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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, policymakers, and anyone else who needs to know.

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People attend a demonstration against the Far Right in Brussels, Belgium
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Democracy
Populism in Europe: Far-Right Movements and EU Challenges
13:29October 10, 2024
Attendees at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
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Strategic Competition
China-Africa Relations: Threat to US Interests?
21.12September 27, 2024
Pro-democracy protest in Bangladesh
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Democracy
Bangladesh in Transition: US Role in Post-Hasina Era
15:34September 21, 2024
Farmer driving agricultural machinery
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Environment
US-China Agricultural Cooperation: A Deep Dive
18:00July 1, 2024
Row from flags of members of G7 group of seven
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Democracy
Enhancing US Global Competitiveness: Insights from the G7 Summit
18:25June 24, 2024
Squad of female teenagers in military uniforms rehearses for a parade
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Security and Defense
Understanding North Korea: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions
15:02June 14, 2024
Taipei City skyline view
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
US Taiwan Policy: It's Complicated!
17:17May 6, 2024
Picture of drone missile
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Security and Defense
Middle East Tensions Rising in the Aftermath of Iran鈥檚 Attack on Israel
14:16April 17, 2024
Picture of an unmanned aerial vehicle
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Security and Defense
Reimagining Warfare: The Rise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
17:38April 17, 2024
Protest, Women, Crowd, 17 February 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Pakistan in Peril? The State of the Nation's Democracy, Economy, and Relationship with the US
17:34March 26, 2024
Container ship
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Supply Chains
Navigating the Electric Vehicle Supply Chain: Insights and Strategies
24:03March 15, 2024
Refugee children
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Refugees and Forced Displacement
New Study Upends Negative Assumptions About the Economic Impact of Refugees
14:57March 8, 2024
Bombed apartment in Ukraine
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Standing Strong: Witnessing Resilience in Ukraine
13:13February 26, 2024
US Capitol over blue sky
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Democracy
The US Congress: Priorities & Challenges in 2024
17:17February 7, 2024
Abraham Accords Signing
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Global Alliances & Partnerships
Collateral Damage: Can the Abraham Accords Survive the Israel-Hamas War?
13:59November 21, 2023
Mosquito over microscope and beaker
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Global Health
Battling Malaria: The Global Fight Against a Deadly Foe
13:13November 14, 2023
Image - Afghanistan Challenges
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Women's Rights
Afghanistan After Two Years of Taliban Rule: 鈥淚t鈥檚 Pretty Bad!鈥
15:51September 25, 2023
Afghan refugee women
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Refugees and Forced Displacement
Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis: The Plight of Afghan Refugees
16:38August 29, 2023
Picture of U.S. Mexico border
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Border Security
Increasing Competitiveness by Building a Better US-Mexico Border
12:52July 24, 2023
Image of Xi
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Strategic Competition
Mixed Signals: Is a US-China 鈥淐old War鈥 Heating Up or Cooling Down?
16:29June 27, 2023
ChatGPT
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Regulation
14:21May 31, 2023
Andrew Walmsley
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US Domestic Policy
The Farm Bill: What do Farmers and Ranchers Want From the Legislation?
15:11May 2, 2023
Need to Know Episode cover
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US Politics
Introduction to the Farm Bill
10:54April 4, 2023
Cryptocurrency with Kellee Wicker
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Digital Assets
The Future of Cryptocurrency: Public Policy and Regulatory Challenges
12:38March 7, 2023
NTK Cover with Rudman on Border Security
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US Domestic Policy
Border Security
10:52February 15, 2023
Duncan Wood Energy Security
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Energy Security
Energy Security
21:15January 24, 2023
China: Strategic Interests, Protests, and the Future
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Strategic Competition
China: Strategic Interests, Protests, and the Future
20:17December 20, 2022
NTK cover
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Climate
COP27: An Inside Look at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference
23:02November 29, 2022
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Women & Gender
Examining Protests in Iran and the Arab World
23:40November 2, 2022
Image - NTK Episode The Arctic is Hot
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Climate
The Arctic is Hot
19:51September 13, 2022
Image - What Will Really Happen if Speaker Pelosi Goes to Taiwan Web
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Strategic Competition
What Can We Expect from a Pelosi Visit to Taiwan?
29:27August 1, 2022
Image - Analyzing Refugee Challenges Using Lived Experience
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Migration
Analyzing Refugee Challenges Using Lived Experience
18:42July 20, 2022
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Congress
Need to Know - 100th Episode!
37:29July 8, 2022
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Democracy
Summit of the Americas Debrief
16:25June 15, 2022
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Cold War
A Cold War with China?
16:53June 2, 2022
Image - Latin America鈥檚 Leftists Aren鈥檛 Who You Think
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Democracy
Latin America鈥檚 Leftists Aren鈥檛 Who You Think
12:44March 10, 2022
Image - NTK Episode Ukraine Invaded... Why?
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Security and Defense
Ukraine Invaded... Why?
