US, China butt heads again on Taiwan
Despite a recent diplomatic push to reset relations with China, the Biden administration has now announced a weapons package worth as much as $345 million for Taiwan’s self-defense. Beijing has repeat...
31 Jul 202337min
Putin's strengthening alliances
First: With African heads of state gathered in Russia, we look at Putin's strengthening alliances and what it might mean for the war. Plus: Ukraine continues to suffer the horrors of that war. We sp...
28 Jul 202356min
Focus on AI
Whether AI "makes our societies more or less equitable, unlocks breakthroughs or becomes a tool of authoritarians — is up to us." That is the warning, and the call to arms, from the Biden administrati...
27 Jul 202356min
How did we miss the threat of Wagner?
The British government is facing major criticism for overlooking the threat of Wagner, the Russian mercenary network. A parliamentary committee said the UK’s “dismal lack of understanding” over the gr...
26 Jul 202356min
Like the weather, race for US president heats up
In the heat of the American summer, presidential candidates are focused on the dead of winter. That’s when the primaries start, just six short months from now. It’s a crowded Republican field and it’s...
25 Jul 202356min
Democracy threatened in Israel?
First: Israel is experiencing the biggest internal crisis in the nation's history, as the government passes a controversial move to weaken the Supreme Court and mass protests continue. Christiane asks...
24 Jul 202356min
Dissident Nathan Law, author Colson Whitehead, author Paco de Leon
First: As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, speaks with targeted dissident Nathan Law about living with a bounty on his head. Then: In his new book Crook Manifesto, Pulitzer Prize-winning author...
21 Jul 202356min
Ukrainian journalist/activist Daria Kaleniuk
The Ukrainian port city of Odesa has faced its third consecutive night of Russian strikes. These kinds of attacks punctuate the life of Ukrainian journalist and activist Daria Kaleniuk. The head of th...
20 Jul 202356min
