball in Afghanistan
Published: May 17, 2017, 7:59 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds
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They Have Names: Photographing Refugee Children in Berlin
Published: May 16, 2017, 6:50 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds
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Celebrating World Red Cross Day with Lynn Levine
Published: May 9, 2017, 4:36 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes
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Colombia after Conflict with Christoph Harnisch
Published: May 1, 2017, 4:32 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds
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From Athens to Aleppo: Shakespeare and the Rules of War
Published: April 24, 2017, 9:44 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds
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The Frontlines of Famine with Jurg Eglin
Published: April 20, 2017, 6:26 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 3 seconds
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The Intersection of IHL and Islam with Dr. Ahmed Al-Dawoody
Published: April 18, 2017, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds
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Reflecting on the Clara Barton Competition with Loyola University Chicago School of Law Students
Published: March 21, 2017, 2:44 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 47 seconds
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The Laws that Govern Outer Space with Dale Stephens and Pete Hays
Published: March 14, 2017, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 39 seconds
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Being Female in South Sudan with Deepmala Mahla & Alyona Synenko
Published: March 7, 2017, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 10 seconds
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Introducing Intercross The Podcast
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 8:37 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds
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The Long and Dedicated Path to ICRC with Charlotte Lindsay
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 52 seconds
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The Toolbox of Transitional Justice with Claudia Josi
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 8:29 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds
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The Missing with Olivier Dubois and Ute Hofmeister
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds
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Humanity at the Heart of Compliance with Brian McQuinn and Jonathan Somer
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 8:21 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds
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Influencing Behavior in War with Andrew Bell
Published: Jan. 26, 2017, 9:25 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 40 seconds
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The Importance of IHL with Brigadier General (ret.) Rich Gross
Published: Jan. 25, 2017, 9:46 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 9 seconds
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