How to Rig Elections And How to Save Them
May 2, 2018
Elections do not guarantee democracy. We spoke with Nic Cheeseman about making sure the free and open society survives.
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Vote early, vote often.
read moreHow Preventive Engagement Can Save the World
April 18, 2018
The CFR's Paul Stares on how to engage globally and avoid war.
listen to this podcastThe art of war, 80’s paranoia, free trade, and more
April 18, 2018
The only winning move is not to play. Or something like that.
read moreWhy Trump’s Border Troop Deployment Will Be A Disaster
April 11, 2018
Andrés Rozental on Trump and Mexico
The “Wall” was a campaign promise of Donald Trump’s that has proven to be spectacularly empty — and one that has done serious damage to U.S.-Mexico relations. We are here today with veteran diplomat Andrés Rozental to talk about the newest incarnation of the “wall”, announced a few days ago: a projected force of 2,000 to 4,000 U.S. troops stationed along the border. Rozental explains why this deployment is different from others of its...
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April 11, 2018
Trump may hate Mexico but we love Mexican culture -- and you should too.
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April 4, 2018
General George Marshall is best known for the Marshall Plan. Far less known is his failed mission to intervene in China's own post-war struggle.
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April 4, 2018
Alliances: can't live with them, really can't live without them.
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March 28, 2018
The Trump presidency seems at times like one unending scandal. For this week's podcast, we spoke with Eden Collinsworth, the author of BEHAVING BADLY, to talk about the life -- and death -- of norms.
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March 28, 2018
Not everything is terrible, though.
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