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Episode 50: Around the world in 50 episodes
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This month, hosts Alexandra and Raquel celebrate the 50th episode by looking back continent by continent at the countries and regions that have been covered since 2019 on the podcast. From Kazakhstan to Mali to the Caribbean, guests have echoed the need for intersectional and inclusive research and programming, more and better climate finance in fr…
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Soft power is not just about movies and television shows, but the ability to attract people to one’s country through cultural influence and persuasion. Tourists and international students traveling to China interact with the people and culture, influencing their worldview along the way. How effective is China’s soft power on a collective and indivi…
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Romania's new president Nicușor Dan pledges to counter Russian influence
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In this week's International Report, RFI’s Jan van der Made takes a closer look at the recent Romanian elections, in which centrist candidate Nicușor Dan secured a decisive victory over his far-right rival, George Simion. On 26 May, pro-EU centrist Nicușor Dan was sworn in as President of Romania, having vowed to oppose “isolationism and Russian in…
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'He called out Bibi's bluff': Within days of Oct. 7, this hostage's father spoke out against Netanyahu's war
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Early on, it was clear the Beinin-Atzili family was not a typical hostage family, filmmaker Brandon Kramer, director of the new award-winning documentary “Holding Liat” said on the Haaretz Podcast. After learning that his relatives, Liat and Aviv Atzili, had been kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and held hostage by Hamas, and that Liat’s …
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By Alexia Bouallagui Sea Control presents the first in a special series by cohost Alexia Bouallagui on Italian maritime security research. On this episode Alexia is joined by Federico Petroni to discuss Arctic geopolitics. Federico Petroni is a geopolitical analyst at Limes, the Italian review of geopolitics, and coordinator of the school of Limes.…
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Lawfare Daily: Josh Batson on Understanding How and Why AI Works
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Josh Batson, a research scientist at Anthropic, joins Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the Texas Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, to break down two research papers—“Mapping the Mind of a Large Language Model” and “Tracing the thoughts of a large language model”—that uncovered some important insights about how advanced generative AI m…
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“The stark reality is that the Russians really aren’t doing well on the battlefield, and their economy is also in pretty tough shape.” CSIS experts examined several indicators of Russia’s battlefield performance and found that it has been performing poorly since January 2024. Russia’s rate of advance on some fronts has been as slow as just 50 meter…
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Diplomacy or War: The Trump Administration and Iran
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While the Trump administration was eager to jettison the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal in its first term, it now seems serious about negotiating another agreement in its second. And Iran, though wary of that seriousness and fearful of U.S. military action, appears willing to give negotiations a chance. What are the prospects for success and the appet…
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Today, it’s Episode 3 of Escalation, our latest narrative series co-hosted by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina. Throughout the show, Nastya and Tyler trace the history of U.S.-Ukrainian relations from the time of Ukrainian independence through the present. You can listen to Escalation in its entirety, as …
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With the Indo-Pacific an increasingly volatile region, successive U.S. administrations have sought to shift semiconductor manufacturing back to the Western Hemisphere in general and United States in particular. However, a push to shift the balance of semiconductor production away from Asia also creates opportunities for Mexico, which could be well-…
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Syria Looks to a Future Unburdened from US Sanctions
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MEI Senior Fellow Charles Lister joins hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj to discuss the Trump administration’s dramatic reversal of four decades of US policy toward Syria. Following President Trump’s May 2025 meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the issuance of a new general license and 180-day waiver of Caesar Act sanctions, th…
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The United States plans to increase arms sales to Taiwan to a scale that exceeds that of President Donald Trump's first term in order to curb China's escalation of military pressure on Taiwan, according to a Reuters interview with two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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What Happened to Hong Kong’s Protest Movement?
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With the fifth anniversary of the last big Hong Kong marches behind us and the first anniversary of the National Security Law’s imposition on the horizon, Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Emily Feng assess the city’s recent past and significantly changed realities. What is the legacy of the protest surge of 2019? What is most and least surprising about how …
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Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Secretary?
