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World Politics Review
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With in-depth interviews with experts and leading policymakers, Trend Lines brings World Politics Review's uncompromising analysis of international affairs to the world of podcasts.
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Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing
Mar 27 • 9m
The World Could Use a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Mar 25 • 10m
Trump's Bluster Won't Help a Caribbean Region That Needs Solutions
Mar 24 • 7m
In Mexico, the Push for a National Care System Is Gaining Momentum
Mar 24 • 6m
Regional Divisions Are Fraying West Africa's Security Cooperation
Mar 21 • 9m
The Global Order Got Over COVID-19 Pretty Quickly
Mar 21 • 8m
The EU's Common Agricultural Policy Has Created a Farming Crisis
Mar 20 • 7m
The U.N. Thought It Was Prepared for Trump's Return. It Wasn't
Mar 19 • 6m
Lebanon's Postwar Reconstruction Is at a Standstill
Mar 19 • 10m
For Xi, Boosting China's Domestic Consumption Means Working Harder
Mar 18 • 7m
With Trump, the Chaos Is the Point
Mar 17 • 9m
Facing a Moment of Crisis, Europe Rewrites Its Economic Playbook
Mar 17 • 8m
In Foreign Policy, Being Smart Is a Pretty High Bar
Mar 14 • 7m
The African Union Is Giving Djibouti's Diplomatic Model a Try
Mar 14 • 8m
France's Reset With New Caledonia Could Hit Some Roadblocks
Mar 13 • 9m
Hegseth's Patriarchal Vision Will Make the U.S. Military Less Effective
Mar 13 • 9m
Romania's Presidential Election Drama Has a New Twist
Mar 12 • 7m
MBS' Domestic Agenda Is Also Driving Saudi Arabia's Diplomatic Blitz
Mar 12 • 8m
'Dual Use' Can't Justify Russia's Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Grid
Mar 11 • 9m
U.S. Aid Is Crucial to Defending Democracy in Latin America
Mar 3 • 7m
The War in Ukraine Is Changing How We Think of Drones and UAVs
Jun 10, 2022 • 41m
Turkey’s Contentious Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics
Jun 3, 2022 • 40m
The New Space Race Has Already Begun
Apr 21, 2022 • 32m
Everyone Has Come Out on the Losing End of Ethiopia’s Civil War
Apr 15, 2022 • 42m
Macron’s Reelection Bid Just Got More Complicated
Apr 7, 2022 • 43m
The International War on Waste
Feb 25, 2022 • 29m
Young People Deserve a Say in Tackling the Crises They'll Inherit
Feb 18, 2022 • 22m
Getting Nuclear Nonproliferation Back on Track
Feb 11, 2022 • 26m
China’s Military Buildup Is Challenging U.S. Deterrence in Asia
Feb 4, 2022 • 26m
2022 Is Shaping Up to Be a Year of Living Dangerously
Jan 14, 2022 • 26m
Rerun: Ali Wyne on the State of U.S.-China Relations
Dec 30, 2021 • 55m
Rerun: The End of Asylum?
Dec 29, 2021 • 32m
Addressing Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Recoveries
Dec 28, 2021 • 28m
Don’t Underestimate Russia as a Global Power
Nov 17, 2021 • 43m
The AUKUS Defense Pact Is Shaking Up ASEAN
Nov 10, 2021 • 31m
A Climate Showdown in Glasgow
Nov 3, 2021 • 39m
The Global Minimum Tax Deal Could Short-Change Poorer Countries
Oct 27, 2021 • 36m
Ali Wyne on the State of U.S.-China Relations
Oct 20, 2021 • 55m
In Afghanistan and Beyond, Qatar Flexes Its Diplomatic Muscle
Oct 13, 2021 • 45m
‘America Is Back’ Won’t Save the U.S.-Led Global Order
Oct 6, 2021 • 1h 25m
The Most Fearless Country in Europe
Sep 29, 2021 • 26m
A Deadly Year for Latin America’s Environmentalists
Sep 22, 2021 • 27m
‘Born in Blackness’: A Conversation With Howard French
Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 31m
What to Watch for in Biden’s U.N. Debut
Sep 8, 2021 • 28m
Rerun: Why Innovation Will Be Key to Africa’s Post-COVID Rebuilding
Sep 1, 2021 • 28m
A Haitian Solution to Haiti’s Crisis
Aug 25, 2021 • 40m
Confronting East Asia’s Demographic Transition
Aug 18, 2021 • 44m
Hunger: The Other Pandemic
Aug 11, 2021 • 37m
Tackling the Threat of Zoonotic Diseases
Aug 4, 2021 • 30m
Rerun Cubans Are Still Waiting for Something New From Biden
Jul 28, 2021 • 41m
Israeli Foreign Policy After Netanyahu
Jul 21, 2021 • 33m
The End of Asylum?
Jul 14, 2021 • 32m
Colombia Braces for More Protests, With Few Offramps
Jul 7, 2021 • 33m
Pro-Democracy Activist Evan Mawarire on Zimbabwe’s Deepening Crisis
Jun 30, 2021 • 35m
The Evolution of China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats
Jun 23, 2021 • 33m
Biden’s Tour of Europe Leaves a Lot of Unfinished Business
Jun 16, 2021 • 30m
Sizing Up Biden’s U.N. Diplomacy and Guterres’ Second Term
Jun 9, 2021 • 33m
The Case Against Restraint
Jun 2, 2021 • 51m
Harnessing New Technologies to Financially Empower Women
May 26, 2021 • 33m
The Saudi-Iran Détente and the Israel-Hamas War
May 19, 2021 • 40m
The Greens’ Activist Vision for German Foreign Policy
May 12, 2021 • 39m
Cubans Are Still Waiting for Something New From Biden
May 6, 2021 • 40m
The Myths and Realities of China’s Digital Currency
Apr 28, 2021 • 32m
The U.S. Military and the Legacy of Afghanistan
Apr 21, 2021 • 42m
Can Biden Go Big on Arms Control With Russia?
