America’s Democracy in the Age of Trump: A Conversation with Francis Fukuyama
“The outcome of the American election will have huge implications both for American institutions and for the world,” Francis Fukuyama wrote in September of last year. Just a few weeks into his second ...
6 Mar 202550min
Russia’s War on Ukraine Three Years On
Three years into Russia’s war against Ukraine, two undeniable realities appear to mark its future. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes time is on his side, and ongoing political changes in Washi...
28 Feb 20251h 3min
What Does the Fall of the Assad Regime Mean for Syria and the Middle East?
Over the last two years, intelligence organizations and analysts failed to anticipate critical events in the Middle East that would roil the region. The sudden collapse of the Assad regime and the ope...
23 Jan 202549min
A Conversation with Efraim Halevy and Ami Ayalon
More than a year into the Israel-Hamas war, the Middle East remains mired in conflict. The war in Gaza drags on with no end in sight; the West Bank continues to seethe; the collapse of the Assad regim...
9 Jan 202549min
A Conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell
Beyond Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Biden administration has faced significant international challenges over the president’s four years in office. Pr...
26 Des 202450min
Covering Conflict: A Conversation With Clarissa Ward of CNN
With no shortage of conflicts in today’s world, journalists covering war zones provide indispensable reporting and analysis, often at great personal risk. Few war correspondents have more experience c...
12 Des 202444min
Where Does America Go From Here? A Conversation With SE Cupp and Norman Ornstein
Elections have consequences. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory carries implications for America’s governance and role in the world that are uncertain, transformative, and potentially dangerous to...
28 Nov 202448min
A Conversation with Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak
Ongoing conflicts between Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are likely to define much of the Middle East for the foreseeable future. Israel may have escalation dominance, but this will not necessarily...
15 Nov 202459min
