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The Need To Know podcast is a production of the Office of Congressional Relations at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Each episode we will bring our nonpartisan research to life through interviews with experts and practitioners covering the world. Our goal is to bring the best independent research, open dialogue and actionable ideas to congressional staff, policy makers, and anyone else who needs to know.
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Myanmar’s Junta and the 2026 Elections: A Fig Leaf for Legitimacy?
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Canada’s New Leader: Mark Carney Steps In Amid US Tensions
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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The Ties That Bind: The Status of the Transatlantic Partnership after Germany's Elections
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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US-Panama Relations and the Future of the Panama Canal
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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North American Trade: Tariffs, Politics, and Economic Ties
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Is the US Losing the AI Race?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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From Headlines to Trendlines: US Policy and the Future of the Middle East
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Resetting US Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Navigating US-Mexico Relations: Opportunities Amid Challenges
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Navigating the New Cold War: US-China Relations Post-Election
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Political Shockwaves: Navigating Japan's Uncertain Future
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Navigating the Arctic: The Ice Pact and the Future of Icebreakers
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Migration Through the Darien Gap: “It’s not a passage; it’s a jungle”
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Populism in Europe: Far-Right Movements and EU Challenges
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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China-Africa Relations: Threat to US Interests?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Bangladesh in Transition: US Role in Post-Hasina Era
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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NATO at 75: Reflecting on the Alliance's Legacy and Future
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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US-China Agricultural Cooperation: A Deep Dive
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Enhancing US Global Competitiveness: Insights from the G7 Summit
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Understanding North Korea: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Historic Election in Mexico: A Landslide Victory for Claudia Sheinbaum
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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US Taiwan Policy: It's Complicated!
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May 03, 2024 |
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Middle East Tensions Rising in the Aftermath of Iran’s Attack on Israel
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Reimagining Warfare: The Rise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Pakistan in Peril? The State of the Nation's Democracy, Economy, and Relationship with the US
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Navigating the Electric Vehicle Supply Chain: Insights and Strategies
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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New Study Upends Negative Assumptions About the Economic Impact of Refugees
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Standing Strong: Witnessing Resilience in Ukraine
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The US Congress: Priorities & Challenges in 2024
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Collateral Damage: Can the Abraham Accords Survive the Israel-Hamas War?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Battling Malaria: The Global Fight Against a Deadly Foe
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Afghanistan After Two Years of Taliban Rule: “It’s pretty bad!”
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis: The Plight of Afghan Refugees
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Increasing Competitiveness by Building a Better U.S.-Mexico Border
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Mixed Signals: Is a US-China “Cold War” Heating Up or Cooling Down?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Regulation
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May 31, 2023 |
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The Farm Bill: What do Farmers and Ranchers Want From the Legislation?
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May 02, 2023 |
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Introduction to the Farm Bill
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The Future of Cryptocurrency: Public Policy and Regulatory Challenges
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Border Security
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Energy Security
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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China: Strategic Interests, Protests, and the Future
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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An Inside Look at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Examining Protests in Iran and the Arab World
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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The Arctic is Hot
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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What Will Really Happen If Speaker Pelosi Goes to Taiwan?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Analyzing Refugee Challenges Using Lived Experience
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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100th Episode!
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Summit of the Americas Debrief
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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A Cold War with China?
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May 31, 2022 |
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The Great Wall of Steel - China's Global Campaign Against the Uyghurs
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May 20, 2022 |
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Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ukraine Invaded... Why?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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A Briefing on Protests in Canada
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Relationships and Rivalries: Venezuela and Colombia
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Event Audio: Setting the Record Straight on NATO Enlargement | Amb. Green Interview with Robert Zoellick
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Relationships and Rivalries: "China's Tailored Capabilities to Strike Us" over Taiwan
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Unrest in Kazakhstan
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Ukraine and A Sliding Scale of Horrors
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Relationships and Rivalries - A Fascinating Triangle in Asia
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Relationships and Rivalries - China vs. India?
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Relationships and Rivalries - Does North Korea Listen to China?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Relationships and Rivalries - Is the Way To China Through Europe?
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Relationships and Rivalries - Mexico Leans Left?
