Why a U.S. Strike Against Iran May Backfire
Protests sweeping Iran are unlike anything the regime has faced since coming to power in 1979. What began as demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over the sharply devalued Iranian rial quickly morp...
19 Jan 29min
The Curious Case of America's Christmas Day Missile Strikes in Nigeria
On Christmas Day, the United States launched a series of missile strikes in Nigeria, ostensibly against jihadist groups. In the weeks prior, Donald Trump had been claiming that Christians in Nigeria w...
15 Jan 27min
The View from Denmark as Trump Threatens Greenland | Søren Lippert
Danes are reeling from the aggressive nature of Donald Trump's designs on Greenland — but there is little they can do to stop the United States from acquiring the territory, whether by force or coerci...
14 Jan 27min
How China is Responding to the "Donroe Doctrine"
I'm joined by one of my favorite fellow podcasters and Substackers, Kaiser Kuo, host of the long-running Sinica Podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation on China, Venezuela, and America's shifting rol...
12 Jan 24min
Is This an Existential Moment for the United Nations? | To Save Us From Hell
The Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Monday in response to American military operations in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife— forcing dozens of countries to publicly...
8 Jan 23min
The U.S. Just Toppled Nicolás Maduro. Here Are the Major Risks
In a stunning U.S. military operation carried out in the early hours of Saturday, January 3rd, American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. As of Saturday afternoon Easte...
3 Jan 27min
How to Revive a Global Plastics Pollution Treaty | When Treaties Work
In 2022, countries agreed to negotiate an international treaty to end plastics pollution. They gave themselves a two-year deadline to finalize the treaty text — and needless to say, that deadline has ...
29 Dec 202528min
How to Prevent Ecological Collapse | Global Catastrophic Risks
Today's episode is produced in partnership with the Global Challenges Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of global catastrophic risks and strengthening global governance to a...
22 Dec 202527min
