Trend Lines

For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, long-time U.N. watcher Richard Gowan joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman for a conversation about the U.N.-led efforts to forge a global cease-fire amid the coronavirus pandemic. They also discuss COVID-19’s broader impacts on conflict resolution and peacemaking efforts. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: ‘The Soldier Is Here to Defend You.’ Latin America’s Militarized Response to COVID-19 How Trump Misrepresents the WHO’s Coronavirus Response Across Africa, Pandemic Lockdowns Risk Violating Human Rights Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Won’t Lead to a New World Order Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].