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Jeremy Konyndyk, President of Refugees International, is a humanitarian leader, emergency operator, and policy innovator. He joins us to share his thoughts on diverse crises. During the Turkey/Syria earthquake, donors failed to surge resources to Syrian civil groups, something that is indefensible a decade plus into Syria’s war. U.S. policy on the southern border is narrowly understood to be law enforcement versus protection of rights of individuals in flight, a disappointment not expected of the Biden administration. USAID has struggled to overcome its internal divisions to begin building an enduring emergency health security response capability. American opponents of public health and science are winning the battle for opinion and influence, with little political leadership pushing back from the opposing side. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many low- and middle-income countries rejected the West’s appeals for solidarity. The West had shown “zero solidarity” for their needs during the pandemic. With Ukraine, those countries are now responding “in kind.”

Jeremy Konyndyk, President of Refugees International, is a humanitarian leader, emergency operator, and policy innovator. He joins us to share his thoughts on diverse crises. During the Turkey/Syria earthquake, donors failed to surge resources to Syrian civil groups, something that is indefensible a decade plus into Syria’s war. U.S. policy on the southern border is narrowly understood to be law enforcement versus protection of rights of individuals in flight, a disappointment not expected of the Biden administration. USAID has struggled to overcome its internal divisions to begin building an enduring emergency health security response capability. American opponents of public health and science are winning the battle for opinion and influence, with little political leadership pushing back from the opposing side. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many low- and middle-income countries rejected the West’s appeals for solidarity. The West had shown “zero solidarity” for their needs during the pandemic. With Ukraine, those countries are now responding “in kind.”

Jeremy Konyndyk, Refugees International: Opponents of public health are winning.

“We need this response to succeed, &amp; I just don’t see how that happens without effective federal leadership” Jeremy Konyndyk is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development &amp; a recognized expert on global outbreak preparedness. We discussed the unsettling response to the Covid19 pandemic from the US government thus far, the disruptive impact of magical thinking, &amp; what a fierce sense of urgency looks like. Please subscribe and rate Explore The Space on iTunes or wherever you download podcasts. Email feedback or ideas to mark@explorethespaceshow.com Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow Key Learnings 1. Why the current state of #Covid19 governmental response is so confusing 2. “Magical thinking” and its disruptive impact in our governmental response 3. Coming out of the Ebola experience with a fierce sense of urgency around preparedness 9:30 &amp; seeing it all be disregarded in February 2020 4. The 2 critical questions that we should have been asking in January and February: “Could this happen here?” and “are we ready?” 5. What a fierce sense of urgency looks like and what’s missing now regarding response 6. The infuriating nature of the risk-shifting from the federal government to the governors of individual states, especially when juxtaposed against our Ebola response 7. Why targeting the World Health Organization (WHO is misguided and a risky approach, with some brilliant framing of WHO’s role. 8. What gives Jeremy hope right now 9. Some great people to follow Links Twitter: @JeremyKonyndyk Jeremy’s webpage from Center for Global Development Some of Jeremy’s recommended Twitter follows: @angie_rasmussen, @aetiology, @trvrb, @BethCameron_DC, @RebeccaKatz5, @joshmich, @jenkatesdc, @SaskiaPopescu #Covid19, #pandemic, #FEMA, #WHO, #government, #federal, #decentralized, #testing, #swabs, #podcast, #podcasting, #healthcare, #digitalhealth, #health, #leadership, #mentorship, #coaching, #FOAmed, #doctor, #nurse, #meded, #education, #hospital, #hospitalist, #innovation, #innovate, #medicalstudent, #medicalschool, #resident, #physician

