Trend Lines
With in-depth interviews with experts and leading policymakers, Trend Lines brings World Politics Review's uncompromising analysis of international affairs to the world of podcasts.Podcasts
The War in Ukraine Is Changing How We Think of Drones and UAVs
Published: June 10, 2022, 5:16 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 37 seconds
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Turkeys Contentious Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics
Published: June 3, 2022, 12:16 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 18 seconds
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The New Space Race Has Already Begun
Published: April 21, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 43 seconds
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Everyone Has Come Out on the Losing End of Ethiopias Civil War
Published: April 15, 2022, 6:05 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 5 seconds
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Macrons Reelection Bid Just Got More Complicated
Published: April 7, 2022, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds
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The International War on Waste
Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 5:51 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds
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Young People Deserve a Say in Tackling the Crises They'll Inherit
Published: Feb. 18, 2022, 3:34 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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Getting Nuclear Nonproliferation Back on Track
Published: Feb. 11, 2022, 5:02 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds
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Chinas Military Buildup Is Challenging U.S. Deterrence in Asia
Published: Feb. 4, 2022, 4 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds
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2022 Is Shaping Up to Be a Year of Living Dangerously
Published: Jan. 14, 2022, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 39 seconds
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Rerun: Ali Wyne on the State of U.S.-China Relations
Published: Dec. 30, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 47 seconds
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Rerun: The End of Asylum?
Published: Dec. 29, 2021, 11:39 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds
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Rerun: Addressing Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Recoveries
Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 9:43 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds
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Dont Underestimate Russia as a Global Power
Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 6:24 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 47 seconds
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The AUKUS Defense Pact Is Shaking Up ASEAN
Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 6:38 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 19 seconds
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A Climate Showdown in Glasgow
Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 6:43 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 7 seconds
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The Global Minimum Tax Deal Could Short-Change Poorer Countries
Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 5:51 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 13 seconds
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Ali Wyne on the State of U.S.-China Relations
Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 5:53 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes
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In Afghanistan and Beyond, Qatar Flexes Its Diplomatic Muscle
Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 5:30 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 45 seconds
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America Is Back Wont Save the U.S.-Led Global Order
Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 6:19 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 25 seconds
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The Most Fearless Country in Europe
Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 7:21 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 1 second
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A Deadly Year for Latin Americas Environmentalists
Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 53 seconds
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Born in Blackness: A Conversation With Howard French
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 45 seconds
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What to Watch for in Bidens U.N. Debut
Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 6:35 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds
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Rerun: Why Innovation Will Be Key to Africas Post-COVID Rebuilding
Published: Sept. 1, 2021, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds
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A Haitian Solution to Haitis Crisis
Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 1 second
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Confronting East Asias Demographic Transition
Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 6:37 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 26 seconds
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Hunger: The Other Pandemic
Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 4:59 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 28 seconds
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Tackling the Threat of Zoonotic Diseases
Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 5:40 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 2 seconds
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Rerun: Cubans Are Still Waiting for Something New From Biden
Published: July 28, 2021, 4:56 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds
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Israeli Foreign Policy After Netanyahu
Published: July 21, 2021, 5:51 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 32 seconds
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The End of Asylum?
Published: July 14, 2021, 6:07 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 23 seconds
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Colombia Braces for More Protests, With Few Offramps
Published: July 7, 2021, 7:28 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 24 seconds
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Pro-Democracy Activist Evan Mawarire on Zimbabwes Deepening Crisis
Published: June 30, 2021, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 47 seconds
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The Evolution of Chinas Wolf Warrior Diplomats
Published: June 23, 2021, 1:36 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 20 seconds
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Bidens Tour of Europe Leaves a Lot of Unfinished Business
Published: June 16, 2021, 6:13 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 7 seconds
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Sizing Up Bidens U.N. Diplomacy and Guterres Second Term
Published: June 9, 2021, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds
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The Case Against Restraint
Published: June 2, 2021, 6:05 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 19 seconds
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Harnessing New Technologies to Financially Empower Women
Published: May 26, 2021, 7:10 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 1 second
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The Saudi-Iran Detente and the Israel-Hamas War
Published: May 19, 2021, 5 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 49 seconds
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The Greens Activist Vision for German Foreign Policy
Published: May 12, 2021, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds
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Cubans Are Still Waiting for Something New From Biden
Published: May 6, 2021, 2:59 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 50 seconds
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The Myths and Realities of Chinas Digital Currency
Published: April 28, 2021, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 46 seconds
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The U.S. Military and the Legacy of Afghanistan
Published: April 21, 2021, 4:57 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 50 seconds
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Can Biden Go Big on Arms Control With Russia?
