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June 29, 2023

Russia
Russia’s Post-Rebellion Moves, NATO’s Vilnius Summit, Europe’s 21st Century Woodstock, and More

Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control and stability after the coup attempt by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin; NATO prepares for its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania with mountin…

Podcast Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an emergency televised address in Moscow, Russia on June 24, 2023.

March 27, 2024

Space
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind

On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the national security concerns around UFOs and the real search for extraterrestrial life.

Podcast Sign for UFO "self parking" against a blue sky.

April 23, 2019

Peacekeeping
Navigating Post–Cold War Peace, With Michael Mandelbaum

Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A. Herter professor emeritus of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University, sits down with Jim Lindsay to discuss the era of peace that directly followed the Co…

Podcast An Iranian woman supporting former prime Minister Mirhossein Mousavi.

September 19, 2023

Ukraine
Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive, With Max Boot

Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies at CFR and a columnist for the Washington Post, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the progress Ukraine is making…

Podcast A Ukrainian soldier indicates the positions of the Russian snipers in Serebryansky Forest on July 27, 2023.

May 25, 2022

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Hip-Hop Diplomacy

Hip-hop is a phenomenon that has captured hearts around the world. Its musical form ranges from party anthems to critical social commentary. But the genre plays another role: it is an influential sof…

Podcast A hip-hop artist preforms at a live concert

September 13, 2022

Ukraine
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, With Max Boot

Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Washington Post columnist, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the succe…

Podcast A Ukrainian soldier rips down a banner, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Vovchansk, Ukraine in this image from a video released September 13, 2022. State Border Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS