World Class
By Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
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Podcast from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, featuring Director Colin Kahl, former under secretary of defense for policy at the U.S. Department of Defense. Colin and his guests dive into critical international issues, offering insights into the history and context of the biggest stories in the news.
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How to Prevent a War with China Over Taiwan
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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An Iranian, Israeli, and American Perspective on the War in Iran
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Two National Security Advisors on Two Breakneck Months of U.S. Foreign Policy
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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A New Global Order and a New Host of World Class
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Hope and Despair: The Emotional Response to the War in Ukraine
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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How to Tackle Global Challenges
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Global Showdown Between Autocrats vs. Democrats
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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How Democracy Is Doing Around the World
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Sanctions and Security in a Changing Global Order
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Lessons from the Latest India-Pakistan Clash
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Is There a Future for U.S.-Europe Security Partnerships?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Great Retreat of Political Parties
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Three Years of War in Ukraine
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Understanding China's 'Upstart' Strategy
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Vladimir Kara-Murza on the Future of Russian Democracy
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Whatever Victory Takes: Ambassador Audra Plepytė on Support for Ukraine
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Global Threats Today: The 2024 Edition
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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An Inside Look at Policymaking with Susan E. Rice
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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The View on Russia from Estonia
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Strategic Responsibility in the EU, United States, and Beyond
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Global Security Lies in Human Security, Says Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The Widening Cracks in Iran's Regime
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The War in Ukraine at Two Years
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Sean Penn on Ukraine's "Superpower"
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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How Did We Get Here? A Conversation on the Crisis in the Middle East
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Global Threats: What's at Stake and What We Can Do About It
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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On the Ground in Ukraine
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Understanding Israel's Democracy
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Finland's Role in Global Security and Defense
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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What a Year of Putin's War Looks Like in Kyiv
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Addressing Policy Challenges: The 2022 Report Card
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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The War in Ukraine: What's Next?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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What We Need Talk About When We Talk About Taiwan
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Putin's Failed War
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Putin's Fear of a Democratic Ukraine
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Taking the Temperature on the Climate Crisis with Marshall Burke
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Spies, Lies and Algorithms with Amy Zegart
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Ukraine, Russia and the Fight for Democracy
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Alexander Vindman on Why Right Matters to Democracy Here and Abroad
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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We Need To Rethink Our Assumptions about China’s Strategic Goals
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Understanding the Global Rise of Authoritarianism
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Democracy in Peril
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Russia Resurrected
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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What’s Going on in Georgia? A Democracy Activist Explains the Nation’s Current Political Crisis and Turbulent History
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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President Biden on the World Stage
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Biden Administration Should Strike a Deal with Iran
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Biden Administration Should Aim to Bring Positive Change to a Tense U.S.-Russia Relationship
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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What a Biden Presidency Means for U.S.-China Relations, with Oriana Skylar Mastro
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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World Class Trailer
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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How China’s Rural Population Will Influence its Economic Future, with Scott Rozelle
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Inside the Fight Against Election Disinformation, with Renée DiResta
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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How to Ensure a Free and Fair Election During a Pandemic, with Nathaniel Persily
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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The Importance of the New START Treaty, with Rose Gottemoeller
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Belarusians Demand New Leadership and Free and Fair Elections, with Aleś Łahviniec
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Decisions That Will Shape China’s Future, with Jean Oi and Thomas Fingar
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Cracking Down on Police Violence, with Beatriz Magaloni
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Systemic Racism and the Future of American Democracy, with Larry Diamond
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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COVID-19 and its Impact on Democracy, with Nate Persily and Larry Diamond
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May 26, 2020 |
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COVID-19 and the Importance of Immunity, with Michelle Mello and David Relman
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May 11, 2020 |
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Global Populisms and Their Threats to Democracy, with Anna Grzymala-Busse, Didi Kuo, and Frank Fukuyama
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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What You Need To Know About the Coronavirus, with Karen Eggleston and David Relman
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Post-Soleimani Life in Iran, with Abbas Milani
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Ukraine’s Fight for Democracy, with Francis Fukuyama
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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The Fight Against ISIS, with Brett McGurk
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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What Actually Happened Between Joe Biden and Ukraine, with Colin Kahl
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Understanding Ukrainian Politics, with Sasha Ustinova
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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The Controversial Phone Call Between the U.S. and Ukrainian Presidents, with Steven Pifer
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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The Fight Against Disinformation, with Alex Stamos
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Retreating From Democracy, with Larry Diamond
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Human Rights and Free Speech in the Digital Age, with Eileen Donahoe
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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The 2020 Election is a Big Test for Democracies Worldwide, with Nathaniel Persily
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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The Presidential Standoff in Venezuela, with Harold Trinkunas
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Facebook’s Former Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos Weighs in On the Mueller Report
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May 09, 2019 |
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A Journalist’s Perspective on the Russia Investigation, with Greg Miller
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Demystifying the U.S.-North Korea Relationship, with Scott Sagan
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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The Roots of Political Polarization, with Murat Somer
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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The Science of Gun Safety and Violence, with David Studdert
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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How Southeast Asian Nations Balance China-US Relations, with Don Emmerson
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Religion, Rationality, and Democracy, with Dan Edelstein
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Former Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos on Russian Election Interference
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Marshall Burke on the Surprising Relationship between Suicide Rates and Climate Change
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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Casper Klynge, Denmark's Ambassador to Silicon Valley
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Ambassador Wendy Sherman on negotiating the Iran Nuclear Deal
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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How Do We Stop a Man-Made Pandemic? with David Relman and Megan Palmer
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Colin Kahl on Khashoggi and Where the US Stands with Saudi Arabia
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Ambassador Eileen Donahoe on Digital Threats to the Midterm Elections
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Francis Fukuyama Explains Identity Politics
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Improving Black Men's Health in a Single Step
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Who Won the Trump-Kim Summit?
