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OCT 3, 2018 Article

Empty Pews in the Church of Atlanticism

Timothy Garton Ash uses the image of "empty pews" to describe a declining commitment, not only on the part of the U.S. public, but ...

Donald Trump at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, September 2017. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/36747060754/">The White House/Public Domain</a>

OCT 2, 2018 Podcast

All Options Are on the Table: Threats and Coercive Diplomacy in Foreign Affairs

Are there ever justifiable reasons for issuing threats to achieve foreign policy objectives? In particular, are President Trump's threats against Iran justified? Don't miss this ...

OCT 1, 2018 Podcast

Meth Fiefdoms, Rebel Hideouts, & Bomb-Scarred Party Towns of Southeast Asia, with Patrick Winn

From the world's largest meth trade in Myanmar to "Pyongyang's dancing queens," "neon jihad," and much more, Bangkok-based author Patrick Winn takes us on a ...

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SEP 28, 2018 Podcast

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, with Martin Rees

Cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees discusses the future of humanity on Earth and beyond, foreseeing a time when space pioneers may use gene splicing and ...

SEP 27, 2018 Podcast

Global Ethics Weekly: Refugees, from Utica to Uganda, with Kavitha Rajagopalan

As the Trump administration cuts refugee resettlement in the U.S. to its lowest number in decades, this population in other nations has exploded in ...