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Special Episode - A Conversation with Colombian President Iván Duque
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Special Event Episode - The Abraham Accords One Year Later
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Techno-Totalitarianism? China's Cultural Crackdown
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Turkey Strikes Yazidis in Iraq... Again
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Special Episode - Implications of the Afghanistan Withdrawal for South Asia
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Top 10 Traits of a Good Congressional Staffer
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Special Episode - Ambassador Mark Green in Conversation with H.R. McMaster on Afghanistan
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Special Episode - Ambassador Mark Green In Conversation with Gen. David Patreus and John Scarlett Hindsight Up Front
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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You Really Ought to Know More About Canada
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Nicaragua's Election Quagmire
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Afghanistan Withdrawal Continues Apace
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Lumbering Towards Disaster? Lumber Prices, Canada and Supply Chains
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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The Time Is Now: John Cena and China Reaction
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May 27, 2021 |
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Long Time Gone - Discussing the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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May 07, 2021 |
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Weaving Noise: Xinjiang, China and the World
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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High Stakes Deepfakes
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Broken Politics? A Conversation with Former Hill Staffers
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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A New Surge At The Southern Border
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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The Tales of a Master Negotiator
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Military Rule Returns to Myanmar
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Tried Plan C - What's Plan D? The Navalny Phenomenon inside and outside Russia
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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A Russia Roundtable
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Who's Impeachin' Who - A Dose of History from Brenda Wineapple
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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The View from History with John Ferling
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Jane Harman on Reconciliation For The Future
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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The Free Fire Zone in Cyberspace Part 2
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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The Free Fire Zone In Cyberspace
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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How to Distribute 7 Billion Vaccines
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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The RCEP Deal - Is China Writing the Rules Now?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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50 Ways to Leave Afghanistan
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Africa and the COVID-19 Challenge
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Europe - Why Should We Care?
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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So What'd I Miss? The Post-Summer Catch Up Show
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Book Chat: US Strategy in the Asian Century
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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An Explosion in Lebanon - The Port and Politics
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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The Clock is Ticking for TikTok
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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How To Lose the Information War - Book chat with Nina Jankowicz
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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AMLO Visits the US, So Mexico Experts Visit Us
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Deadly Companions - Pandemics Changing History
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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All About the Relationships: The China India Border Dispute
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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50th Episode!
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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To Reopen or Not to Reopen: That is the Border Question
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May 27, 2020 |
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Imagine Renegotiating All Your Trade Deals Right Now
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May 21, 2020 |
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What COVID Responses and Economic Recovery Looks Like in Asia
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May 08, 2020 |
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COVID Economics in Latin America
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May 08, 2020 |
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Here's Looking At EU - How Europe Recovers from COVID-19
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May 06, 2020 |
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Where in the World Is KJU - Possibilites and Meanings with Abe Denmark
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May 01, 2020 |
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They Were Supposed to Party Like It Was 1999... AND 1945
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Chained to Our Neighbors - How North American Supply Chains are Holding Up
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Watch Out For The Doom Scroll - COVID Disinformation in Europe and Asia
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Where Do You Plan To Be In 15 Years? Putin's Answer: Right Here.
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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"The Hacker and the State," or "We're Not Talking About Coronavirus"
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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The Viral Episode 2 - Going Beyond the Day To Day
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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The Viral Episode - Coronavirus from the public health, regional, and economic levels
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Imagine Being Ukraine Right Now
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Juan Guaidó in the House!
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Trading Views: Bonus History Episode
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Trading Views: Going From NAFTA To USMCA
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Trading Views: A Growing Industry
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Trading Views: Set Phasers to One!
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Trading Views: On the Front Lines of a Trade War
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Gaming out the UK Election
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Elections in Hong Kong and What They Mean for Protests
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Anders Beal on the Real Deal with Latin America's Protests
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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The Tapestry of Syria - Part 1
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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The Tapestry of Syria - Part 2
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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South Pacific Breezes Blowing - Why Pacific Island Nations Are Looking to DC
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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What President Trump Gets Right About Mexico
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Russia and China, Sitting in a Tree?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Halloween is Coming! Is Brexit?
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Is China Dictating What We See On TV?
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Quicktake! The Politics of a Definite Article
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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It's Meg King... or Maybe It's a Deepfake
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Black Smoke On The Horizon - Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Taliban Talks Collapse... Now What?
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Smoke on the Amazon - The Politics of Wildfires in Brazil
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Negotiations and Love Notes - Where Do The North Korea Nuclear Talks Stand?
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Pining for the Fjords of Greenland - Following Up on the Arctic
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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An Update on the Hong Kong Protests
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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What's the environment like on a silk road?
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Aug 12, 2019 |