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CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast to discuss President Biden’s visit to the Middle East and what the administration can gain strategically from the trip.

CSIS’s Dr. Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss why he thinks the U.S. and the West need a tougher, Al Capone-style “Chicago Rules” approach to the war in Ukraine. 

CSIS’s Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss the Colombian election and its implications for the region.

CSIS’s Victor Cha, co-host of The Impossible State podcast, joins this episode to talk about what is expected to be North Korea’s seventh nuclear test and its repercussions.

Puck News’ star reporter Tara Palmeri talks inside Washington baseball, the new media model of Puck, and about her fascinating new Discovery Plus documentary "Dr. Delirium & the Edgewood Experiments.”  

In this crossover episode with CSIS's Unpacking Impact podcast, Andrew and Navin are joined by Marc Lasry, the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. They discussed the war in Ukraine and its impact on the U.S. and global economy, business, basketball, and American politics.  Before co-founding Avenue Capital, Marc managed capital for Amroc Inves...

CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast to talk about the fall of Israel’s coalition government, what happens next, and Israel’s relationships in the Middle East.

CSIS’s Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to evaluate the latest developments in Ukraine as well as U.S. support for Kyiv.

Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, now with the American Enterprise Institute, joins the podcast to discuss his forthcoming book, “Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back.”

CSIS Smart Women Smart Power director and senior fellow Kathleen McInnis joins the podcast to talk about NATO solidarity and the war in Ukraine.

CSIS’s Matt Goodman and Scott Kennedy join the podcast to discuss their groundbreaking report on China’s investment in industrial policy versus the U.S. and other nations.  

CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh and Mvemba Dizolele join the podcast to discuss the Ukrainian grain and seed stolen and held up by Russia, and its impact on Africa and the Middle East.  

CSIS Senior Adviser Vincent Rigby, former national security and intelligence advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, and Professor Thomas Juneau of the University of Ottawa join the podcast to talk about their report which calls for Canada to rethink its national security strategy.

CSIS’s Ben Cahill and Gerard DiPippo join the podcast to talk about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russian energy, gas prices, and the impact on U.S. and global inflation.

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet joins the podcast to discuss the U.S. approach to aiding Ukraine, the weapons systems we are providing, Russia’s response, and China’s stake in the war.

Stanford professor Dr. Ian Morris joins the podcast to discuss Russia and China’s strategic goals amid the war in Ukraine and issues surrounding Taiwan.

CSIS’s Mike Green joins the podcast to talk about Taiwan, strategic ambiguity, One China policy and the impact the war in Ukraine could have on Taiwan

CSIS’s Max Bergmann and Pierre Morcos join the podcast to discuss the prospects of Finland and Sweden joining NATO and the implications it has for the West and Russia.  

CSIS’ Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss the shrinking of the battlefield in Ukraine, Russian losses, and the expansion of NATO with Sweden and Finland.

In this crossover episode with the CSIS podcasts “The Impossible State” and "Coronavirus Crisis Update," CSIS’s Dr. Victor Cha and Dr. Steve Morrison discuss the Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea and its global health and geopolitical implications.

CSIS’s Joseph Majkut joins the podcast to discuss how accelerating gas prices and the war in Ukraine are forcing the United States to reimagine energy and climate policy.

CSIS’s Charles Edel joins the podcast to discuss this weekend’s Australian elections and their geopolitical implications.

CSIS’s Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to talk about how the war between Russia and Ukraine is transforming both nations and the future of Europe. Plus, a discussion on how and when the conflict may end.

CSIS’s Jon Alterman joins the podcast for a discussion of the global rules-based order post Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

CSIS’s Greg Poling joins the podcast to discuss Bongbong Marcos’ landslide victory in the Philippines.