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With so much disinformation flying around, Senator Chris Van Hollen sets the record straight and takes down Secretary Rubio at the same time.By Amb. (Ret.) Pete Romero & Writer/Producer Laura Bennett
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Russia's efforts to maintain a hegemon status in the Baltic Region
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These sources indicate Russia's perception of increased tension with NATO due to perceived militarization and attempts to restrict Russian movement in areas like the Arctic and Baltic Sea. Russia views these actions as provocative and states a readiness to respond with both conceptual and practical measures, including a potential increase in its mi…
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Is President Trump’s approach to foreign policy best described as a spheres of influence approach in which the major players are the United States, China, and Russia? Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate Stacie Goddard’s recent article outlining this idea and assess the implications for Europe, Asia, and North America. Chris expresses frustration with a…
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Mona Yacoubian on Trump's Middle East Visit
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Interview with Mona Yacoubian on Trump's Middle East Visit: 25:55 This week, Kelly and Tristen discuss President Trump’s meeting with the President of South Africa, give an update on the war in Ukraine, and unpack the UK’s new trade agreement with the European Union. Kelly then talks with Mona Yacoubian for a breakdown on Trump's recent trip to the…
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Lawfare Daily: Minna Ålander on Finland, NATO, and the Russian Threat
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Lawfare’s Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina sits down with Minna Ålander, an Associate Fellow at the Chatham House Europe Programme, to discuss Russia's buildup of military infrastructure along its borders with NATO member countries, particularly along the Finnish border, and what European countries are doing to prepare for a potential clash with …
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What Lies Ahead for Europe in the Trump Era?
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In this week's episode, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, sit down with Kajsa Ollongren, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands. They discuss how the European Union is approaching security and defense policy in the era of Donald Trump and what the American president'…
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Should Seoul formally abandon the goal of reunification with North Korea?
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A year and a half ago, North Korea made waves when it announced that it was abandoning the goal of inter-Korean reunification. Now, South Koreans are getting ready to head to the ballot box to elect a new president, with their pick set to shape Seoul’s policy toward a neighbor that now views the South as a “hostile, enemy state.”On this week’s epis…
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Should Seoul formally abandon the goal of reunification with North Korea?
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A year and a half ago, North Korea made waves when it announced that it was abandoning the goal of inter-Korean reunification. Now, South Koreans are getting ready to head to the ballot box to elect a new president, with their pick set to shape Seoul’s policy toward a neighbor that now views the South […]…
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What Is Fueling the U.S.-China Trade War?
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With U.S.-China tariff levels reaching historic highs and a fragile truce now in place, economic experts examine how the trade relationship has shifted in 2025—and where it might be headed next. What are the strategic goals behind the sweeping tariff measures imposed by both sides? How are they reshaping trade flows, business decisions, and bilater…
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Rational Security: The “Hi, Robot!” Edition
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This week, Scott sat down with the AI-oriented Lawfare Senior Editors Alan Rozenshtein and Kevin Frazier to talk through the week’s top AI-focused news stories, including: “Oh Sure, Now He’s Into Free Trade.” President Trump has repealed the Biden administration’s rule setting strict limits on the diffusion of high-end AI technology, opening the do…
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China’s social networking platform Xiaohongshu is highly suspected of being a united front tool, per Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) this Thursday at a Legislature meeting. These comments follow Chinese professor Zhang Weiwei’s (張維為) remarks that it would be easier to govern Taiwan post-unification than it is Hong K…
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) presided over the June military officer promotion ceremony at the Presidential Office on Wednesday morning, accompanied by Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an (潘孟安), National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), and Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄).…
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In Search of a Migration Governance Framework for the Modern Age
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In this "Ethical Article" Susie Han says that the time for a crisis-driven approach to migration has passed. A pragmatic global response is needed—and Carnegie Council's Model International Mobility Convention initiative (MIMC) is the mechanism to get us there. To read this article, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/migration-framework-han…
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Lawfare Daily: Jonah Bromwich on New York vs. Donald J. Trump
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It’s been nearly one year since Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in Manhattan criminal court. Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower sits down with New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich to talk about Jonah’s new book on the subject, “Dragon on Centre Street,” take a look back at the trial, consider its legacy, and discuss what comes next. …
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In April, we ran Episode One of our narrative podcast series Escalation on this feed. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the next few weeks, we’ll be posting the rest of the series, starting today with Episode Two. Escalation is a multi-part narrative podcast co-hosted by Lawfare’s Managing Director Tyler McBrien and Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia L…
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Internal conflicts inside Saudi Arabia and its political landscape. The ousting of Muhammad Bin Salman?By World in flux
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Sea Control 574: Diplomacy for Better Stand-in Force Access in Japan with Daniel Hough
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Links 1. "Diplomacy for Better Stand-In Force Access in Japan," by Daniel Hough, Proceedings, September 2024.By Daniel Hough, Brian Kerg
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