These Are the Smugglers Who Make Mass Migration Possible
Despite wide attention to the global refugee and migrant crisis, there has been little research of one key group that facilitates the movement of migrants: the smugglers themselves. In brand new book...
29 Mars 201734min
Episode 144: James Goldgeier
--Go Premium! Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- James Goldgeier is the dean of the school for international service at American University. He's spent a career trying to bridg...
24 Mars 201757min
What North Korea Wants
---Go Premium! Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- Over the past several months, North Korea has engaged in a series of provocative nuclear and missile tests. It conducted nucle...
22 Mars 201729min
Is Torture Making a Comeback?
---Go Premium! Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- Elizabeth Arsenault is a professor at Georgetown University out with the new book How the Gloves Came Off: Lawyers, Policy M...
15 Mars 201727min
Episode 143: Julie Smith
---Go Premium! Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- Julie Smith is Senior Fellow and Director of the Strategy and Statecraft Program at the Center for a New American Security. re...
10 Mars 201742min
Episode 142: Jeremy Konyndyk
---Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- Jeremy Konyndyk recently left his post as the top US global humanitarian relief official. Jeremy lead the Office of Foreign Disaster Assis...
9 Mars 20171h 4min
What We Mean When We Talk About "Foreign Aid"
---Support the Show! Unlock Bonus Episodes! Earn Rewards! --- You may have seen news reports that the White House wants to substantially increase defense spending, and to offset those increases slash ...
3 Mars 201729min
Bonus Episodes! A Message from Mark
I've started to roll out special bonus episodes for premium subscribers. I'm calling these "Background Briefings." Through interviews with experts, we will provide you with the context you need to und...
2 Mars 20178min