Published: April 14, 2021, 6:06 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 34 seconds
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Matt Duss on a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda
Published: April 7, 2021, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 55 seconds
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Rerun: Dealing With an Infinitely More Assertive China
Published: March 31, 2021, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds
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Rebooting U.S. Diplomatic Engagement in Africa
Published: March 24, 2021, 6:55 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds
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The Significance of Pope Francis Historic Trip to Iraq
Published: March 17, 2021, 7:47 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 29 seconds
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Bidens Review of Drone Strikes Is a Chance to Reject Targeted Killings
Published: March 10, 2021, 7:08 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 44 seconds
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A New Chief Prosecutor, and New Challenges, for the ICC
Published: March 3, 2021, 6:46 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds
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Why Innovation Will Be Key to Africas Post-COVID Rebuilding
Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 6:33 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds
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Can Belarus Stalled Protests Regain Momentum?
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 6:45 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds
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Biden Confronts Trumps Disastrous Legacy on Immigration
Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 5:55 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 7 seconds
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Addressing Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Recoveries
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:04 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds
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Decoding Kim Jong Uns Latest Show of Strength
Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 6:36 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 16 seconds
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Trumps Poisonous Legacy: Emboldened Far-Right Extremists
Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 4:03 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
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What the End of the Qatar Boycott Means for the Gulf
Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 7:37 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 9 seconds
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To Act Alone When Necessary: Nathalie Tocci on European Strategic Autonomy
Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds
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Boko Harams Worrying Expansion
Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 6:47 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 44 seconds
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Rerun: How Trump Damaged U.S. Civil-Military Relationsand How to Repair Them
Published: Dec. 30, 2020, 6:37 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds
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A Scandal at Google and the Future of AI
Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 5:38 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 54 seconds
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Theyve Got to Be Visionary: Dambisa Moyo on Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds
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Whats Worth Salvaging From Trumps Foreign Policy
Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds
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The Future of U.S.-Mexico Ties Under Biden
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds
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Why Jordan Is Relieved to See Trump Go
Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 7:19 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds
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How Trump Damaged U.S. Civil-Military Relationsand How to Repair Them
Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 6:45 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 5 seconds
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How Russia and Turkey Won the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 7:23 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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The Pandemics Overlooked Impact on Digital Rights
Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 7:16 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds
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Thailands Pro-Democracy Protesters Arent Backing Down
Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 41 seconds
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Reality Is Catching Up: Edward Luce on Trump, the Election and What Comes After
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 41 seconds
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How to Guard Against Election-Related Misinformation
Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 4:53 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 50 seconds
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Russia Faces a Reckoning on Its Periphery
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 24 seconds
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South Americas New Era of Pragmatism
Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 47 seconds
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The Case for Reopening Americas Doors to Refugees
Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 4:55 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 42 seconds
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The World Has Moved On: Carl Bildt on the EU in the Trump Eraand After
Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes
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How Southeast Asia Is Navigating Chinas Rise
Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 6:13 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds
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The Preexisting Conditions That Doomed Britains COVID-19 Response
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 6:24 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 38 seconds
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A Litany of Failed Enterprises: Robert Malley on a Changing Middle East
Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 6:39 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 second
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Things Just Got Worse for Refugees in Greece
Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 6:59 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 47 seconds
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Dealing With an Infinitely More Assertive China
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 5:45 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 17 seconds
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How COVID-19 Is Changing EducationNot Always for the Worse
Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 6:24 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds
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Rerun: Why Societies Are Resilient to Disasters Like COVID-19
Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 5:36 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 39 seconds
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Decolonization
Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 6:07 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds
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Are Lukashenkos Days Numbered in Belarus?
Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 6:03 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 46 seconds
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Will Cities Ever Be the Same After COVID-19?
Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 6:20 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds
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The Real Reasons to Be Concerned About TikTok
Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 5:37 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 21 seconds
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As Conflict Escalates in the Sahel, Is Chads Deby Overstretched?
Published: July 29, 2020, 6:35 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 12 seconds
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The EU Gets a Budget, and China Loses a Consulate
Published: July 24, 2020, 5:55 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 42 seconds
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An Anti-Corruption Backlash Metastasizes in Guatemala
Published: July 22, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 30 seconds
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Is the U.S. Blowing Things Up in Iranand in Cyberspace?
Published: July 17, 2020, 4:43 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes
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Will Australias Strategic Reset Help It Contain a Rising China?
Published: July 15, 2020, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 20 seconds
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Hong Kong Silenced, and a One-State Solution for Israel-Palestine
Published: July 10, 2020, 7:14 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 50 seconds
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Election Observation in the Age of COVID-19
Published: July 8, 2020, 5:21 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 12 seconds
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Is Voice of America Becoming the Voice of Trump?
Published: July 1, 2020, 6:26 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds
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Will Putin Be Russias President for Life?
