<p>This episode features Bruce Cronin, CCNY Professor of Political Science and Director of the Human Rights Minor. The discussion centers on Prof. Cronin&apos;s latest book publication, <em>Bugsplat: The Politics of Collateral Damage in Western Armed Conflicts</em>. It also includes such themes as humanitarian intervention, international security and cooperation, China, authoritarianism, and technology. </p>

E15: Female Fighters, Violence, and the UN with CCNY Prof. Nimmi Gowrinathan

With authoritarianism, nationalism, and xenophobia on the rise, gaping global wealth disparities, and the accelerating climate emergency, human rights appear increasingly fragile. Rights Talk is devoted to engaging contemporary challenges around the world across the human rights spectrum of civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; and solidarity rights, including to a safe and healthy environment. The podcast invites critical perspectives and questions the future of rights in the twenty-first century.   __________________________________________________                                                                                    Music Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefreeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/