I've started to roll out special bonus episodes for premium subscribers. I'm calling these "Background Briefings." Through interviews with experts, we will provide you with the context you need to understand key ideas, debates, dilemmas and institutions shaping foreign policy and world affairs today. Think of these as "explainers." And you, the listener, get to assign me a topic to explore.   I've created two of these episodes already and many more are on the way. Become a premium subscriber to unlock these episodes and get other rewards. Click here to become a Patron of the show.  Other rewards include: Complimentary subscription to my DAWNS Digest global news clips service--an email news clips service for the global affairs community.  Join my email list that previews upcoming episodes so you can suggest questions to my guests I'll mail you a Global Dispatches sticker.  Other bonuses as they become available.  Global Dispatches is totally unique and I need your support to sustain it.  If this podcast is part of your weekly routine, become a premium member and support the show. You understand that there is no podcast out there like Global Dispatches. It is totally unique and it relies on you to become a sustainable social and media enterprise.  Support the show through this secure platform --> Patreon.com/globaldispatches  Sample the bonus episodes here.