Just World Podcasts

Just World Podcasts

Helena Cobban

Episodes 139
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Sep 2010
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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.

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Recent Episodes

S8E24 The Iran crisis #24: Jeffrey Sachs on the impact of the war on the global economy, global governnce

Jun 05, 2026 33m

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…

S8E23 The Iran Crisis #23: Elijah Magnier on the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran at Week 13

May 29, 2026 57m

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…

S8E22 The Iran Crisis #22: Dr. Yingnan ("Chris") Yi on China's role, regionally and globally

May 20, 2026 1h 19m

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…

S8E21 The Iran Crisis #21: Mahdi Mohebirad on International Law, Sanctions, and Citizen Activism

May 12, 2026 39m

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,…

S8E20 The Iran Crisis #20: John Ross on China's role-- and the geopolitical and geo-economic salience of this war

May 09, 2026 47m

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…

S8E19 The Iran Crisis #19: Maryam Jamshidi on international law regarding Hormuz, and prospects for peace

May 07, 2026 43m

On May 7, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with Maryam Jamshidi, Assistant Professor of Law in the law school at the University of Colorado, and a Non-resident Fellow of the Quincy Institute for…

S8E18 The Iran Crisis #18: Ray McGovern on Araghchi in Russia, U.S. & Israeli naval piracy, and more

May 01, 2026 45m

On May 1, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with the former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, who was one of the founders of the antiwar organization Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).…

S8E17 The Iran Crisis #17: Richard Falk on his Meeting with Khomeini, International Law & More

Apr 30, 2026 58m

In this episode of the Iran Crisis series, Helena Cobban sat down with Professor Richard Falk, international law scholar and JWE board member, for a wide-ranging conversation that spanned nearly five…

S8E16 The Iran Crisis #16: Helena Cobban on Hormuz and 5,000 Years of Strategic Power

Apr 28, 2026 27m

In this special presentation for Just World Educational's Iran Crisis series, Helena Cobban, the president of Just World Ed, delivered a pre-recorded talk for the Mount Diablo Peace and Justice…

S8E15 The Iran Crisis #15: Dr. Moeed Pirzada on Pakistan's role and fears of renewed conflict

Apr 24, 2026 29m

On the evening of April 23, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with Dr. Moeed Pirzada,  a prominent Pakistani journalist based in Washington, D.C. and founder-editor of Global Village Space…

S8E14 The Iran crisis #14: Trita Parsi on the prospects, dynamics, as ceasefire end approaches

Apr 21, 2026 30m

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…

S8E13 The Iran Crisis #13: Mouin Rabbani on West Asia-wide and global implications of recent U.S. moves

Apr 17, 2026 50m

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.…

S8E12 The Iran Crisis #12: Rami Zurayk on Israel's ongoing assault against Lebanon

Apr 12, 2026 51m

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.…

S8E11 The Iran Crisis #11: Indi Samarajiva and Helena discuss the short-term & longterm impact of the week's tumultuous events

Apr 09, 2026 50m

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…

S8E10 The Iran Crisis #10: Amb. Chas Freeman on the China-Pakistan peace intiative

Apr 01, 2026 40m

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…

S8E9 The Iran Crisis #9: Vijay Prashad on linkages of Iran war with Gaza, Lebanon, and globally

Mar 24, 2026 54m

In this March 24 convo with Helena Cobban, Vijay Prashad, the director Tricontinental, drew on his extensive experience of the affairs of the Global South to assess the extent and roots of Iran's…

S8E8 The Iran Crisis #8: Thoughts from Helena Cobban on Day 21 of the War

Mar 20, 2026 27m

In this March 20 talk, Just World Ed president Helena Cobban assessed the current state of the Israeli-US War on Iran at  Day 21, and lessons that antiwar activists-- particularly those in the United…

S8E7 The Iran Crisis #7: Barbara Slavin on Iran's durability, Israeli-U.S. war goals, and more

Mar 05, 2026 51m

In this March 5 convo with Helena Cobban, longtime Iran specialist Barbara Slavin noted the survival of Iran's central governance structures even after the early assassination by the Israeli and U.S.…

S8E6 The Iran Crisis #6: Amb. Chas Freeman defines Iran's war objectives, prospects for West Asia, global, and U.S. politics

Mar 04, 2026 57m

In this March 4 convo with Helena Cobban, the veteran U.S. diplomatist Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr.  assessed Iran's objectives in the defensive war it is now waging in response to the massive…

S8E5 The Iran Crisis #5: Rami G. Khouri on the regional and global impact of the U.S.-Israeli war

Mar 03, 2026 48m

In this March 3 convo with Helena Cobban, JWE's board member the veteran analyst and thinker Rami G. Khouri discussed the sizeable impact that Iran's response to the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression is…

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