“We need this response to succeed, &amp; I just don’t see how that happens without effective federal leadership” Jeremy Konyndyk is a <a href="https://www.cgdev.org/expert/jeremy-konyndyk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development</a> &amp; a recognized expert on global outbreak preparedness. We discussed the unsettling response to the Covid19 pandemic from the US government thus far, the disruptive impact of magical thinking, &amp; what a fierce sense of urgency looks like. Please subscribe and rate Explore The Space <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explore-the-space/id993287419" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.explorethespaceshow.com/the-podcasts/page/3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wherever you download podcasts.</a> Email feedback or ideas to <a href="mailto:mark@explorethespaceshow.com">mark@explorethespaceshow.com</a> Follow on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/etsshow?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ETSshow</a>, Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explorethespaceshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@explorethespaceshow</a> Key Learnings 1. Why the current state of #Covid19 governmental response is so confusing 2. “Magical thinking” and its disruptive impact in our governmental response 3. Coming out of the Ebola experience with a fierce sense of urgency around preparedness 9:30 &amp; seeing it all be disregarded in February 2020 4. The 2 critical questions that we should have been asking in January and February: “Could this happen here?” and “are we ready?” 5. What a fierce sense of urgency looks like and what’s missing now regarding response 6. The infuriating nature of the risk-shifting from the federal government to the governors of individual states, especially when juxtaposed against our Ebola response 7. Why targeting the World Health Organization (WHO is misguided and a risky approach, with some brilliant framing of WHO’s role. 8. What gives Jeremy hope right now 9. Some great people to follow Links Twitter: @JeremyKonyndyk <a href="https://www.cgdev.org/expert/jeremy-konyndyk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeremy’s webpage from Center for Global Development</a> Some of Jeremy’s recommended Twitter follows: @angie_rasmussen, @aetiology, @trvrb, @BethCameron_DC, @RebeccaKatz5, @joshmich, @jenkatesdc, @SaskiaPopescu #Covid19, #pandemic, #FEMA, #WHO, #government, #federal, #decentralized, #testing, #swabs, #podcast, #podcasting, #healthcare, #digitalhealth, #health, #leadership, #mentorship, #coaching, #FOAmed, #doctor, #nurse, #meded, #education, #hospital, #hospitalist, #innovation, #innovate, #medicalstudent, #medicalschool, #resident, #physician

Jeremy Konyndyk On Covid19 Uncertainty

This episode looks at how humanitarian response works - the rules of the game, the players, their incentives - and how these elements impact lives of displaced people. Jeremy Konydyk calls this the ‘humanitarian business model,’ and as senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and former director of USAID’s Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, he has unique insight on that model and its flaws. He offers potential solutions, and also shares his experiences on leading the U.S. response to humanitarian crises under President Obama. Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. Find our show notes here: https://www.rescue.org/displacedEmail us at displaced@rescue.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode looks at how humanitarian response works - the rules of the game, the players, their incentives - and how these elements impact lives of displaced people. Jeremy Konydyk calls this the ‘humanitarian business model,’ and as senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and former director of USAID’s Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, he has unique insight on that model and its flaws. He offers potential solutions, and also shares his experiences on leading the U.S. response to humanitarian crises under President Obama.  Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee.  Find our show notes here: <a href="https://www.rescue.org/displaced" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rescue.org/displaced</a> Email us at displaced@rescue.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Jeremy Konyndyk on the humanitarian business model

Eric Schwartz

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in a matter of weeks. The UN has called the situation “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” What can the international community, and especially the US, do about it? Refugees International's Eric Schwartz and CGD's Jeremy Konyndyk have some ideas.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in a matter of weeks. The UN has called the situation “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” What can the international community, and especially the US, do about it? Refugees International's Eric Schwartz and CGD's Jeremy Konyndyk have some ideas.

Sounding the Alarm on the Rohingya Crisis — Eric Schwartz and Jeremy Konyndyk 

---Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- Jeremy Konyndyk recently left his post as the top US global humanitarian relief official. Jeremy lead the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at USAID during much of Obama's second term and we discuss how the US responded to some key disasters, including the ebola outbreak.  Jeremy's been working in this field since the Balkans crises of the 1990s and I caught up with him just as he returned from a trip to northern Nigeria, which is currently beset by a major humanitarian crisis. We kick off discussing what he saw there before pivoting to discuss some of the major global crises in which his career has intersected. ---BE A HERO: Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! ---

<a href="https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">---Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! ---</a> Jeremy Konyndyk recently left his post as the top US global humanitarian relief official. Jeremy lead the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at USAID during much of Obama's second term and we discuss how the US responded to some key disasters, including the ebola outbreak.  Jeremy's been working in this field since the Balkans crises of the 1990s and I caught up with him just as he returned from a trip to northern Nigeria, which is currently beset by a major humanitarian crisis. We kick off discussing what he saw there before pivoting to discuss some of the major global crises in which his career has intersected. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">---BE A HERO: Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! ---</a>