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Iraqi Kurdistan sits at the intersection of numerous trends, peoples, issues and conflicts. Situated between Turkey, Iran and Syria, it has been awash in conflict and uncertainty for years. However, things are changing. Dr. Fuad Hussein, Chief of Staff to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, took some time to talk about the past, present and future of both Iraq as a whole and Iraqi Kurdistan in this latest podcast.

HIV/AIDS still has a horrific impact on the world population. Even as remarkable progress against this modern day plague is made in Mississippi and Berlin, HIV/AIDS still manages to infect the young and old alike, taking scores of lives by the hour. Dr. Ben Young, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, takes some time to talk about the Global Health program at Korbel and the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

The Center on Rights Development, or CORD, is one of the most active student organizations on campus. Every year, they host a number of events, ranging from speakers to a multi-day symposium, on a single topic within human rights. This year's topic, the right to education, has seen a number of events held, with more on the way. To talk about CORD, its events and its future plans, Annie Roethel and Taylor Gibson joins us on the latest Korbel School podcast.

The Council on International Finance, Trade and Economics is, in many ways, a typical student organization at the Josef Korbel School. It liaises between students and faculty, coordinates events and plays an active role in the Global, Finance, Trade and Economic Integration degree program. Ryan Economy, former president of CIFTE, and Laurel Mazur, current president of CIFTE, took some time to talk about the organization and its projects for the upcoming year.

In our previous podcast, Lt. Col. Michael Wright took some time to explain the nature of the US Army War College Fellows Program, an invaluable experience for high-ranking officers in the US Army to hone critical thinking skills and gain exposure to new ideas in colleges around America. Now, Col. Wright takes some time to explain his personal experience at the Korbel School, his personal research and what he hopes to provide and gain from his experience in Denver

At colleges and institutions around the world, high-ranking US Army officials are present under the aegis of the US Army War College Fellows Program. The Korbel School is one of these. This fellowship program allows high-ranking Army officials to attend world-class institutions in order to gain exposure to new ideas and hone critical skills, while interacting with students. In this first interview, Lt. Col. Michael Wright tells us about himself, the program and his goals at the Korbel School.

Conventional theories and practices of diplomacy are being challenged by a number of issues, ranging from transnational policy to the growing power of non-state actors. How do practitioners of diplomacy handle the changes that have come about in the last 30 years? Ambassador Bill Burns is the current Deputy Secretary of State, second only to the Secretary of State. He took some time to talk about new challenges and methods being used by the State Department in today's fast-paced world.

When you think of nonviolent pursuit of political goals, you might think more of Gandhi or Martin Luther King rather than counterterrorism or counterinsurgency. For Dr. Erica Chenoweth, this is not as contradictory as it may seem. Evaluating conflicts, both past and current, she believes that states embarking on nonviolent responses to violent nonstate actor is key to ending conflicts around the world.

In the past, we have run many interviews with guest of the Center for China-US Cooperation. But what about the Center itself? In this holiday break podcast, Dr. Suisheng "Sam" Zhao takes some time to talk about the number of topics the Center tries to address, its future events and its attempt to facilitate a better understanding of a complex society like China's through open, public discourse.

There are some things you just have to see first hand. For potential graduate students, a visit to the Korbel School can be incredibly enlightening as it answers questions that simply can't be fulfilled by a phone call or email query. Fortunately, the Korbel School holds a number of events throughout the year that showcases the school, its professors and its facilities. Brad Miller, Director of Graduate Admissions, takes some time to talk about these events and how to visit the Korbel School.