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NATO 101: Does Europe Need NATO?
Episode 69
This week we’re digging into NATO—what it is, how it’s changed, and where it’s headed. Today, Jen talks to Carnegie expert and former Slovak ambassad…
7 years, 11 months ago
NATO 101: What is NATO?
Episode 68
This week we’re digging into NATO—what it is, how it’s changed, and where it’s headed. Today, Jen talks to the former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Doug L…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Women Changing Indian Politics
Episode 67
Indian women are slowly changing the country’s patriarchal political system, starting at the voting booth -- they now turn out to vote at a higher ra…
7 years, 11 months ago
Trump's Trade War With China
Episode 66
Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have escalated throughout 2018. As Trump plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 mee…
7 years, 11 months ago
What do the U.S. midterm elections mean for foreign policy?
Episode 65
Jen Psaki and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos discuss the U.S. midterm elections, how the new Congress will affect U.S. policy abroad, and what the resul…
8 years ago
John Kerry on Diplomacy, Russia, and the Middle East
Episode 64
Jen’s former boss John Kerry joins her to talk about his time as Secretary of State, and his new memoir, Every Day is Extra. They discuss the future …
8 years ago
Arms Race Redux
Episode 63
President Trump surprised foreign policy experts when he pulled out of the INF Treaty last week, raising the prospect of a new nuclear arms race. Jen…
8 years ago
Jamal Khashoggi, Human Rights, and the Future of the Middle East
Episode 62
Former UN high commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has been an outspoken critic of human rights abusers, including of those in power.…
8 years ago
Sanctions 101: How are Sanctions Implemented?
Episode 61
Jen and Jarrett talk to lawyer Greta Lichtenbaum about how sanctions policy translates into the real world, and how she helps her clients navigate th…
8 years ago
Sanctions 101: How Powerful are Sanctions, Really?
Episode 60
How powerful are sanctions, really? In this episode, Jen and Jarrett talk to former U.S. treasury secretary Jack Lew about how policymakers ought to …
8 years ago