Topics / Geopolitics

Maduro Is In Charge, But For How Long?

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Violence. Sanctions. An economic death spiral. How is Nicolas Maduro hanging on and what will he do next? We asked Venezuela expert Harold Trinkunas.

Why The Sri Lanka Attacks Are Just The Beginning

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Counter-terrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross talks about how we should see the Easter attacks in their broader geopolitical context and what comes next for ISIS.

Why the India Pakistan Crisis Is Going To Get Worse

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Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations discusses what we have seen so far and what’s next.

Why China's AI Threat Needs To Be Addressed

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For this week's podcast we spoke with Gregory Allen, of the Center for a New American Security, about China's AI ecosystem.

Why the Next War in the Middle East Will Look Different

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As the Syrian conflict rages on, much of the discourse about the Middle East assumes that external players hold all the decisive positions. This view neglects the Arab nations.

What's Next as the Venezuela Crisis Unfolds

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The Venezuela crisis entered a new chapter over the weekend. We spoke with Harold Trinkunas of Stanford University about what's next.

How Cognitive Science Explains Why We Lost in Vietnam

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We discuss Brian VanDeMark's new Vietnam history Road to Disaster with the author, who argues that insights from cognitive science are necessary for policy.