20:42March 1, 2022
Image - A Briefing on Protests in Canada
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Geoeconomics
A Briefing on Protests in Canada
52:43February 15, 2022
Image - Relationships and Rivalries: Venezuela and Colombia
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Relationships and Rivalries: Venezuela and Colombia
28:31February 8, 2022
Image - Relationships and Rivalries: "China's Tailored Capabilities to Strike Us" over Taiwan Cover
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Security and Defense
Relationships and Rivalries: "China's Tailored Capabilities to Strike Us" over Taiwan
24:54January 27, 2022
Image - Ukraine and A Sliding Scale of Horrors NTK Cover
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Security and Defense
Ukraine and A Sliding Scale of Horrors
25:59January 20, 2022
Image - Unrest In Kazakhstan NTK
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Democracy
Unrest in Kazakhstan
23:18January 20, 2022
Image - Relationships and Rivalries: A Fascinating Triangle in Asia NTK Cover
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Relationships and Rivalries: A Fascinating Triangle in Asia
24:28January 20, 2022
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Security and Defense
Relationships and Rivalries: China vs. India?
27:30November 12, 2021
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Democracy
Relationships and Rivalries: Mexico Leans Left?
27:44October 29, 2021
Image - NTK Techno-Totalitarianism? China's Cultural Crackdown
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Science and Technology
Techno-Totalitarianism? China's Cultural Crackdown
31:24September 15, 2021
Image - NTK Turkey Strikes Yazidis in Iraq... Again
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Drones
Turkey Strikes Yazidis in Iraq... Again
21:30September 10, 2021
Image - NTK: Top 10 Traits
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Congress
Top 10 Traits of a Good Congressional Staffer
58:54August 20, 2021
Image - NTK You Really Ought to Know More About Canada
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US Foreign Policy
You Really Ought to Know More About Canada
23:40August 9, 2021
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Elections
Nicaragua's Election Quagmire
18:29July 20, 2021
Image - Afghanistan Withdrawal Continues Apace
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Security and Defense
Afghanistan Withdrawal Continues Apace
20:20July 16, 2021
Image - NTK Chris Sands Episode
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Supply Chains
Lumbering Towards Disaster? Lumber Prices, Canada and Supply Chains
33:02June 11, 2021
Image- NTK Aynne Kokas
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Society and Culture
The Time Is Now: John Cena and China Reaction
17:00June 2, 2021
Image - Long Time Gone - Discussing the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Security and Defense
Long Time Gone - Discussing the Afghanistan Withdrawal
25:46May 7, 2021
Image - Weaving Noise: Xinjiang, China and the World
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Human Rights
Weaving Noise: Xinjiang, China and the World
25:15April 30, 2021
Image - High Stakes Deepfakes
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Science and Technology
High Stakes Deepfakes
26:19April 28, 2021
Image - Broken Politics? A Conversation with Former Hill Staffers
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Congress
Broken Politics? A Conversation with Former Hill Staffers
26:45April 21, 2021
Image - NTK Episode A New Surge at the Southern Border
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Migration
A New Surge at the Southern Border
22:11March 26, 2021
Image - The Tales of a Master Negotiator
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Cold War
The Tales of a Master Negotiator
24:44March 5, 2021
Flag of Myanmar and also known as Burma on military uniform
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Democracy
Military Rule Returns to Myanmar
21:19February 16, 2021
Navalny in Blue Sweatshirt
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Strategic Competition
Tried Plan C - What's Plan D? The Navalny Phenomenon Inside and Outside Russia
32:09February 9, 2021
PI.jpg.RussiaUSflags
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US Foreign Policy
A Russia Roundtable
41:33February 1, 2021
Black & white photograph of Andrew Johnson
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US History
Who's Impeachin' Who - A Dose of History from Brenda Wineapple
27:32January 28, 2021
Independence Hall in black & white
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US Elections
The View From History with John Ferling
28:13January 15, 2021
Capitol building behind barricades
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Congress
Jane Harman on Reconciliation For The Future
16:58January 15, 2021
Padlock on a green digital background
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Cybersecurity
The Free Fire Zone in Cyberspace: Part 2
17:03December 22, 2020
Hacker with Screens and Virus
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Science and Technology
The Free Fire Zone In Cyberspace
23:47December 11, 2020
Biochemist looking at vial
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Global Health
How to Distribute 7 Billion Vaccines
26:43December 2, 2020
Asia and Australia (globe at night)
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Trade
The RCEP Deal - Is China Writing the Rules Now?
22:13November 20, 2020
Last of Oklahoma Guardsmen leave Afghanistan
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
50 Ways to Leave Afghanistan
22:09November 19, 2020
Image - People take precautions in Mali against COVID-19
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Coronavirus
Africa and the COVID-19 Challenge
27:31October 29, 2020
Image - European Union flags
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US Foreign Policy
Europe - Why Should We Care?
