Chained to Our Neighbors - How North American Supply Chains are Holding Up
After an introduction from my kids, Duncan Wood and Chris Wilson from the Wilson Center Mexico Institute, and our brand new Canada Institute Director, Chris Sands, join me to discuss how our supply ch...
23 Apr 202043min
Watch Out For The Doom Scroll - COVID Disinformation in Europe and Asia
Two of our previous guests come together to talk to us about disinformation in general, and specific to COVID-19 in Europe and Asia. Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow with the Wilson Center's Scie...
17 Apr 202040min
Where Do You Plan To Be In 15 Years? Putin's Answer: Right Here.
2036 seems like a long way off. That must be why it was chosen as the end date for the next term of the Putin presidency -- if proposed constitutional changes go through -- which everyone believes the...
6 Apr 202030min
"The Hacker and the State," or "We're Not Talking About Coronavirus"
Ben Buchanan, author of "The Hacker and the State" joins me to discuss his book and waiting for "the big one" in cyber. In short, we are not talking about coronavirus -- just your normal everyday othe...
31 Mar 202019min
The Viral Episode 2 - Going Beyond the Day To Day
Welcome Back to Need to Know! It has been a month since our last episode, which was on the coronavirus. And wow, the world has changed drastically. Here, we go back to the same three experts we spo...
26 Mar 202057min
The Viral Episode - Coronavirus from the public health, regional, and economic levels
I'm joined by three experts today. Alex Long, who walks us through the public health perspective of understanding coronavirus, its implications for global health and security -- Rui Zhong, who explain...
28 Feb 202035min
Imagine Being Ukraine Right Now
Disinformation Fellow Nina Jankowicz joins me to discuss what has been the impact of so many international incidents on the national psyche of Ukraine. And in a Need to Know first, we have questions s...
20 Feb 202018min
Juan Guaidó in the House!
Latin America Program Fellow Michael Penfold joins the Need to Know podcast to discuss the appearance of Juan Guaidó at the State of the Union, and what that means for the situation in Venezuela.
11 Feb 202018min
