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Back to SearchHow UNGA Happens
Episode 109
The United Nations General Assembly has gathered world leaders since 1945. But while presidents and prime ministers stage dramatic speeches in the ha…
7 years, 1 month ago
How the Hong Kong Protests Look from Beijing
Episode 108
Hong Kong has been in turmoil for months, as residents in their millions continue to take to the streets. What started as a protest against an extrad…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Fight Over Kashmir
Episode 107
Kashmir has been contested land since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. It has been a flashpoint for political tension and the site of mul…
7 years, 2 months ago
Making Peace with the Taliban
Episode 106
On Monday, U.S. negotiators signaled that they had nearly finalized a long-sought agreement that is a step toward ending the American conflict with t…
7 years, 2 months ago
Summer Break
Like most of DC, we're going to take a few weeks off this August. We'll be back in September with more episodes. If there's a topic in foreign policy…
7 years, 2 months ago
Moscow Takes to the Streets
Episode 105
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the ban on opposition candidates in the upcoming Moscow city council election…
7 years, 3 months ago
Fighting White Supremacist Terrorism (Reposted)
Episode 104
In light of the horrifying shootings this weekend in the United States, and the ongoing conversation about the role of white supremacist ideology in …
7 years, 3 months ago
Arms Control Meets Politics
Episode 103
In the darkest days of the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union created, together, a way to control nuclear weapons. As the President Trump w…
7 years, 3 months ago
Iran's Cyber War
Episode 102
While the loud, public conflict between the United States and Iran rages on, a secret war has been waged in the shadows for years. How dangerous is t…
7 years, 3 months ago
Boris' Brighter Brexit
Episode 101
As Boris Johnson gears up for a probable victory in the British leadership election, can he deliver the Brexit deal that Theresa May failed to achiev…
7 years, 3 months ago