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October 5, 2023

Russia
Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More

Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 s…

Podcast The empty seat for the representative of Russia during the Human Rights Council special session on Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland on May 12, 2022.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

September 28, 2023

Health Policy and Initiatives
PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More

Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Ba…

Podcast U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on PEPFAR at World AIDS Day event in Washington, U.S. on December 2, 2022
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

October 12, 2023

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israel-Hamas War’s Next Phase, Poland’s Democracy Test, Australia’s ‘Indigenous Voice’ Referendum, and More

Israeli and Palestinian casualties rise as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues; Poland holds a pivotal parliamentary election; Australia votes on whether to enshrine representation for Indige…

Podcast Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

March 23, 2021

Democracy
Democracy Tested: Democratic Backsliding in Europe, With Ivan Krastev

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This…

Podcast A woman holds a Polish Constitution during a protest in favour of European Commission move urging EU leaders to press forward with disciplinary action against Poland for allegedly violating rule-of-law standards in front of the Courts in Krakow.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Ivan Krastev The President’s Inbox

March 16, 2021

Democracy
Democracy Tested: Democratic Crises in U.S. History, With Suzanne Mettler

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This…

Podcast The US Capital is seen as National Guard and US Capitol Police stand guard on February 08, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Suzanne Mettler The President’s Inbox

March 9, 2021

Democracy
Democracy Tested: The Global Democratic Recession, With Yascha Mounk

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This…

Podcast A protestor holds a sign reading "Respect democracy ! Count every vote" during a demonstration a day after the US Presidential Election in Portland, Oregon on November 4, 2020. - Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on November 4 neared the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House with several battleground states still in play, as incumbent President Donald Trump challenged the vote count.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Yascha Mounk The President’s Inbox