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U.S. and NATO military members, Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 2017. CREDIT: <a href-"http://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1228559/us-nato-wrap-up-saber-strike-17/">U.S Air Force/Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh</a>

MAR 16, 2018 Podcast

European Futures in the Shadow of American Disengagement, with Andrew Michta

Europe is going through deep structural changes, says Andrew Michta of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. He argues that it may ...

MAR 16, 2018 Podcast

The Return of Marco Polo's World, with Robert D. Kaplan

If you wish to understand the depth and breadth of the geographical, historical, technological, and political forces that are shaping our world, there is no ...

MAR 15, 2018 Podcast

The U.S. Foreign Service and the Importance of Professional Diplomacy, with Nicholas Kralev

Professional diplomats are made not born, says Nicholas Kralev of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy. It's not enough to be a people person: training is ...

Protest against the Philippine drug war at Philippine Consulate General, New York City, October 2016. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippines_Drug_War_Protest_2.jpg">VOCAL-NY (CC)</a>

MAR 14, 2018 Podcast

Fighting Threats to Philippine Democracy, with Joy Aceron

"Despite the vibrancy of civil society, political and economic power continues to be in the hands of very few people in the Philippines. In fact, ...

Defendants at the Nuremberg trials, including Hermann Göring (at the left edge on the first row of benches), 1945/1946. <br>CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuremberg_Trials_retouched.jpg">U.S.Government/Public Domain</a>

MAR 13, 2018 Podcast

The Lost History of Prosecuting Axis War Crimes, with Dan Plesch

Before Nuremberg--indeed, long before the end of the war--there was the United Nations War Crimes Commission, a little-known agency which assisted national governments in putting ...

Detail from book cover of <i>The Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxis Drivers, Mobility, and Politics in Bangkok</i>

MAR 9, 2018 Podcast

Motorcycles & the Art of Politics in Thailand, with Claudio Sopranzetti

Anthropologist Sopranzetti's new book discusses the surprising role of motorcycle taxi drivers in a recent coup in Thailand, and their important place in everyday Thai ...

Melanne Verveer. CREDIT: Billy Pickett.

MAR 8, 2018 Podcast

Economics, Peace, Security, and "Women's Issues" with Ambassador Melanne Verveer

We have made tremendous progress, but there's still a long way to go, says Melanne Verveer, head of Georgetown's Institute for Women, Peace and Security ...

Amy Chua. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

MAR 7, 2018 Podcast

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, with Amy Chua

"The United States today is starting to display destructive political dynamics much more typically associated with developing countries: ethno-nationalist movements, the erosion of trust in ...

MAR 6, 2018 Podcast

Is Indonesia Becoming Like Pakistan? with Andreas Harsono

The maximum penalty for blasphemy in Pakistan is death, and public protest is not allowed. Indonesia is nowhere near as bad as this--yet. "Indonesia is ...

Detail from book cover

MAR 5, 2018 Podcast

Necessary Evil: How to Fix Finance by Saving Human Rights, with David Kinley

Rich and poor, we're all dependent on the global financial system and it can be a force for good, says human rights law professor David ...