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September 13, 2018

North Korea
The Two Koreas Hold a Summit, and a Look Back at the Lehman Collapse

The two Koreas hold a summit in Pyongyang, ten years pass since the epic Lehman Brothers collapse, and Hurricane Florence threatens massive damage in the southeastern United States.

Podcast South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, April 27, 2018.

September 12, 2013

Global
The World Next Week: September 12, 2013

A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: Diplomacy intensifies over chemical weapons in Syria; the 20th anniversary of the Oslo Accords is observed; and economies take stock five ye…

Podcast

February 18, 2021

Currency Reserves
The Dollar Privilege

The dollar is the world’s primary reserve currency, accounting for $6.7 trillion in foreign reserves. This has given the United States what some have called “an exorbitant privilege,” allowing it to …

Podcast A one dollar bill

June 1, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
Love, Africa

In this episode of Africa in Transition, John Campbell speaks with Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times. The podcast discusses Jeffrey’s new book, Love, Africa, and his experience covering politic…

Podcast Hartebeests graze outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

December 22, 2016

China
Podcast: In China, What’s New and What’s Old?

According to Jeffrey Wasserstrom, professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, and editor of the recently published Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China, China is a place that …

Podcast Umbrellas