International Bar Association: Global Insight podcast

Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of a speech he made on 6 Jan 2021 has raised legal and ethical questions, and has brought a focus on the potentially chilling effects on freedom of speech.
Considering the issues in this Global Insight podcast are:

Nick Pollard, former Head of Sky News; former Chairman, UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) Content Committee

Gill Phillips, former Director of Legal Services, The Guardian; member, Centre for Investigative Journalism Board of Trustees

Mark Stephens, media and defamation lawyer, Howard Kennedy; Co-Chair, IBA's Human Rights Institute

Alan Rusbridger, former Editor, The Guardian

While US President Donald Trump and his administration’s foreign policy creates debate over international law and conduct, his unorthodox behaviour both domestically and internationally has also received criticism in terms of disregard for ethics and for presidential norms.
From profiting from crypto investments while being responsible for the rules governing the sector, to seeking to use his power to punish political enemies, the scale and conspicuousness of Trump’s activities has repeatedly fallen outside the boundaries of what would normally be considered acceptable conduct in Washington.
Further, some place a spotlight on the ‘presidential exemptions’ of which Trump has sought to take advantage.
President Trump, his administration and family members have denied any conflicts of interest or wrongdoing in terms of ethics, including regarding the cryptocurrency sector, gifts from foreign states and perceived promotion of specific companies.
Discussing the issues in this Global Insight podcast:

Richard Painter, Associate Counsel to the President and chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W Bush

Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC and former Deputy Chief Counsel at the Office of Congressional Ethics

Jonathan Katz, Governance Studies Fellow, Brookings; Co-Editor, 2025 Democracy Playbook

As AI increasingly becomes ingrained in many aspects of everyday life, there’s a danger that important safeguards and risks are sidelined. In this Global Insight podcast, IBA Multimedia Journalist Alice Johnson speaks to leading international human rights lawyer and technology law specialist, Susie Alegre, about human rights concerns, regulations and why AI can’t solve all the problems of the criminal justice system.

The approach to international institutions, cooperation and development from the current US administration has significant implications for areas such as soft power and global justice.
The speakers discussing the issues in this Global Insight podcast, taken from an IBA webinar earlier this year, include those with senior experience in previous US administrations.
With:

Beth Van Schaack, Senior Fellow, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford; former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice;

John Bellinger, Co-Chair, Global Law and Public Policy Group, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC; former Legal Adviser to the US Department of State and Senior Associate Counsel to President George W Bush; and

Mark Ellis, Executive Director, IBA

Alberto Mora, Former Senior Fellow, Harvard Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, former General Counsel, US Navy

Today’s economic and political climate presents the BRICS countries with a number of challenges and opportunities – from internal cooperation, to BRICS Pay, to navigating relations with the US. Considering the issues in this Global Insight podcast are:

Michael Diaz, Global Managing Partner, Diaz Reus;

Mihaela Papa, Director of Research leading the BRICS Lab, MIT Centre for International Studies; and

Hans-Dieter Holtzmann, Project Director for Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.