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Michael McFaul: When Geopolitics Gets Personal
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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How to Make a New Country
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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A Democracy Divided: The Roots of our Political Polarization
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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When Your Government Doesn’t Want to Govern
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Rebroadcast: Both Sides of The Border
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Daniel Ellsberg on the continuing nuclear threat – from the US
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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Siegfried Hecker on Denuclearization
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Robin Hood isn’t coming: Why democracies don’t always correct income inequality
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Former Ambassadors Kathleen Stephens and Michael McFaul on the North Korea Summit
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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What if "the people" are a threat to democracy?
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Larry Diamond with Cambodian Human Rights Activist Mu Sochua
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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From Cold War to Hot Peace: Michael McFaul on his new book
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May 25, 2018 |
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Sir Nick Clegg on Brexit, with host Gerhard Casper
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May 18, 2018 |
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Armenia's new leadership: How did we get here?
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May 11, 2018 |
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Turbulence in Taiwan
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May 04, 2018 |
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Democracy at Risk in Kenya
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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How do you stop a pandemic in the middle of a war? on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Why Can’t We Feed the World?
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Doctors in the Crosshairs
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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When the War Next Door Reaches You, on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Why Does My Colonoscopy Cost so Much?
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Mar 24, 2018 |
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Can Liberal Democracy Survive Modern Technology?
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Telegrams from Tehran on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Mar 10, 2018 |
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Government Can't Save Us from Cyberattacks, but Facebook Can
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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The Modern Civil War
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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Revolutionizing Africa's Food Systems
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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The Baltics Are Back
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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The Facts on Climate Change on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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America as a Defender of Democracy with Robert Kagan
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Are Protests in Iran Here to Stay? on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Jan 20, 2018 |
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The State of the Constitution on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Jan 12, 2018 |
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Terrorism, Refugees and Pandemics
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Karl Eikenberry: China's Arrival as a World Power on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Ambassador Anatoly Antonov: The U.S. and Russia
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Feeding Seven Billion: Ertharin Cousin, Former Director of the World Food Programme
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Solving the Migrant Crisis
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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A Witch's Brew of Cybersecurity Threats on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Nov 10, 2017 |
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How Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Nov 04, 2017 |
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On the Ground in Mosul: Protecting Civilians from Modern Warfare
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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The State Of Democracy
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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The Dark Side of the Digital Age
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Heading toward Nuclear War? Siegfried Hecker on North Korea on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Feeding the World: The Uneasy Politics of American Aid
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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From Vietnamese Refugee to Leader for Democracy: The Life of Hoi Trinh
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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General Hayden on Election Hacks and Ransomware
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Terrorism and the Role of Radicalization on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Russia, China and the United States
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Russia's Return to Global Power on "World Class with Michael McFaul"
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Aug 16, 2017 |
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Religion in China
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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How Safe Are We? The Road to Quality Health Care
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Aug 02, 2017 |
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Asymmetric Warfare at the Ballot Box
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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Macron, Brexit and the Future of European Politics
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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Crisis in North Korea
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Insider Threats
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Jun 27, 2017 |
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Denis McDonough, Obama Chief of Staff
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Jun 21, 2017 |
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Graham Allison and Niall Ferguson on War with China
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Jun 14, 2017 |
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Ivo Daalder, Former US Ambassador to NATO
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Jake Sullivan, Senior Policy Advisor to Hillary Clinton
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May 30, 2017 |
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Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
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May 22, 2017 |
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Condoleezza Rice, Michael McFaul, Larry Diamond and Francis Fukuyama
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May 09, 2017 |
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Former Estonian President Toomas Ilves
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May 05, 2017 |
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Alexander Stubb, Former Finnish Prime Minister
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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Remember Afghanistan?
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Space Junk: The Security Threat You've Never Thought Of
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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Ambassador Karl Eikenberry on U.S. Military in Asia
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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Ben Rhodes on Opening the U.S. to Cuba
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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Your Child Needs Medicaid
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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Don't Overreact: Countering Terrorism
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Feb 21, 2017 |
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The European Crisis
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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Can India Ever Become a Great Power?
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Feb 07, 2017 |
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What Will Happen When the Wall Goes Up?
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Jan 30, 2017 |
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The Election from Both Sides of the Border
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Ethics in War
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Foreign Policy Prescriptions for the New President
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Russia: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak
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Dec 13, 2016 |
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Global Health Policy in 2020
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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Dissecting the DNC Hack
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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Recapping the Presidential Election
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Nov 18, 2016 |