Apr 14, 2021 • 31m
Matt Duss on a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda
Apr 7, 2021 • 44m
Rerun: Dealing With an ‘Infinitely More Assertive China’
Mar 31, 2021 • 30m
Rebooting U.S. Diplomatic Engagement in Africa
Mar 24, 2021 • 35m
The Significance of Pope Francis’ Historic Trip to Iraq
Mar 17, 2021 • 25m
Biden’s Review of Drone Strikes Is a Chance to Reject ‘Targeted Killings’
Mar 10, 2021 • 35m
A New Chief Prosecutor, and New Challenges, for the ICC
Mar 3, 2021 • 22m
Why Innovation Will Be Key to Africa’s Post-COVID Rebuilding
Feb 24, 2021 • 27m
Can Belarus’ Stalled Protests Regain Momentum?
Feb 17, 2021 • 34m
Biden Confronts Trump’s Disastrous Legacy on Immigration
Feb 10, 2021 • 33m
Addressing Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Recoveries
Feb 3, 2021 • 27m
Decoding Kim Jong Un’s Latest Show of Strength
Jan 27, 2021 • 44m
Trump’s Poisonous Legacy: Emboldened Far-Right Extremists
Jan 20, 2021 • 31m
What the End of the Qatar Boycott Means for the Gulf
Jan 13, 2021 • 35m
‘To Act Alone When Necessary’: Nathalie Tocci on European Strategic Autonomy
Jan 8, 2021 • 51m
Boko Haram’s Worrying Expansion
Jan 6, 2021 • 43m
Rerun: How Trump Damaged U.S. Civil-Military Relations—and How to Repair Them
Dec 30, 2020 • 38m
A Scandal at Google and the Future of AI
Dec 23, 2020 • 40m
‘They’ve Got to Be Visionary’: Dambisa Moyo on Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
Dec 18, 2020 • 35m
What’s Worth Salvaging From Trump’s Foreign Policy
Dec 16, 2020 • 35m
The Future of U.S.-Mexico Ties Under Biden
Dec 9, 2020 • 34m
Why Jordan Is Relieved to See Trump Go
Dec 2, 2020 • 28m
How Trump Damaged U.S. Civil-Military Relations—and How to Repair Them
Nov 25, 2020 • 37m
How Russia and Turkey Won the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nov 18, 2020 • 31m
The Pandemic’s Overlooked Impact on Digital Rights
Nov 11, 2020 • 28m
Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Protesters Aren’t Backing Down
Nov 4, 2020 • 36m
‘Reality Is Catching Up’: Edward Luce on Trump, the Election and What Comes After
Oct 29, 2020 • 44m
How to Guard Against Election-Related Misinformation
Oct 28, 2020 • 25m
Russia Faces a Reckoning on Its Periphery
Oct 21, 2020 • 32m
South America’s New Era of Pragmatism
Oct 16, 2020 • 51m
The Case for Reopening America’s Doors to Refugees
Oct 14, 2020 • 27m
‘The World Has Moved On’: Carl Bildt on the EU in the Trump Era—and After
Oct 9, 2020 • 43m
How Southeast Asia Is Navigating China’s Rise
Oct 7, 2020 • 39m
The Preexisting Conditions That Doomed Britain’s COVID-19 Response
Oct 2, 2020 • 39m
‘A Litany of Failed Enterprises’: Robert Malley on a Changing Middle East
Sep 30, 2020 • 1h 0m
Things Just Got Worse for Refugees in Greece
Sep 23, 2020 • 30m
The Aftermath of Mali’s Coup
Sep 16, 2020 • 32s
Dealing With an ‘Infinitely More Assertive China’
Sep 11, 2020 • 30m
How COVID-19 Is Changing Education—Not Always for the Worse
Sep 9, 2020 • 30m
Rerun: Why Societies Are Resilient to Disasters Like COVID-19
Sep 2, 2020 • 30m
What We Talk About When We Talk About Decolonization
Aug 26, 2020 • 37m
Are Lukashenko’s Days Numbered in Belarus?
Aug 19, 2020 • 33m
Will Cities Ever Be the Same After COVID-19?
Aug 12, 2020 • 28m
The Real Reasons to Be Concerned About TikTok
Aug 5, 2020 • 49m
As Conflict Escalates in the Sahel, Is Chad’s Deby Overstretched?
Jul 29, 2020 • 43m
The EU Gets a Budget, and China Loses a Consulate
Jul 24, 2020 • 40m
An Anti-Corruption Backlash Metastasizes in Guatemala
Jul 22, 2020 • 38m
Is the U.S. Blowing Things Up in Iran—and in Cyberspace?
Jul 17, 2020 • 35m
Will Australia’s Strategic Reset Help It Contain a Rising China?
Jul 15, 2020 • 36m
Hong Kong Silenced, and a One-State Solution for Israel-Palestine
Jul 10, 2020 • 39m
Election Observation in the Age of COVID-19
Jul 8, 2020 • 34m
Is Voice of America Becoming the Voice of Trump?
Jul 1, 2020 • 25m
Will Putin Be Russia’s President for Life?
Jun 26, 2020 • 36m
Safeguarding Mental Health During the Pandemic
Jun 24, 2020 • 16m
A Border Standoff Turns Deadly in the Himalayas
Jun 19, 2020 • 40m
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