Published: June 26, 2020, 4:38 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 2 seconds
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Safeguarding Mental Health During the Pandemic
Published: June 24, 2020, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 13 seconds
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A Border Standoff Turns Deadly in the Himalayas
Published: June 19, 2020, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 6 seconds
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The Case for America’s Alliances
Published: June 17, 2020, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 57 seconds
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Protests Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism Go Global
Published: June 12, 2020, 7:20 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 48 seconds
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Cleaning Up After Trump
Published: June 10, 2020, 12:35 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 5 seconds
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American Racial Injustice and the Struggle to End It
Published: June 5, 2020, 5:39 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes
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China’s Hong Kong Gambit, and Trump’s Misguided Iran Policy
Published: May 29, 2020, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 33 seconds
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When Disaster Strikes During a Pandemic
Published: May 27, 2020, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds
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Pompeo’s Scandals and the EU’s Potential Breakthrough
Published: May 22, 2020, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 17 seconds
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The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Published: May 20, 2020, 8:42 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds
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The Problems the Pandemic Is Overshadowing—and Making Worse
Published: May 15, 2020, 8:05 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 8 seconds
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Can Brazil’s Democracy Survive Bolsonaro?
Published: May 13, 2020, 6:23 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 56 seconds
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What’s at Stake for U.S. Foreign Policy in November
Published: May 8, 2020, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 6 seconds
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What It Will Take to ‘Build Back Better’
Published: May 6, 2020, 5:27 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
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Is ‘Tough on China’ the New Normal in Washington?
Published: May 1, 2020, 6:19 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds
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A COVID-19 Global Cease-Fire Effort Gains Steam
Published: April 29, 2020, 6:04 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 24 seconds
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Voting and Protest Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: April 24, 2020, 6:12 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds
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What More Will It Take to Save the Global Economy?
Published: April 22, 2020, 5:41 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds
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If We Knew Then What We Know Now
Published: April 17, 2020, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 9 seconds
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From Farm to Table in the Age of COVID-19
Published: April 15, 2020, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 40 seconds
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What Comes After Lockdowns End?
Published: April 10, 2020, 5:28 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 20 seconds
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Why Societies Are Resilient to Disasters Like COVID-19
Published: April 8, 2020, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds
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Data, Disinformation and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: April 3, 2020, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds
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The U.S. Marines Retool, With China in Mind
Published: April 1, 2020, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds
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Managing the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: March 27, 2020, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds
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In the Response to Coronavirus, Echoes of Pandemics Past
Published: March 25, 2020, 6:12 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Life Under—and After—Lockdown
Published: March 20, 2020, 6:48 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 38 seconds
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing and Exacerbating the EU’s Fissures
Published: March 18, 2020, 7:03 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 52 seconds
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Will the Model of an Interconnected World Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Published: March 13, 2020, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds
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Iran Struggles to Navigate Cascading Crises at Home and Abroad
Published: March 11, 2020, 3:21 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds
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Is Turkey’s Erdogan Digging Himself Into a Hole in Syria—and With Europe?
Published: March 6, 2020, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 1 second
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Is Trump’s Nuclear Strategy Fueling a New Arms Race?
Published: March 4, 2020, 3:43 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds
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Will Governments’ Credibility Survive the Coronavirus Epidemic?
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 6:57 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 6 seconds
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Singapore’s Fake News Law Shows How Not to Address Disinformation Online
Published: Feb. 26, 2020, 7:04 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds
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Despite the Trump-Modi Bromance, U.S.-India Ties Are Stuck in Neutral
Published: Feb. 21, 2020, 6:40 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 25 seconds
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How Nicolas Maduro Is Surviving ‘Maximum Pressure’ in Venezuela
Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds
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Can the Next U.S. President Really Deliver on a Promise of Foreign Policy Restraint?
Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 6:26 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds
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Can the U.S. Freeze Huawei Out of the 5G Future?
Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 39 seconds
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The Wuhan Coronavirus’ Impact, and U.S. Democracy’s Global Image
Published: Feb. 7, 2020, 7:22 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 31 seconds
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Why Israel’s Third Election in Less Than a Year Is Still a Referendum on Netanyahu
Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 5:33 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 24 seconds
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Why There Are No Winners From Trump’s Israel-Palestine Peace Plan
Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 3:28 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 23 seconds
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Are China and the WHO Getting the Response to the Wuhan Coronavirus Right?
Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 4:41 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 8 seconds
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Can Davos Solve the Problems That It Helped Create?
Published: Jan. 24, 2020, 7:03 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds
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Will Vizcarra’s Anti-Corruption Gamble Pay Off in Peru’s Elections?
Published: Jan. 22, 2020, 9:14 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 18 seconds
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Trump Hits ‘Pause’ in China Trade War, and Putin Hits ‘Repeat’ in Russia
Published: Jan. 17, 2020, 4:08 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds
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How Would a Military Drawdown Affect U.S. Engagement in Africa?
Published: Jan. 15, 2020, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 36 seconds
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What Comes Next in the Standoff Between the U.S. and Iran?
Published: Jan. 10, 2020, 7:37 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 25 seconds
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How Soleimani’s Assassination Is Upending Iraq’s Foreign Policy
Published: Jan. 8, 2020, 5:09 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 29 seconds
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Will the Soleimani Assassination Turn the U.S.-Iran Proxy Conflict Into a Shooting War?
Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 14 seconds
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What the Year Ahead Holds for the World’s Most Persistent Crises
Published: Jan. 2, 2020, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 11 seconds
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