Intercross: The Podcast

It’s been a challenging time to be part of a humanitarian organization in the U.S. The terms: foreign assistance aid and foreign aid have been discussed a lot lately. But, what do they really mean? Can humanitarian aid to help people affected by conflict and violence—the work we do at International Committee of the Red Cross—really meet an America-first agenda?  On today’s episode, ICRC’s Head of the US & Canada Delegation Fabrizio Carboni sits down with Kathryn-Jean Lopez, editor-at-large at the National Review, a U.S. magazine and news website publishing conversative commentary. Music for this episode was provided by: Tension Music Box by Universfield -- https://freesound.org/s/735313/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Please rate, review, and subscribe to Intercross wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also subscribe to our newsletter [https://icrc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=143b12a7bfd16f84ddaa0a2c8&id=dc775c22c6] so you never miss an episode.  See bonus materials and additional information on our website [http://intercrossblog.icrc.org].  And follow us on X.com, @ICRC_dc [https://twitter.com/ICRC_dc]

Since the beginning of time, war has been used as a tool to resolve disagreements. While countless numbers of civilians die in war, the cost of war only gets more expensive each year. In this episode, we look at one of the only programs on the globe that brings together adversaries and allies to talk through ways to reduce the costs of war—in treasure and in lives--and maybe build toward positive peace. We sit down with Thom Geiser, an armed services advisor with the ICRC, and Paul Sotomayor, the deputy division chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command J7. Please rate, review, and subscribe to Intercross wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also subscribe to our newsletter [https://icrc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=143b12a7bfd16f84ddaa0a2c8&id=dc775c22c6] so you never miss an episode.  See bonus materials and additional information on our website [http://intercrossblog.icrc.org]. Follow us on X.com, @ICRC_dc [https://twitter.com/ICRC_dc]

In this Digital Dilemmas 2.0: Deepfakes episode, we take a look at two poignant questions: “How do we distinguish truth from manipulation? Who owns the truth?“   We tour a deepfake exhibit created by the ICRC and L'École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) at the United Nations. Then, we zoom out and look at how dissemination of harmful narratives projected in images, videos, or other information affect communities in conflict and situations violence. See bonus materials, additional information, and a hearing imparied script of the episode on our website [http://intercrossblog.icrc.org]. Please follow, like, rate, and review Intercross wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our newsletter [https://icrc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=143b12a7bfd16f84ddaa0a2c8&id=dc775c22c6] so you never miss an episode.  Follow us on X.com, @ICRC_dc [https://twitter.com/ICRC_dc]

In a country of more than 100 armed groups, the Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the most protracted and forgotten conflicts in the world. In the latest Intercross episode, we ask what the recent hostilities that started around December mean for the more than 4.5 million people who have been forced to flee their homes? And what is the ICRC’s response? In this episode, we hear from Francois Moreillon, ICRC's Head of Delegation in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. Please rate, review, and subscribe to Intercross wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also subscribe to our newsletter [https://icrc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=143b12a7bfd16f84ddaa0a2c8&id=dc775c22c6] so you never miss an episode.  See bonus materials and additional information on our website [http://intercrossblog.icrc.org]. Follow us on X.com, @ICRC_dc [https://twitter.com/ICRC_dc]

We'll be back soon with new episodes.  For now please like, follow, rate, review, and subscribe to Intercross wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on X @ICRC_dc [https://twitter.com/ICRC_dc] Subscribe to our newsletter [https://icrc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=143b12a7bfd16f84ddaa0a2c8&id=dc775c22c6] so you never miss an episode.  See archived episodes, bonus materials, and additional information on our website [http://intercrossblog.icrc.org].