21:22September 30, 2020
Belarusian protests 鈥 Minsk, 23 August - 2020
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Geoeconomics
So What'd I Miss? The Post Summer Catch Up Show
50:04September 8, 2020
Aid from China and the US to Latin America
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Strategic Competition
Book Chat: U.S. Strategy in the Asian Century
22:02August 18, 2020
A soldier stands at the devastated site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon,
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Democracy
An Explosion in Lebanon - The Port and Politics
21:24August 17, 2020
October 25 2019: TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen and flags of China and United States. Tiktok WeChat are banned. Apps are in centre of US - China tensions and security concerns.
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Strategic Competition
The Clock is Ticking for TikTok
17:57August 11, 2020
shutterstock
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Disinformation
How To Lose the Information War
21:08July 22, 2020
MX and US flags
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NAFTA/USMCA
AMLO Visits the US, So Mexico Experts Visit Us
43:17July 8, 2020
1918 Influenza Emergency Hospital in Kansas
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Coronavirus
Deadly Companions - Pandemics Changing History
19:30July 2, 2020
Rivers and Snow in the Himalayas near China鈥揑ndia border.
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Security and Defense
All About the Relationships: The China India Border Dispute
18:14June 19, 2020
Image - Coast Guard Cutter breaking ice
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Coronavirus
50th Episode! A Look Back at One Year of Need to Know
56:47June 4, 2020
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel - Port of Entry
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Coronavirus
To Reopen or Not to Reopen: That is the Border Question
24:08May 27, 2020
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Trade
Imagine Renegotiating All Your Trade Deals Right Now
21:39May 21, 2020
Covid in South Korea
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Coronavirus
What COVID-19 Responses and Economic Recovery Looks Like in Asia
28:01May 8, 2020
Metro in Mexico
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Coronavirus
COVID-19 Economics in Latin America
24:22May 7, 2020
2018 Victory Day Parade Russia
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Historical Memory
They Were Supposed to Party Like It Was 1999... AND 1945
31:36April 28, 2020
Vladimir Putin with flags behind
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Democracy
Where Do You Plan To Be In 15 Years? Putin's Answer: Right Here.
30:28April 9, 2020
Hacker at computer
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Science and Technology
"The Hacker and the State," or "We're Not Talking About Coronavirus"
19:06March 31, 2020
Flatten the Curve
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Coronavirus
The Viral Episode 2 - Going Beyond the Day To Day
57:21March 26, 2020
The streets of Ukraine.
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Governance
Imagine Being Ukraine Right Now
18:06February 20, 2020
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Trade
Trading Views: A Growing Industry
19:04January 23, 2020
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NAFTA/USMCA
Trading Views: Going From NAFTA To USMCA
26:40January 23, 2020
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History
Trading Views: Bonus History Episode
22:47January 23, 2020
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Trade
Trading Views: Set Phasers To One!
21:19January 9, 2020
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Trade
Trading Views: On the Front Lines of a Trade War
23:16January 6, 2020
AP Images
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Elections
Gaming Out the UK Election
20:57December 17, 2019
AP images
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Elections
Elections in Hong Kong and What They Mean for Protests
20:12November 26, 2019
AP Images
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Democracy
Anders Beal on the Real Deal with Latin America's Protests
27:10November 22, 2019
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
The Tapestry of Syria - Part 2
18:40November 8, 2019
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The Tapestry of Syria - Part 1
16:48November 8, 2019
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Migration
What Donald Trump Gets Right About Mexico
23:35November 4, 2019
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Strategic Competition
Russia and China, Sitting in a Tree?
22:31October 22, 2019
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Geoeconomics
Halloween is Coming! Is Brexit?
23:50October 11, 2019
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Democracy
Is China Dictating What We See on TV?
17:25October 8, 2019
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History
Quicktake! The Politics of a Definite Article
7:18October 1, 2019
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Science and Technology
It's Meg King... or Maybe It's a Deepfake
18:14September 24, 2019
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Black Smoke On The Horizon - Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?
20:55September 16, 2019
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Environment
Smoke on the Amazon - The Politics of Wildfires in Brazil
15:07September 10, 2019
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Taliban Talks Collapse... Now What?
19:56September 10, 2019
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Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Negotiations and Love Notes - Where Do The North Korea Nuclear Talks Stand?
23:51September 5, 2019
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Democracy
An Update on the Hong Kong Protests
16:12August 12, 2019
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Energy
What's the Environment Like on a Silk Road?
20:22August 12, 2019
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International Development
Argentina... and "Peak Podcast"
12:55August 1, 2019
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Nuclear Proliferation/Non-proliferation
Ground Truth on the Iran Nuclear Program
25:14July 23, 2019
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Democracy
Quicktake! What Just Happened in the House?
11:24July 17, 2019
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Democracy
Remember: It's Colombia, Not Columbia
18:29July 16, 2019
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Governance
Foreign Policy On Top Of The World
18:14July 9, 2019
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Elections
Taking a Look at India
15:03June 24, 2019
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Democracy
Understanding the Hong Kong Protests
19:26June 20, 2019
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Democracy
Understanding the US/Russia Relationship
23:03May 15, 2019
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Strategic Competition
Is China Dictating What We See At The Movies?
13:23May 15, 2019

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