Why Confiscating Russian Assets is Key to Financing Ukraine's Reconstruction
Western countries have seized hundreds of billions of dollars of Russian assets following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Since then, the question of what to do with those asset...
11 Mar 202428min
The Untold Story of a CIA Plot to Kill Congo's First Elected Leader, Patrice Lumumba
Stuart Reid is the executive editor of Foreign Affairs and author of the new book "The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination." The book tells the story of Congo's li...
7 Mar 202430min
From Afghanistan to Ukraine to Gaza: Politico's Alexander Ward on How Biden's Foreign Policy Evolved
Alexander Ward ia national security reporter for POLITICO and author of the book "The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump." We discuss the implications of Mitch...
4 Mar 202427min
Are We Facing a Global Development "Traffic Jam?"
There is a global development pileup on the horizon. In 2024 and 2025, about a dozen funding pools that support global development and global health are due for replenishment. These replenishments are...
29 Feb 202430min
Why Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Are Leaving ECOWAS
On January 28th, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger jointly announced they were leaving the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. This is a regional economic and political union of most countri...
26 Feb 202428min
Two Years On, The Ukraine War is at a Turning Point
Last week, the United States Senate passed a foreign aid bill that included about $60 billion for Ukraine's defense. The vote was overwhelmingly bi-partisan, but the ultimate fate of continued America...
22 Feb 202423min
What Indonesia's Election Results Mean for Foreign Policy
Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world, and on February 14th national elections were held including to replace the extremely popular outgoing president Joko Widodo. The current defense ...
19 Feb 202428min
2024 is a Key Year for Democracy in Africa
2024 is an important year for African democracy. At least 19 national elections scheduled to take place this year. Not all of these elections will be free or fair-- let alone competetive. Some of thes...
15 Feb 202427min
