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April 27, 2022

Russia
Update on Ukraine, With Richard Haass

In this special episode, Why It Matters follows up with CFR President Richard Haass to hear his insights on the war in Ukraine.

Podcast A view shows a theatre building destroyed in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra Why It Matters

April 7, 2022

Europe
France’s Presidential Election, ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ Pledging Event, and More

France has the first round of its presidential election, Warsaw holds a global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons, and Pakistan faces a constitutional crisis.

Podcast French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the polling booth by pulling an anti-covid curtain before he votes at the polling station in Le Touquet, for the first round of the French regional elections on June 20, 2021.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

April 5, 2022

Technology and Innovation
War in the Digital Age, With Audrey Kurth Cronin

Audrey Kurth Cronin, distinguished professor at American University’s School of International Service and founding director of the Center for Security, Innovation and New Technology, sits down with J…

Podcast An Ukrainian activist carries a drone in western Lviv, on April 1, 2022. At a secret location in the city of Lviv, the windows taped up to ward off unwanted attention, underground hobbyists improvise deadly drones bound for the front line of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Audrey Kurth Cronin The President’s Inbox

January 6, 2022

Democracy
U.S.-Russia Talks, Capitol Insurrection Anniversary, and More

Top officials from the United States and Russia meet in Geneva to discuss nuclear arms control and the crisis in Ukraine, Americans mark one year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and the C…

Podcast U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens to U.S. President Joe Biden talk to reporters as they depart through the Hall of Columns following speeches to mark the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

April 1, 2021

U.S. Foreign Policy
Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Talk North Korea, the IMF and World Bank Hold Spring Meetings, and More

Top security officials from Japan and South Korea meet with the new U.S. national security advisor, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank host their annual Spring Meetings virtually, a…

Podcast National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan listens during a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week