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Jill Dougherty sits down with Kennan Institute Director Michael Kimmage to discuss the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Trump administration’s evolving approach to US-Russian relations, Europe’s security transformation, and other trends in international affairs from the second Trump term. Listen to the end for an announcement about the future of Kennan Institute podcasts.

Season 1: The Future of Internet in MENA Host Alex Farley sits down with Joe F. Khalil and Mohamed Zayani to discuss their latest book, “The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis in the Middle East.” In the book, the authors discuss the development of the telecommunications industry in the Middle East and its impact on the development of the internet in the region. The conversation explores infra...

NOTE: This interview was recorded before the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, March 28. Please see the statement from our guest, Lucas Myers, which follows the episode description below. In this episode of Need to Know, Lucas Myers, Senior Associate for Southeast Asia for the Wilson Center's Indo-Pacific Program discusses Myanmar’s proposed elections, the junta’s dwi...

Within 72 hours of returning to the White House, President Donald Trump issued a landmark Executive Order aimed at reshaping US cryptocurrency policy and positioning America as a global leader in digital assets, blockchain innovation, and financial technology. Listen to a selection from a recent Digital Assets Forum briefing analyzing the order's impact, in which we explore what is changing and ho...

In this episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, is joined by Wilson Center fellow Molly O'Toole to discuss the migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere. From asylum seekers navigating treacherous routes to shifting enforcement strategies under the new US administration, their conversation examines the drivers of migration and what lie...

H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), joins co-hosts Oge and Witney on Beyond a Single Story. Over the course of the conversation, Wamkele shares his goals for the AfCFTA, the process of implementing the free trade area, and where they are seeing immediate successes. Finally, Wamkele, Oge, and Witney discuss the future of the US-Africa trade rela...