Arkady Ostrovsky on Russia’s Wild Wild Far East
Putin’s government is often painted as an all powerful, centralized regime. But, in reality, it’s far from that: in Russia’s Far East, Moscow is either resented or disregarded by many, and the securit...
25 Nov 201747min
Gordon Wood on Friends Divided
The relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams largely shaped the course of the newly-formed United States of America. Historian Gordon Wood examined this relationship and its effect on Amer...
21 Nov 201741min
Naunihal Singh on Zimbabwe and the Strategic Logic of Military Coups
On Wednesday, Zimbabwe's military placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest and took over state institutions in what is largely considered a military coup. Naunihal Singh, author of "Seizing P...
18 Nov 201737min
Cass Sunstein on the Citizen's Guide to Impeachment
Discussion on impeachment has intensified since Donald Trump assumed office this January, but what do we know about impeachment’s constitutional design and history? Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard...
14 Nov 201751min
Andrei Soldatov on Russian Intel Ops and Surveillance
Matters Russia have been prevalent in U.S. politics since news of the Kremlin’s meddling in the 2016 elections first surfaced. It's time to pay some serious attention to the Russian surveillance appar...
12 Nov 201752min
Special Edition: A Person of Flynnterest
The Wall Street Journal this morning broke a major story: Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating President Trump's former national security advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, for allegedly plotting...
10 Nov 20171h 3min
Susan Landau is Listening in on You
Technology presents both consumer convenience and risk, creating a conflict between security and privacy as government agencies seek to weaken the protections that consumers want heightened. Cybersecu...
7 Nov 201747min
Populisms Ancient and Modern with Mike Duncan
Political polarization, inequality, and corruption during the period 146 to 78 BC gravely weakened the Roman Republic in the years before its collapse. In his new book “The Storm Before the Storm: The...
3 Nov 201741min
