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OCT 9, 2018 • Podcast
Chinese and Russian "Political Warfare" with Tom Mahnken and Toshi Yoshihara
Tom Mahnken and Toshi Yoshihara of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) discuss China and Russia's "authoritarian political warfare." "Not only do they ...
OCT 5, 2018 • Podcast
An Update on Pakistan, with Ahmed Rashid
Acclaimed journalist Ahmed Rashid discusses Pakistan's new populist prime minister, Imran Khan, whom he considers woefully unprepared. He also examines Pakistan's debt-ridden economy and Pakistan's ...
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OCT 4, 2018 • Podcast
Global Ethics Weekly: Statelessness & Ethnonationalism in India & the U.S., with Kavitha Rajagopalan
Senior Fellow Kavitha Rajagopalan explains the troubling situation in Northeast India near the border with Bangladesh, where millions of citizens could end up stateless. With ...
OCT 3, 2018 • Podcast
Mass Detentions in Xinjiang, China, with Francisco Bencosme
According to a recent Amnesty International Report, Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region are the targets of surveillance, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...