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Back to SearchJen Psaki on Foreign Policy and the 2020 Election
Episode 129
Our executive producer Lauren Dueck turns the tables on Jen, and puts her in the hot seat to talk about the state of the 2020 democratic primary race…
6 years, 8 months ago
Putin is Remaking Russia's Presidency (Again)
Episode 128
In a shocking move during his annual state address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced sweeping reforms to the Russian constitution, giving p…
6 years, 8 months ago
How Coronavirus is Cutting China Off from the World
Episode 127
The Coronavirus outbreak has sparked fear around the world, leading to quarantines, transportation shut downs, and disrupting trade, travel, and more…
6 years, 9 months ago
Surviving Aleppo
Episode 126
Waad al-Kateab was a college student in Aleppo when she picked up a video camera to document the Syrian revolution. She kept filming when she met and…
6 years, 9 months ago
The Death of the Two State Solution
Episode 125
President Trump's recently announced peace deal might be dead on arrival, but it may still create facts on the ground that make the two-state solutio…
6 years, 9 months ago
The Terror in Xinjiang
Episode 124
Reports of China's repression of its Uighur minority have been trickling out for years, but recently leaked documents tell the story of sweeping and …
6 years, 9 months ago
Iraq: Caught in the Crossfire
Episode 123
The U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani has upended Iraq's already fragile political system. How do Iraqis see the escalating tension between the U.S. a…
6 years, 9 months ago
Iran's Revenge: A Dish Served Cold
Episode 122
Last week Donald Trump ordered a drone attack that killed top Iranian general Qassim Suleimani. On Tuesday, Iran retaliated by firing a dozen ballist…
6 years, 10 months ago
What the Afghanistan Papers Taught Us
Episode 121
Jen talks with Jarrett Blanc about the blockbuster report by the Washington Post, revealing hundreds of scathing interviews with U.S. officials invol…
6 years, 10 months ago
Does NATO Still Matter?
Episode 120
NATO played a pivotal role in the arms control treaties that kept a lid on the tensions of the Cold War. But arms control treaties are expiring, and …
6 years, 11 months ago