The Outlook
World Outlook is a student-run, peer-reviewed international affairs journal at the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. In "The Outlook," we publish outstanding commentary by Dartmouth students and undergraduates worldwide.
Episodes
37 episodes
A Conversation with Geeta Anand | 10/21/2025
Anika Mukker ‘26; Daphna Fineberg ‘26; Victor Lago ‘26; and Sophia Sahni ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Geeta Anand. Geeta Anand ‘89 is editor-in-chief of VTDigger. A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author and former univer...
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A Conversation with Mona El Naggar | 03/04/2025
Victor Lago ‘26, Madeline Shaw '25, and Sophia Sahni ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Mona El Naggar.Mona El-Naggar is an international correspondent and documentary filmmaker with twenty years of experience producing and driving awa...
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A Conversation with Nicholas Opiyo | 10/27/2025
Victor Lago ‘26, Sophia Sahni ‘28, Alex Rockmore ‘27, Hannah McGee ‘27, Amber Pascovici ‘29, and Victoria Webb ‘29 sit down for a conversation with Nicholas Opiyo.Nicholas Opiyo is the Senior Director for Human Rights at the African Midd...
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A Conversation with Rose Gottemoller | 04/03/2025
Pranav Akella ‘27 sits down for a conversation with Rose Gottemoller.Gottemoeller was the Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2016 to 2019, where she helped to drive forward NATO’s adaptation to new security challenges in Europe and in...
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A Conversation with Candace Rondeaux | 04/09/2025
Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Pranav Akella ‘27, Alex Rockmore ‘27, and Sophia Kohmann ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Candace Rondeaux.Candace Rondeaux directs Future Frontlines at New America. Future Frontlines is a public intelligence ser...
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A Conversation with Dr. Yael Berda | 05/01/2025
Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Anika Mukker '26, Hrishik Roy ‘27, and Naomi Franzblau ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Dr. Yael Berda. Dr. Yael Berda is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Hebrew University and Academy S...
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A Conversation with Shiori Ito | 10/09/2025
Brook Mind '26 sits down for a conversation with Shiori Ito.Shiori Ito is an Oscar and BAFTA nominated documentary filmmaker, journalist, writer, and co-founder of Hanashi Films, focusing on gender-based human rights issues. Named one of...
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A Conversation with Henry Wooster | 05/13/2025
Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Fiona Hood ‘26, Ryder Zufi ‘28, Eli Jacobs ‘28, Pranav Akella ‘27, and Madeleine Shaw ‘25 sit down for a conversation with Henry Wooster.Henry T. Wooster serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary ...
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A Conversation with Susan Stignant and Michael Woldemariam | 03/22/2025
Sophia Sahni ‘28, and Pranav Akella ‘27 sit down for a conversation with Susan Stignant and Michael Woldemariam.Susan Stigant is the director of Africa Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace that last month established an Af...
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A Conversation with Rania Aziz | 03/05/2025
Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Pranav Akella ‘27, Sophia Kohmann ‘28, and Sophia Sahni ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Rania Aziz.Rania Aziz is Sudanese activist who is deeply enmeshed in Sudan’s transformative landscape. She played a pivotal...
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A Conversation with Wendy Cue | 05/06/2025
Sophia Sahni '28, Pranav Akella '27, and Anika Mukker '26 sit down for a conversation with Wendy Cue.Ms. Wendy Cue joined the Inter-Agency Standing Committee secretariat at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian A...
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A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Shikaki | 10/31/2024
Madeleine Shaw ‘25, Victor Lago ‘26, Amen Salha ‘26, Luke Hilborn ‘27, Ryder Zufi ‘28, Sophia Sahni ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Dr. Khalil Shikaki.Khalil Shikaki is a professor of political science and direc...
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A Conversation with Evgenia Kara-Murza, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Tikhon Dzyadko | 10/16/2024
Madeine Shaw, Victor Lago. Sophia Sahni, Arian Chimenson, and Pranav Akella sit down for a conversation with Evgenia Kara-Murza, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Tikhon Dzyadko.Bios: Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russia...
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A Conversation with Justice Tsogt Tsend | 05/23/2024
Alex Rockmore, Vidhi Piparia, and Himmat Grewal sit down for a conversation with Justice Tsogt Tsend. Justice Tsend studied law at the National University of Mongolia. Receiving a degree from Willamette University College of Law. He was a...
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A Conversation with Margot Wallström | 04/11/2024
Walker Wilson and Parnav Akella sit down for a conversation with Margot Wallström. Today we're excited and honored to be joined by Margot Wallström. Margot Wallström served as the European Commissioner for the environment, European Commissioner...
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A Conversation with Dr. Babu Rahman | 04/08/2024
Julia Stewed, Prescott Herzog, and Nelson Zhang sit down for a conversation with Dr. Babu Rahman. Dr. Rahman has been a British diplomat since 1998. He is a Research Analyst in the Diplomatic Service, specializing in the UN, with a particula...
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A Conversation with Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles | 10/23/2024
Madeleine Shaw, Victor Lago, Amen Salha, Pranav Akella, Josephine Kramer, Taanvi Gowdar, and Daniel Park sit down with retired Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles. Ambassador Barks-Ruggles served for 32 years in senior leadership and diplomatic p...
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A Conversation with Dahlia Scheindlin
Vidhi Piparia, Madeleine Shaw, and Adam Saltzman sit down for a conversation with Dahlia Scheindlin. Dahlia Scheindlin is a fellow at Century International, based in Tel Aviv. She is a public opinion expert and an international p...
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A Conversation with Captain Omer Rafiq
Victor Lago, Madeleine Shaw, and Pranav Kela sit down to talk with Captain Omer Rafiq. Captain Omer Rafiq is a Captain in the United States MarineCorps Reserves, currently serving at Special Operations Central Command in Tampa, FL. He enlis...
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A Conversation with Elizabeth Shackelford | 05/07/2024
Elizabeth Shackelford is the Magro Family Distinguished Fellow in International Affairs for the Spring 2024 term. She served as a career diplomat in the U.S. State Department, with postings in Warsaw, Poland, South Sudan, Somalia, and Washingto...
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A Conversation with Josh Paul | 05/03/2024
Josh Paul resigned from the State Department in October 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration's decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza. He had spent over 11 years worki...
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A Conversation with Stewart Reid | 01/11/2024
Stuart Reid is an executive editor at Foreign Affairs magazine and author of The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination. He has written for publications includin...
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