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Troubled Times: Brexit’s Toll on Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom recently passed a law which grants immunity for the violence of The Troubles – adding another wrinkle to the ongoing Brexit saga. Jude Webber, Ireland correspond...
Inside the Good Friday Agreement, with Tony Blair’s Chief Negotiator
April marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement, bringing to an end decades of violence known as “The Troubles.” But the chaotic implementation of Brexit and a new N...
The Kremlin's Kim-ouflage
If military cooperation with North Korea is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, why would Russia do it so publicly? And what’s in it for the Hermit Kingdom? Andrei Lank...
Two Dictators Walk Into a Bar: What We Learned From the Putin-Kim Summit
Russia is firing off more artillery shells than they can produce at home, forcing the Kremlin to shop around for a new supplier. Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times’ national sec...
Why Detroit’s Auto Workers Are On Strike
As many as 150,000 US auto workers have walked out in a historic strike against the Big Three Automakers. In this special rerun episode, Mark Phelan, auto writer and columnist for ...
Regulating Big Tech: Is TikTok Still on the Clock?
In 2023, the rapid pace of innovation in Silicon Valley is making it increasingly challenging for our global partners to keep up. Ray Suarez speaks with Gerard de Graaf, Senior Env...
Molière Out, Mercenaries In: Powers and Politics in Françafrique
Is West Africa going to war over Niger? And is the Niger coup part of a wider decline in French colonial influence – and growing Russian and Chinese interest – in the region? Ray S...
Blood and Butter: Why Russia’s Economy is Falling Faster Than Prigozhin’s Plane
What will happen to Wagner without Prigozhin? And can Russia continue to isolate itself from the economic chaos its war has created? Ray Suarez speaks with Catherine Belton, The Wa...
Putin’s Prigozhin Trap, with Anne Applebaum
On August 23rd, Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a mysterious plane crash just 60 days after his mercenary group Wagner led a failed coup attempt that Russian president Vladimir Put...
China’s Dream of Global Dominance
The aftermath of the Chinese surveillance balloon saga reveals a growing diplomatic divide between the US and China. Where does this mistrust come from? In “Wealth and Power,” auth...
QAnon’s German Blitz
Groups like the Reichsbürger and Sovereign Citizens are not new, but the ways in which they radicalize each other on the Internet are. Ray Suarez and journalist Julia Ebner explore...
Trump-ing Tradition: American Democracy at the Crossroads
When former President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, he punctured a 220-year-old tradition in the US. And from the looks of things, the country is headed for ...
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